Red Sox Academy: Brock Holt Teaches You How To Take A Lead From First Base

Reaching first base is great, but no one wants to be picked off.

To make sure this doesn’t happen, a baserunner needs to get the signs from his base coach, take a proper lead and be prepared to advance on a base hit.

In this week’s episode of “NESN Clubhouse,” Boston Red Sox utility man Brock Holt teaches viewers everything that goes into taking a lead from first base.

To receive a base-leading lesson from Holt, check out the video above.

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