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234 West 109th Street NY, NY 10025 - 5th Floor
Now booking training for the 2024 Post-Season (Nov/Dec)
Elevate your game with us offering high level training for baseball players looking to get an edge. Offering both private lessons and small group training clinics.
- Expert coaching by head trainers who understand youth development
- Specialized skill work in hitting, pitching, fielding, catching and more
- Facility features two full length phantom cages, pitching area, two hack attack pitching machines and Rapsodo technology to track progress
- Trainers work with beginners starting at age 7 up through elite High School players
- A great way to prepare for the Spring baseball season
- Convenient location on the Upper West Side of Manhattan right near the 1 train at 110th Street
SMALL GROUP CLINICS
Small groups offer personal attention and plenty of reps at a great value along with intensive training
PRIVATE LESSON AVAILABILITY (NOV/DEC)
TUESDAYS / WEDNESDAYS / THURSDAYS / FRIDAYS: 5:30 - 8:30 PM
SATURDAYS: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
PRIVATE LESSON PRICING (per session)
Head Trainer
One-on-One Lessons: $110
Two-on-One Lessons (per player)
$65 per player
*Minimum of 4 Sessions
THE NEST TRAINING STAFF
COACH JUAN HERNANDEZ
Juan is our Director of Player Development and brings over a decade of experience developing high-performing teams and players. Juan played 4 years of Varsity baseball at DeWitt Clinton High School where he earned All-City recognition junior and senior year. He later trained and played in the Dominican Republic, where he had the opportunity to join the Cleveland Indians organization as an infielder. After graduating college, he earned the opportunity to play for the Azules de Mexicali of the Mexican Professional Baseball League. Juan graduated from Ramapo College in 2009 with a B.A. in Economics with international honors. In 2011, he graduated from the University at Albany, SUNY, with a Master's degree in Economics.
COACH BRANDON
Coach Brandon has been with our organization since 2020, coming to us from the Perfect Game organization. He started as an assistant coach and worked his way up to team head coach and then a head hitting instructor. In the Summer of 2024 he took on the new role of assistant director of baseball operations helping to ensure things run smoothly for our teams each weekend while head coaching one of our tournament teams. Brandon is also the assistant Varsity baseball coach at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx.
COACH LUIS
Pitching Coach / Assistant Team Coach
Coach Luis played Division I baseball at Monroe College as a pitcher and has been coaching with the Bluebirds since 2022. He not only coaches our 13U Blue squad but also serves as one of the head pitching coaches for the organization, working at The NEST training center to provide private and small group pitching training to both Bluebirds and non-Bluebirds players. Luis is dedicated to his players and offers both technical expertise and a passion for the game while pushing them to challenge themselves as players.
COACH AL
A native of Flushing, Queens, Coach Al joined our staff in 2022 and has coached several of our older and more experienced teams at the High School level. Coach Al was formerly a player agent representing several Latin American MiLB and MLB players. He got his coaching start in Florida with several powerhouse High School programs before leading the Miami Marlins Scout Team to the RBI World Series title in both 2017 and 2018. Coach Al has compiled over 100 wins as a Bluebirds coach and also serves a head hitting instructor and the head coach of our 60/90 summer training camp. In 2023 he also became the JV Head Coach and Varsity Assistant Coach at Mt. St. Michael Academy in the Bronx. Bringing with him a culture of respect for the game, contagious energy and winning ball has made him a beloved coach for his players and families.
COACH CARLOS