SwingAway Sports Products Has Announced the Hiring of Robert Ducey as the New Vice President of SwingAway’s Professional (MLB) Division
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Orlando, FL, December 21, 2010 --(PR.com)-- MLB Winter Meetings - SwingAway Sports Products is pleased to announce the hiring of Robert Ducey as Vice President of SwingAway’s newly created Professional and Institutional Division. “This was a Division of SwingAway that we had to create and with Rob’s Professional Baseball and Business Experience made him the perfect candidate,” said John J Flading – President and CEO of SwingAway Sports Products. “We knew we had to attract an individual with Professional Playing experience but equally and maybe more importantly this individual needed to have connectivity to multi levels of the Professional Market as well as the business acumen and demeanor to succeed. Rob is that man”.
Rob Ducey was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1984 and retired from Major League Baseball as a player in 2002. During his 18 year playing career, Rob played on 6 MLB Teams including The Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, California Angels Philadelphia Phillies, and the Montreal Expos. Rob also played in Japan and was a player on the 2008 Canadian Olympic Team and was a coach in the 2008 Olympic Games. Rob continues his career in the MLB in many different capacities including Managing, Coaching, and Scouting after his playing career.
Rob was first exposed to the SwingAway in 1997 when he joined the young but extremely talented Seattle Mariners. “Everyone on the Mariners hit the SwingAway religiously and that included Super Stars like Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Jay Buhner and Edgar Martinez,” says Rob, “There was such a buzz around the league about the SwingAway that the MLB players knew when they came to Seattle to play they would find the Greatest Hitting Machine in Baseball. It did not take long until all the Pro Teams and 100’s of players owned SwingAways.”
“My expertise is hitting and player development, from the mental side to the mechanical and fundamental side. The SwingAway teaches and then re-enforces Perfect Swing Fundamentals for all players at any level. I joined the SwingAway Team because I believe it is the best Hitting Training Aid every created and this will give me the opportunity to help all players to become better hitters from Tee Ball to the Major League,.” says Ducey.
Rob Ducey can be reached at 727-741-7479 and by email rducey@swingaway.com
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Rob Ducey was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1984 and retired from Major League Baseball as a player in 2002. During his 18 year playing career, Rob played on 6 MLB Teams including The Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, California Angels Philadelphia Phillies, and the Montreal Expos. Rob also played in Japan and was a player on the 2008 Canadian Olympic Team and was a coach in the 2008 Olympic Games. Rob continues his career in the MLB in many different capacities including Managing, Coaching, and Scouting after his playing career.
Rob was first exposed to the SwingAway in 1997 when he joined the young but extremely talented Seattle Mariners. “Everyone on the Mariners hit the SwingAway religiously and that included Super Stars like Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Jay Buhner and Edgar Martinez,” says Rob, “There was such a buzz around the league about the SwingAway that the MLB players knew when they came to Seattle to play they would find the Greatest Hitting Machine in Baseball. It did not take long until all the Pro Teams and 100’s of players owned SwingAways.”
“My expertise is hitting and player development, from the mental side to the mechanical and fundamental side. The SwingAway teaches and then re-enforces Perfect Swing Fundamentals for all players at any level. I joined the SwingAway Team because I believe it is the best Hitting Training Aid every created and this will give me the opportunity to help all players to become better hitters from Tee Ball to the Major League,.” says Ducey.
Rob Ducey can be reached at 727-741-7479 and by email rducey@swingaway.com
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John J Flading
800-999-1968, 404-825-7063
www.swingaway.com
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800-999-1968, 404-825-7063
www.swingaway.com
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