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Played both - got trophies for both. I was a better soccer player than baseballer, but I was a fairly decent short stop for a left hander. Having said that, I also played soccer from the age of 6 and only played baseball for 3 seasons (when in my thirties). The popped AC shoulder joint (on my throwing arm) I did playing soccer played havoc with my baseball though - I often had shoulder pain after games. As has already been discussed, fitness is the huge differentiator. I *never* did fitness training for baseball, but the soccer team I played for had a single 2 hour training session each week, half of which was fitness based and half skill based and expected further fitness outside that (at least my last serious team did). The last team was a drinking team that played soccer.
Baseball practice mostly consisted of catching/picking up/throwing drills and being aware of where runners on base were. And batting practice (though this was the weakness in my game - I was a crappy batter).
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