Justin Erasmus – from Brisbane to Boston

The young pitcher outstretches in the grandstand, working his way through a sandwich in his pristine white Bandits uniform. You can almost hear his mind ticking rapidly, although on the surface he is completely at ease. One eye never leaves the field during the whole interview. You’d never suspect it’s only twenty minutes until game time.

In his mind, his task is simple “Once I get to the mound, I know my job is to get that guy out any way, shape or form.”

I’m experiencing firsthand The Switch, the technique which Justin ‘Bobby’ Erasmus has perfected, making him a sophisticated pitcher at only 21 years of age. The Boston Red Sox Organisation agrees; snapping him up at the under-18 Australian National Championships in 2007.

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