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A single mom asked a retired baseball player—who happens to be her neighbor—to coach her son in baseball. Here's why.
A single mom was worried that she couldn’t help her son excel in baseball, so she asked her neighbor who happens to be a retired professional baseball player for advice. Here’s how he went above and beyond.
Beau (known as @beauandherbeasts on Instagram) posted a video that shows her son with a baseball glove standing out in the driveway speaking to an older man.
In the on-screen text, Beau wrote, “As a solo mom, I often worry that I won’t be able to provide the human with everything that he needs because I don’t have a penis. So I asked our neighbor for help.”
‘It Takes A Village’
Beau continued her message in the caption. “You know what?” she wrote. ”It takes a village. Being a solo mom doesn’t mean I have to do everything alone, but I have to be willing to ask for help.”
That’s why, she explained, she recently flagged down a neighbor who happens to be a “former professional baseball player” and currently coaches kids. She asked him if he’d be willing to offer her son, who she refers to as “human,” some tips.
“Especially with pitching,” Beau wrote. “Especially since I’m usually the catcher and my anxiety isn’t cooperating.”
And the man didn’t let her down. He returned with a bungee cord, a bucket, baseballs, a piece of wood, and tape. “And tons of advice,” she wrote. “Free of charge. God is good. And good neighbors are great.”
A Retired Professional Baseball Player Coaches Her Son
In the comments section of the video, viewers weighed in on the importance of neighbors assisting in youth skill development whenever possible.
“Male mentorship is crucial for young guys,” wrote one person. “I’m sure you’re super mom and give your son a ton of love, but also some things are very guy things. That’s a good neighbor right there.”
A second person referred to the conversation between the coach and player. “Sound advice,” they wrote. “Pitching ain’t easy.”
Another person weighed in on the “penis” angle. “Weird way to phrase that lol,” they wrote.
Do Boys Need Male Mentors To Thrive?
This 2025 article in the New York Times cites studies that found “boys in poor areas are the last likely to have male role models, which can contribute to achievement gaps by family income and gender.” Not only that, but the article also explicitly states, “Black boys do better in neighborhoods where there are more fathers around, even if not their own.”
That is part of why U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly drafted legislation that would bolster efforts to hire more men as teachers to promote opportunities for mentorship in schools. In an article addressing the proposal, Kelly said, “It’s important for young men to have male role models.”
BroBible contacted Beau via Instagram comment and direct message for comment.