MANILA, July 27 -- National junior standout Aiden Lazaro is embarking on a long-term elite baseball development pathway with the renowned IMG Academy.

The Grade 8 student at Ateneo de Manila University serves as captain of the team in Pony Division.

Together with his hands-on and devoted mom Shelly, Lazaro recently spent considerable time at IMG's 600-acre campus and sports facilities, where he undertook the first phase of his long-term holistic athletic development plans under former Major League and other professional league baseball coaches, players, and scouts.

The 13-year-old was also granted access to IMG's Performance & Sports Science Center which oversees his strength and conditioning, speed and agility, mobility, injury preven...