Even if your child is not a perfect physical specimen, don't be afraid to have your young baseball player try out for a baseball team. Baseball is very forgiving in that sense. A chubby baseball player with a good eye can become an awesome power hitter, and the most valuable player on the team, Babe Ruth was chubby.

A short baseball player can become an opposing pitcher's worst nightmare. Why? because his strike zone is so small. Your short baseball player might become the one player that can be counted to get " walked " to first base every time he gets up to bat. Your young baseball player could help win games without hardly ever swinging a bat.