From Bazball to baseball: Harry Brook joins MLB spring coaching

Harry Brook has made a surprising begin to his profession as a Test cricketer however this weekend he’ll swap Bazball for baseball as he tries his hand at a distinct form of hitting.

Brook, who has made 809 runs and 4 tons of in his first 4 Tests, arrived within the United States on Wednesday following England’s one-run defeat to New Zealand within the second Test in Wellington, and can be part of the St Louis Cardinals at spring coaching in Florida.

His code-switch is not going to final lengthy. Brook’s involvement with the Cardinals has come about by a industrial cope with Major League Baseball (MLB), which can see Brook and England quick bowler Issy Wong change into MLB ambassadors in Europe.

“I’m really excited for this partnership and can’t wait to try my hand at hitting some home runs,” Brook mentioned in an MLB press launch. “I’m intrigued to see how different it is to cricket and what similarities there are too – will a home run feel as good as hitting a six?

“I’m additionally excited to be taught from how different skilled sportspeople go about their sport and see if there are any transferable abilities between batting in baseball and cricket. It’s going to be superb to see baseball first hand within the US and assist unfold the phrase again within the UK and hopefully assist construct baseball’s fan base right here.”

Brook will film some promotional content with the Cardinals while in the US before returning home on Sunday. It is understood that the deal will also see Brook play in the IPL and the Ashes with an MLB logo affixed to the back of his bat, while Wong will do the same in the upcoming WPL and the English summer.

Brook was initially on account of play for Lahore Qalandars within the PSL in March and was thought-about for choice for England’s white-ball tour to Bangladesh. But he has as a substitute opted to relaxation forward of the IPL after a busy winter, and can spend round three weeks at house after his journey to the US, earlier than travelling to India to fulfil his profitable contract with Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Source web site: www.espncricinfo.com

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