YP Luncheon with former MLB player Rick Ankiel: Pressure, the Yips and How One Pitch Changed His Life

Former major leaguer Rick Ankiel shares his story of resilience, determination, and perseverance.
 

Join the Palm Beach North Chamber's Young Professionals as they meet and learn more about Rick Ankiel.  Ankiel has one of the best baseball stories in the game’s history. Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from Port St. Lucie H.S, he pitched his first full season at the age of 20 setting a Cardinals record for strikeouts and earning The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year Award.
 
But that postseason, he experienced the yips, a condition that takes away control from a player with no known cause.
 
One year later, he switched positions and became an outfielder. Braves manager Bobby Cox said, “He had the best arm he had ever seen in 50 years in baseball.”

Rick played for the Cardinals, Royals, Braves, Nationals, Astros, and Mets. He now hosts Cardinals games on Fox and owns All Dry of the Treasure Coast, a water and mold remediation company.
 
 

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