Personal Pitcher
Chris Richard, the first user of the Personal Pitcher (his dad invented the machine), hit a home run on his first pitch in AAA for Memphis and hit the first major league pitch he saw for a home run on July 17, 2000 with the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris still uses the Personal Pitcher 3 times a week in the off-season to keep his swing sharp.
Shortly after his Cardinals debut, Chris was traded to the Baltimore Orioles, where he hit 15 home runs and had 61 RBI’s in 136 games in 2001. After three years with Baltimore, Chris moved on to the Colorado Rockies in 2003, but shoulder surgery forced him to miss most of that season and all of 2004. Chris was signed by the Texas Rangers in 2005 and spent the season with the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City.
In 1988, 14-year old Chris Richard begged his Dad to get him a pitching machine he could use in the backyard. He could never get enough batting practice, and being of small stature, he knew that in order to make the high school junior varsity team, he would have to make a good impression at the plate. The batting cages were inaccessible, and too expensive anyway, so dad began a search for a pitching machine.
Personal Pitcher ($139.00)
Pro Model $169 (Shipping Included)
