Baseball Central

Called in Sunday morning to reserve a fastpitch softball cage for my 13 year-​old daughter since her games were cancelled because of the rain. Came in and it was great, Richie was busy but still very helpful. When you come in you may not find anyone at the desk, he’ll find you. The office is in the middle of the building. Looks like it may get busy. Cage balls were in good shape as was the pitching machine.

My go to place for baseball and softball batting practice. I’m here 2 to 3 times a month. Large indoor area with machine pitching for baseball and softball hitting. They also have areas for pitching and soft toss batting practice. Pitching and hitting Lessons here for the young ones by ex Major Leaguer Shawn Chacon, who is a down to earth guy. Great staff and great facilities.

Came in without a reservation, luckily, there was no one signed up for the cage we ended up using.
Make sure to go with two people since you have to manually feed the balls in.
Overall, had a wonderful experience. Good prices, great service, and had so much fun.
Make a reservation & it should be a fun, smooth experience! Will def be coming back

my husband loved it here… we came on a Saturday morning… it was only a few people… the staff was super friendly in explaining and setting everything up for us… we did 30min for $ 25 plus and extra $ 5 to use the real baseball… I didn’t think 30min was going to be enough for my husband but after about 15 – 20 of hitting, he was already getting tired lol… we will be coming back 2 – 3 times a month on Saturday from now on … thanks guys :)

We love this place the staff is nice friendly and knowable, no drama or stress here just gold old fashion good service!

Be sure to make a reservation by telephone so you don’t have to wait. Fun, safe, clean place. Helpful staff. Bring some cold water, of purchase drinks from their vending machines. Easy street parking.

Only batting cage in Los Angeles. They are self serve so make sure you go with two people.
You can either pay by the bucket or the hour, i think… We paid by the hour.
I had no idea this spot was from the La Cienega area, did not know they moved here. Ive been going to Sherman Oak or Glendale, but now i can stay in LA.
You can park inside the building or find street parking. Easy

As long as you make a reservation you’re well placed for batting practice here. Really nice staff.

I’ve come to their batting cages a couple of times and have been pleased with their services.
It’s one of the only local batting cages in Los Angeles I’ve heard of. It’s also indoors so you’ll save yourself the sun burn during the hot summer days.

PLANNING A PARTY? THIS IS NOT THE PLACE — THEY DON’T WANT YOUR BUSINESS. I have been trying to plan a party at Baseball Central for two weeks. Twice I have been told that they can’t commit to the August date and that I should call back. August is two months away — why can’t they commit? I guess they don’t want my money for a night when they would otherwise be closed — clearly they don’t want your money either. Note to Management — tell prospective clients you are busy that night, don’t tell people you can’t commit. I wasn’t asking for a relationship. And by the way, in order to get them to tell me they couldn’t commit to the date, didn’t know why they couldn’t commit and didn’t know when they would be able to commit, I had to send two unanswered emails, left two unanswered phone messages and had to call back a third time before i got GABE (the manager) on the phone. Never, ever using them for anything ever again.

This place is horrible. One of my first experiences here was when my parked car was hit in the parking lot. The parking lot is too tight and a number of people have their cars hit here by fellow patrons. The place is a bit out of the way in a high traffic zone, and thus can be difficult to get to during traffic times.
As for the staff, the guy in the front is nice and courteous. The coaches on the other hand, are arrogant and not helpful. In fact, I had observed one of the coaches lose his temper at a patron. Very unclassy and unwarranted. The owner must be blind to temperamental issues of his/​her employees since this type of immature behavior and lack of control can be displayed in public.
I would look for somewhere else to go hit balls as their machines are old and not consistent.

I like this place for the simple fact it works best for you and it adjust to your comfort level it has different cages for different things pitching, catching, batting a very huge spacious for your comfort they also have classes with teachers which is a plus for your little one if he/​she loves baseball! My favorite place in there was the office a lot of jerseys Bobbleheads and baseball movie posters to gaze at while you wait! Will continue to come and work on my swing maybe even take a class if there’s any for adults

Baseball Central is DOWN TO BUSINESS!
It’s not about drinking beer or playing mini-​golf… it’s about playing the game. It’s the type of place where an old ex-​dodger finds the next prodigy and reality shifts into a feel good 90’s baseball film starring Tom Hanks and Madonna.
Big fan. I come here every other week or so with friends to hit balls.
Staff is amazing too. Here’s a video of me knocking the camera out of someone’s hand…

I took my son to several hitting coaches over the years. By far, the best instruction he received was from the coaches at Baseball Central. Not only did Elvis perfect his swing, but actually taught him how to think as a hitter.
There are better looking facilities around but, if you are interested in your son learning about baseball, this place is the best.

The batting cages are very helpful for my softball team. We hit great the following weekend and it only cost 5 dollars a girl.
My problem is with the private lessons. You can tell the coaches don’t know much about softball. I knew that if I applied the techniques the coach was telling me my swing would be 10 seconds late. When girls are pitching 60 miles an hour from 43 feet away, you don’t have time to windup your swing and take a big stride. It DEFINITELY wasn’t worth it considering that it was $ 60 for 30 minutes, and ¹⁄₃ of that time was used to pick up balls.
In short, the batting cages are great, but softball players shouldn’t go for the private lessons.

30 minutes here and my son feels like Yasiel Puig. They have free bats and helmets so you don’t have to bring your own and the nets on the side don’t have holes in them, unlike other places I’ve gone to. Good for going after school.

As someone who has never hit a baseball before but just wanted to try out a batting cage for fun, this place was great. Really good service (helped us set up the ball machine and lent bats /​helmets /​gloves for free). Not too crowded; just make sure to reserve the ball machine in advance. Saw an instructor giving a little boy a lesson, and seemed like a great instructor. Quite a few kids practicing softball /​baseball here on a Saturday afternoon. Clean and neat interior.

Very clean & professional.
Gabe was very nice :)
Not too busy around 1:40!
But a bit pricey. $ 15 for 15 minutes with bat and balls.

This is probably the best batting cage that I have seen anywhere near my house, in the los angeles Vicinity. It’s a 15 minute drive from my house.
Overall, the facilities are clean but messy. You don’t see trash or anything on the floor, but all the nets, for each individual batting cage, are scattered everywhere. Now. don’t get me wrong; this does not mean it is messy. just a little bit disorganized. However, the staff was great. One of the employees even gave me a tip on my bat swing, and that has significantly improved my swing.
These cages are not like the cages I have been to. First off, you MUST go with at least 2 people. This cage doesn’t have a machine that spits strikes at you. While person is up to bat, the other person needs to feed the pitching machine. Also, each individual cage is more of a ‘net’ than a cage. The ‘cage’ doesn’t show you how far you hit, and it doesn’t provide room for the ball to travel. However, I don’t think that’s the point. This place should be used to tweak your batting stance/​swing/​execution, etc. The cage focuses on you hitting ball, not on where you hit the ball, and I personally like that.
It mostly based on a time, and the price is fair. its 20 $ for 30 minutes, i think, and in 30 minutes I hit a LOT of balls. more than I would if I had to constantly feed the machine.
Overall, great place. Would recommended it to EVERYONE, to check out. this place is the shit! low key big warehouse.
However, call them before to make sure they have a cage for you.
*also, they only have one softball cage, so you REALLY need to call before if you wanna practice softball.

I read the reviews before I went and the complaints made me a little weary of going– speaking like this place is all rundown and ghetto and it’s not.
Who cares if you have to feed your own balls– baseball is a physical sport!
I had fun. I hit a little, but mostly it was for my step-​son. There’s a few batting cages where there is indeed a manual feed pitching machine, but it’s not like it’s a daunting task to gather balls. Most of the balls are funneled back to you anyhow.
There’s a few other cages for fielding and pitching, making this a well-​rounded facility for baseball practice. There’s even on-​hand instructors to help you out. The waiting room is a cosy area with a TV.
This place may not be a state of the art, but it is pretty nice and even better for the price.