Mission
Empower athletes to grow on the field and in life through elite training, global exposure, mentorship, and ownership pathways.
Our story · Fresno, 2009
The road to success comes through the avenue of hard work and dedication.
Tommy Lasorda would always say it. That's where the name Team Avenue came from, plus the idea that we work as a team and we're all in this together.
Thomari Story-Harden played first base in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He started Team Avenue Baseball in Fresno in 2009, through Bob Bennett camps and Central Valley RBI.
Team Avenue Baseball has worked with players and families since 2009. TAP brings that work under one standard: Test, Train, Show.
The road so far.
- 2009 · FresnoTeam Avenue Baseball starts, through Bob Bennett camps and Central Valley RBI.
- June 2010Central Valley RBI camp, with Bob Bennett as lead instructor.
- Apr 30, 2011Central Valley RBI clinic, Fresno.
- NowTAP: Test, Train, Show.
Three mentors
The people Thomari learned from.
Three mentors, one standard.
- 01
Reggie Smith
Seven-time MLB All-Star and 1981 World Series champion. Team Avenue staff for 20 years.
- 02
Bob Bennett
Helped design and build the program.
- 03
Dr. Robert Watts
Advisor | NFL Veteran | Founder, Watts & Associates | PhD, Organizational Psychologist