James Shields has a golf simulator he can watch from the spa. That detail explains the house better than the biggest number in the video title: the retired pitcher wanted serious places to practice that could also become places to spend an evening.

In a MrShortGame Golf tour published April 19, Shields walks host Matt Fisher through the Rancho Santa Fe home he says he designed with his wife. The route runs from a poolside entrance to a bowling alley, gym, simulator and backyard short-game area. The tour offers a close look at the design choices behind the family’s gathering spaces.

A house that opens into the gathering space

The entrance dispenses with the usual formal front door. Large sliding glass panels connect the interior with the pool area, putting visitors immediately into the spaces where the family spends time.

SanDiegoVille’s subsequent coverage of the estate independently describes its courtyard entrance and expansive pocket walls, along with a photography studio, gym and resort-style pool. The result is less about moving through a sequence of formal rooms than opening several activities onto the same outdoor setting.

The bowling alley brings a more personal history. Shields tells Fisher that bowling was something he and his wife enjoyed during the minor-league years. The two lanes turn that memory into a feature they can keep using at home.

Practice, with room for everyone

The simulator is a Full Swing installation, and Shields explains that his daughter uses the room for golf lessons. He describes cameras and swing information that make it a place to work on technique, not simply play a virtual round.

The room also has a second job. Shields says he positioned the setup so a movie on the screen could be watched from the spa outside. That is the tour’s most appealing overlap: a training space that does not become useless when practice ends.

Outside, the putting area changes the problem again. Flat sections give way to slopes and different lies, extending the golf theme beyond the indoor screen. Local reporting separately confirms the estate’s putting green and simulator among its amenities.

The pitcher still wants the practice

The Baseball Hall of Fame’s career summary records 13 major-league seasons for Shields with the Rays, Royals, Padres and White Sox, including an All-Star selection in 2011. His baseball credentials are established; the golf tour is more relaxed about his limitations in another sport.

He jokes about having power without the delicate touch he wants around a green. That makes the practice areas feel less like trophies and more like unfinished projects he enjoys using.

The video’s best moments are those explanations of why something exists. A bowling memory, a daughter’s lessons and a screen visible from the spa give the rooms a purpose beyond looking expensive. They make the tour feel like a family showing how it plays.