David Villar Analysis

“Did you see the 15 year old who hit the game winner for American Heritage last night? He’s not even a freshman and he’s already playing with the big boys.” The name of this baseball prodigy is David Villar. Villar was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but is of Cuban descent which can be easily noted from hearing his heavy accent. Villar moved to Pembroke Pines when he was just a couple months old and lived there until recently when he moved to Tampa to take on the next journey in his athletic life. When asked when he started to play the sport he responded, “I was 2 ½ years old when I started to play, I don’t even remember any point of my life without baseball.” In the 16 years since first picking up the bat he’s won multiple accomplishments such

I then asked him what his motivation to succeed is and he had one quick answer, his family. His father and mother got divorced a couple of years back, but neither one has stopped supporting him in all his endeavors. He said that both are always there for all his games and that every time he is at home plate getting ready to hit his homeruns he hears his mom scream his name and cheer him on. When it comes to preparation, Villar takes it extremely seriously. “I haven’t had any serious injuries to be honest, the most time I was out was 2 games for a sprained ankle and then I was good to go. Preparation is probably the most important thing, I can’t imagine what missing a season must be like.” When he said this his tone turned very serious and it was easy to tell that it is something he just does not play around with after seeing multiple teammates go down because of bad preparation and careless behavior. He told me he warms up for every game the same way and keeps a routine that works for him. He arrives to games an hour in advanced to run, throw, and hit in order to get a sweat going and be ready once the first pitch