The Men Behind JEM

Meet the Founders.

JEM Baseball Training was built by three elite coaches united by a shared mission — to develop the next generation of Chicago's finest ballplayers on and off the field. The name JEM is an acronym formed from their initials.

James Nash

4 years of professional baseball in Germany
2 years NJCAA All-conference
Chicago White Sox Amateur City Elite Infield Instructor
Chicago White Sox Amateur City Elite Head Coach of 17u travel team
13 years of elite coaching experience

Earnest Horton

M.Ed. Educational Leadership
B.S. Health & Physical Education
4 year letterman at The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Chicago White Sox Amateur City Elite Instructor
13u Chicago White Sox Amateur City Elite Head Coach
15 years of elite coaching experience

Marcus Rodgers

B.A. Business Finance; 4 year Letterman at The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
M.A. Education, Concordia University
Houston Astro Scout
Chicago White Sox Amateur City Elite Instructor
Chicago White Sox Amateur City Elite Head Coach 15u Travel Team
Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities 15u Head Coach
18 years of elite coaching experience
3 Time RBI World Series Champion

Together Since Day One

One Name. Three Legends.

James, Earnest, and Marcus built JEM Baseball Training from the ground up — combining decades of professional, collegiate, and coaching experience into Chicago's most elite youth travel baseball program.