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Want to hit like Mariners legend Edgar Martinez? Start with these ‘Secrets of the Hitting Tee’

Do you want to hit like Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez? Step right up and learn the trade secret behind the sweetest right-handed swing Seattle’s ever seen.

We’ll tee it up for you.

Perhaps no one understood Edgar’s swing better than Lee Elia, the Mariners’ hitting coach during the team’s 1990s breakthrough. And Elia is convinced the one basic drill Edgar did every day of his major-league career can also be mastered by every eager Little Leaguer out there.

The hitting tee, Elia believes, is the most underappreciated and underused tool in baseball.

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