Headfirst! The most successful program in the Bay Area with over 500 tournament titles, 350+ to college baseball, and over 60+ selected in MLB Draft! The program focuses on player development and has a structure that starts at 8yrs. old and and continues until a player is in college.
A huge advantage of playing with Headfirst Baseball is that we are very well connected with college baseball. Though the process of playing in college is NOT a simple, efficient or convenient one, HF understands what it takes for you as a player. This includes exposure, with you playing in front of college coaches and beginning a relationship with the recruiters/schools (keeping in mind that it is VERY common in college baseball for coaches to switch schools). For this reason, we began running Headfirst Showcases many years ago, where we bring the schools to you!
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In the 1991 MLB June Draft, Michael was rated as the hardest thrower in the Los Angeles Dodgers entire draft as he was the fourth pick out of 100 players taken, topping out at 96mph. Iglesias passed on a full scholarship to Cal Berkeley
Read BioIn the 1991 MLB June Draft, Michael was rated as the hardest thrower in the Los Angeles Dodgers entire draft as he was the fourth pick out of 100 players taken, topping out at 96mph. Iglesias passed on a full scholarship to Cal Berkeley to pursue his baseball dreams. Projected to be in the bullpen helping the Dodgers in a couple of years, injuries plagued six out of ten professional seasons. Michael learned that he never had a solid foundation, mechanics, or knowledge to protect his arm.
After two major arm surgeries, he began to study the arm with Dodgers team doctor and creator of the "Tommy John" surgery, Dr. Frank Jobe. Iglesias, began working with local youth players in camps and private lessons, teaching correct throwing and pitching mechanics to prevent injuries and get the maximum out of their bodies. Through correct mechanics, Michael has helped thousands of players reach their baseball goals and more importantly, stay off of the disabled list!
As a player
Played Castro Valley Little League and Castro Valley Babe Ruth.
Played at Hayward High School
All HAAL, All East Bay, All State, All American, Pitcher of the year,
4th selection in 1991 Draft by Los Angeles Dodgers
Played 10 years professionally (Dodgers, Braves, Brewers)
Played Professional Baseball in Taiwan
Coached by and studied pitching with Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Claude Osteen, Burt Hooten, Dave Wallace, and Luis Tiant.
Coached by and studied hitting with Rod Carew, Manny Mota, Joe Vavra, and Kirk Gibson
Studied Arm injuries and had Dr. Frank Jobe as team doctor.
As a coach
Managed/coached Headfirst teams for 14 years.
2006 USSSA Manager of the year.
Coached for USA Baseball events.
Associate Scout for Arizona Diamondbacks
Worked with thousands of players around the Bay Area
General Background…
- Son Xavier Iglesias, 22 played at Chabot College
- Son Justin Iglesias, 12 plays with 12U Bercovich
