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Steve Hammond

EDUCATION:

  • Sacramento City College 2000 - 2004
  • Long Beach State - 2005 

YEARS AT SAN FRANCISCO:

  • August 2024 - Present

OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:  

  • Hammond was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth round of the 2005 MLB Draft and played professionally for 11 seasons in the Brewers and San Francisco Giants organizations, as well as overseas in Japan and Taiwan.
  • Left Handed Pitcher with over 1400 professional innings pitched in 7 countries.
  • Pitching coach at Diablo Valley College for the 2015-16 season
  • Since 2016, Hammond has owned and operated Bay Area Ballplayers, a sports training facility in Moraga, CA, which focuses on athletic development for all athletes from elementary school through professional athletes.

PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Board of Directors member for the Moraga Chamber of Commerce
  • When he's not spending time with family or working with athletes, he's on the golf course or the trails on his mountain bike.
  • He lives in Orinda, Calif., with his wife Belle, and two daughters, Brielle and Emma.

OTHER NOTABLES:

  • Holds multiple certifications in athletic performance training, as well as speed and agility coaching.
  • Extensive background in mental performance skills training and coaching.
  • Consultant to several Bay Area youth and college organizations on athletic development.
  • Specializes in individualizing the development of each athlete by connecting the dots between athletic performance, nutrition, sleep, hydration, recovery, and mental skills.