Receive, Block Balls and Throw: Bill Ripken and Sandy Alomar Jr.

I recorded location audio for this Bill Ripken instructional baseball segment with Gold Glove catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. covering the fundamentals of receiving, blocking, and throwing for catchers. The segment is part of the ongoing instructional series featuring Ripken in conversation with players and coaches at the top of their position.

Catcher training involves active demonstrations on the field, which means the production audio moves between static interview setups and active demo coverage. Getting clean audio of both the dialogue and the practical demonstration elements — the crack of a thrown ball hitting a mitt, footwork on the dirt — requires the boom operator to anticipate movement and position for the shot.