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Good stuff in the posts above.  Along with standing in during pens, which some pitchers actually like having (others don't of course)... Try standing in with a pitching machine dialed up to mid to upper 90s. Depending on the machine, you might dial up a curve/slider type pitch shape along with FBs... Random mix if possible. Just grab a bat and work on striding while tracking each pitch... No swinging. Get comfortable with the speed and natural ball movement... And work your way in toward the plate... Exaggerate the distance by crowding plate, "feeling" each pitch go by. Repeating this process at very high reps can help condition and control your mental aversion to the ball... And can also slow down the process of taking pitches, giving you more confidence in your ability to read pitches accurately and move/turn in rationally.

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