Abstract: A baseball batting aid or trainer comprises a hand-held rigid handle having an elongated extension with an outer base portion at its free end, and a flexible, preferably extensible member co-extending with the extension, the extensible member being affixed adjacent one end with respect to the extension and adjacent the opposed end to a baseall or like target object, the tether and extension being arranged to retain the target object in engagement on the base portion of the elongated extension whereby the trainer may be used to hold the target object in a selected position before a batter to facilitate practice by, and training of the batter.