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Coverage of the Caught Stealing PRO100™ and the team behind it.
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April 1, 2025
Chandler firm pioneers new baseball device
Player development experts and former pro players Matt Ceriani and Caleb Balbuena, working with Chandler engineering firm Southwest Engineering Concepts, built the Caught Stealing PRO100 to give coaches and catchers an accurate way to measure pop time.
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April 1, 2025
Local retired MLB player creates innovative device for baseball
El Dorado Hills resident and former MLB pitcher Caleb Balbuena, alongside business partner Matt Ceriani, invented the Caught Stealing PRO100 to fill a gap in data collection technology for catchers.
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April 1, 2025
Matt Ceriani & Caleb Balbuena transform catching technology with Caught Stealing LLC
Former Ole Miss catcher Matt Ceriani and former MLB pitcher Caleb Balbuena, along with engineer Greg Mills, invented the Caught Stealing PRO100 — now used by close to a dozen colleges and five Major League Baseball teams.
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April 28, 2023
Caught Stealing Release Timer w/ Matt Ceriani | Catching-101 TV
Matt Ceriani, former professional catcher and founder of the Caught Stealing Release Timer, explains why he developed the device and how it measures accurate pop times for baseball and softball catchers.
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April 7, 2023
Why The PopTimer Pro100™ (Features & Benefits)
Why the Caught Stealing PopTimer PRO100™ replaces the handheld stopwatch — accuracy, cost savings versus the showcase circuit, and who the device is built for.
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