Justine Siegal, founder of Baseball for All and former Oakland Athletics coach

Next up on the ABCA Podcast is Dr. Justine Siegal, founder of Baseball For All and the first woman to coach for a Major League Baseball organization. After earning her Ph.D. in Sports Psychology from Springfield College, Siegal became the first woman to coach with the Oakland A’s and to throw batting practice to an MLB team during Spring Training with the Cleveland Indians. In 2016, she served as Mental Performance Coach for Team Israel at the MLB World Baseball Classic Qualifier. She has also coached in Japan and Mexico. Currently, Siegal is a baseball consultant for the TV show A League of Their Own and is an advisor for the Mustard app with Dr. Tom House. Her jersey is now hanging in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Baseball For All is a non-profit organization that works toward gender equity in youth baseball by strongly encouraging and providing opportunities for girls to participate. The ABCA Podcast is presented by Netting Pros. Netting Professionals are improving programs one facility at a time, specializing in the design, fabrication and installation of custom netting for backstops, batting cages, dugouts, bp screens and ball carts. They also design and install digital graphic wall padding windscreen, turf, turf protectors, dugout benches, dugout cubbies and more.