Going to Spring Training 2011, after the Giants won the World Series, I was at a Dodgers Giants game and when they subbed out the starters with the minor league guys wearing 98 etc, they also didn't have their names on the back of the jerseys. We referred to the Dodgers guys as "Football Number Guy" when we were heckling them, as any good Giants fan does anytime the Dodgers are playing them. The right fielder did not appreciate this, and might have missed a pop up and thrown a moon ball into the cutoff man. That was like a snowball rolling downhill. Once the crowd knew it bothered him it became constant and even had chant's of "Football Guy" when he did anything.
Regarding the equipment you keep after leaving a club. Do they let you keep whatever you want? Or take it out of your check? Enjoying your vids, thanks.
He actually has a video of his favorite mlb parks. Not exactly what your asking for but he dose talk about the size comparison of majors to minors I believe
Jakob Fox some milb fields share with colleges. Virginia Commonwealth University shares the field with the Richmond Flying Squirrels. The Durham Bulls at one time shared their old stadium with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
I love these videos - you can't find this content anywhere else - thanks for letting us get a taste of the major league experience through your videos.
What he didn't mention was that a few years ago the MLB got new helmets. They are still not as protective as the minor league helmets but they are a little more protective.
Great video. They used to allow major leaguers to wear helmets with no flaps. You could tell the “old timers” who continued to wear them after the switch to the ear flap. I always thought that was cool.
T C I would hardly call someone throwing a ball for someone to hit it with a bat a pussy. They could be killed every pitch. Not to mention if a pitcher sucks, your team sucks. So they either keep you in the game or they don’t. Either way they are the most important person on your defense. Not a pussy. As real of a man as you could be.
Trent Thorton wore a jacket the other night. As a bluejays fan you dont see a lot of players hitting, let alone pitchers. I had no idea they were allowed to. Googled it and also found out a pitcher who is pinch running cannot wear a jacket
@@stephendre2902 hahaahahaaha That's your argument? They might get killed by a line drive, therefore they aren't pussies for wearing a jacket to keep their arm warm? You are a moron.
You might remember that a first base coach was killed when a foul ball hit him on the head. That was in a minor league game in North Little Rock , Arkansas. Ever since then coaches wear helmets in minor and MLB.
You left out a lot with the Major League helmet. There are now two newer, more protective helmets that the players have to choose from. The helmet you have is now illegal in the MLB.
I think it’s cool that there’s a physical thing on public display on your head to go with the shame of: - Being demoted from the Majors. - Having every one at spring training know your not permanently called up. There’s so much tradition in baseball.
MLB players haven't worn the CoolFlo helmet in years. It's been phased out by the S100P, which had the same protection as the S100 MiLB helmets but lighter. Shin-Soo Choo is a lefty that wears a 2 flap CoolFlo helmet.
Can you do a video talking about the daily grind of the game. You don't get many full free days once the season starts. A lot of fans don 't understand how much baseball you end up playing per season. It's crazy
only person I can remember that wore a two flap that wasn't a switch hitter was bronson arroyo I know he was a pitcher but he is the only player that comes to mind
it is just because it is less important because of how rare you get hit in the head but they still have to have helmets just in case. and players like bryce harper like to rip off their helmet when running so it is easier with 1 flap as well
So here is what bowman had to say on the back of his first bowman card: Scouting report: Résumé: Two-time cape cod league All-Star....set wake forest career record for walks (128)....started all 163 games demon deacons played in three years....began his pro career in eugene Skills: terrific athlete....strong arm....good speed....could play center....great eye....held one of college baseballs best BB/K ratios....drives the ball Up close: became the first wake forest non-pitcher ever drafted in the first round....was massachusetts prep POY in football and hockey and runner-up in baseball
And then there was the helmet that John Olerud wore in the field. I would be interested to know the difference between these and that. (For those who didn't know, John Olerud had an aneurysm in college so he wore a helmet in the field rather than a ballcap).
I hated the double flaps. I always used a single flap. I bought a Major League model from ABC (they were the thing in the Majors in the 90s) and used it ever since. Still have it. Think of the MLB hitters that just wore their caps back in the 50s and before. Insane.
This comment might be a bit bitter sweet but the thing is: I fucking love this channel, it is all I've been watching this last week. I barely liked baseball, but i am hooked up. This is great content. But, idk Matt weirds me out a bit some times.
I rember a few years ago when Adam Eaton was playing for the White Sox, in a Crosstown Classic game against the Cubs, he fouled off a pitch & it hit off his unprotected left ear.
I laughed when you said that when you get called up to a major league spring training game from minor league camp, you not only wear that humongous 2 flap helmet, but you have a number like 98 so everyone knows instantly you're a minor league guy. That's funny to me because in Jim Bouton's book "Ball Four", which I am sure you have read...if not, you need to...he wore number 56 throughout his major league career even though he was offered a lower number when he made the roster. And he explains it as "in spring training, they assign you a number, and the higher the number...the closer you are to not making the team. I still wear number 56. I am still close to not making the team." haha... You strike me, Matt, as the kind of guy who would have liked Jim Bouton.
When a MLB player rehabs in the minors, I usually see them wear their Major League helmet. Are they breaking a rule and the umps are just not calling them on it or are they allowed to wear the MLB helmet because they are MLB players?
@@thedominatior39 I wonder if he has to bring his own helmet with him when he goes out on a minor league assignment or if the team just automatically sends out all of his equipment like his bats and helmets. And is the major leaguer for example wearing a St. Louis Cardinals helmet with the STL on it when he's playing with the Memphis Redbirds or Springfield Cardinals for example.
Joe McKim I never thought about this but had to look it up to see, I found a picture of Dustin Pedrioa rehabbing with the Portland Sea Dogs and he was wearing his Boston Red Sox helmet with the “B” on it. That’s weird and interesting I like it haha.
Bake McBride was notorious for always protecting his ear anytime he was going back to the bag on pickoff throws to first base. It was kind of the "thing" he was famous for.
I would imagine the 1 flap started so that the players faces could b more exposed to the crowd and cameras to promote the players more. Maybe not, but seems like it could b the case.
I'm watching a Phillys Pirates spring trailing game as I type this and all the batters are wearing dual flap big helmets. They all look like tall little leaguers. 🤣
Curious why you wouldn't want two flaps on the thinner, more comfortable helmet? I was thinking about protection during base running and then you mentioned how guys put their hand up.
how about no flaps helmets in the good ol days...like Pete Rose ;-) i think he was one of the few grandfathered in when they changed the rules to mandate at least one flap
Good video idea....not sure if you did this already but. “Do Umpires Make Up For Calls” like if they call a strike a ball will they call the next pitch a strike even if it’s a ball? Idk it’s just an idea
Bronson Arroyo hit a home run in the double flap, tried to go single flap and then returned to the double to hit a second career home run and continue the double for the rest of his career.
Hi Matt great vid ,When I played a couple years ago in HS the flaps that covers your cheek aka Stanton helmet , I tried one on the other day it was horrible for me so what’s your opinion. Thanks as always
Were the face flaps a little after your time? I've always wondered how that may feel. Maybe even provide a little more confidence to stay on some tough pitches
Didn't John Olerud wear double-flap, double guard helmets because he had an aneurysm when he was young? I could be wrong, but that's what came to mind.
olerud wore a no flap helmet in the field that's probably what youre thinking; which prompted rickey henderson to tell him he once had a teammate who wore a helmet in the field, and olerud had to tell him yeah that was me
Hey Matt, another great vid, just had a couple questions with the helmets and jerseys. Do they let you keep all your jerseys? Like if your traded are all your jerseys, yours to keep? They don’t reuse the helmets ever, they just let you keep them? Like what if someone was called up for like a week then sent down, they get to keep their jerseys and helmets?
Thanks!!! I got to keep one jersey at the end of the year. And I'm assuming the player would keep their helmet in that instance. I kept mine. Thanks for watching our vids and commenting! I really appreciate it!
Not sure if he mentions it or not but there are several non-switch hitting MLB players that either wear or have worn a helmet with 2 ear guards. Nori Aoki, Shin-Soo Choo, Rhys Hoskins just to name a few. With that said, I'm not sure why the MLB doesn't just make helmets with 2 ear guards mandatory since there is nothing macho about being able to take a 95+ mph fastball off your dome. If your a MLB player and baseball is obviously a career at that point, why wouldn't you want to protect yourself as much as you can from potential injury that could possibly end your career. If there are millions of dollars on the line, you better believe I'm going to protect my investment as much as I can. Just doesn't make since.
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Shin Soo Choo rocks the double flap as a non-switch hitter
Upon further investigation, he does NOT wear the double-flap anymore.
Jeff Mehnert well it’s probably not a minor league helmet it could be a major league helmet which feels great and with 2 flaps
Going to Spring Training 2011, after the Giants won the World Series, I was at a Dodgers Giants game and when they subbed out the starters with the minor league guys wearing 98 etc, they also didn't have their names on the back of the jerseys. We referred to the Dodgers guys as "Football Number Guy" when we were heckling them, as any good Giants fan does anytime the Dodgers are playing them. The right fielder did not appreciate this, and might have missed a pop up and thrown a moon ball into the cutoff man. That was like a snowball rolling downhill. Once the crowd knew it bothered him it became constant and even had chant's of "Football Guy" when he did anything.
Rhys Hoskins had 2 flaps and 2 jaw guards last year
that's only because of his broken jaw though
Thats rough
1st one that came to mind for me.hoskins broken jaw.
James Gilleran, i would love to play with the 2 flap helmet and have dual guards on. the amount of memes that would be made from that
Hoskins did when he broke his jaw but has since switched back to one flap with no jaw guard
Regarding the equipment you keep after leaving a club. Do they let you keep whatever you want? Or take it out of your check? Enjoying your vids, thanks.
Well I mean, what else are they gonna do with it?
What was the field quality like in the majors vs minors
Mighty Bossman I’d like to know the difference as well.
He actually has a video of his favorite mlb parks. Not exactly what your asking for but he dose talk about the size comparison of majors to minors I believe
Good 1 👍
I've heard some college fields are nicer than minor league fields
Jakob Fox some milb fields share with colleges. Virginia Commonwealth University shares the field with the Richmond Flying Squirrels. The Durham Bulls at one time shared their old stadium with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
I love these videos - you can't find this content anywhere else - thanks for letting us get a taste of the major league experience through your videos.
I love how often matt uploads . And this is a man who is busy . Some youtubers have no lives and still dont upload content
What he didn't mention was that a few years ago the MLB got new helmets. They are still not as protective as the minor league helmets but they are a little more protective.
Interesting! Haven't seen a helmet close up in a few years. Thanks for watching our vids and commenting! I really appreciate it!
You can see it on the ear flap because your ear flap had a circular hole but the new helmets have more of a oval/rectangle hole on the ear flap.
@@jesses-m MLB changed them again they’re now called Rawlings MachPro helmets I believe
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For some reason the matte helmets with the chin guard looks (what Yoan Moncada wears) so clean to me
The minor league helmet looks like it’s about to come alive and devour you.
Haha!
Your a great UA-camr, I watch you every day thx for your great content
You should do a video wearing your AAA helmet, and just quote every Dark Helmet lines from Spaceballs.
That’s the first time I’ve seen your hair lol
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Shane Victorino is the like only major leaguer I can remember who opted to wear a two flap helmet
@M tbh I do like soccer
Great video. They used to allow major leaguers to wear helmets with no flaps. You could tell the “old timers” who continued to wear them after the switch to the ear flap. I always thought that was cool.
I wore the same style helmet as your MLB one in high school except double flaps. You're absolutely right on how light it is. I loved it.
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Great vid! Very cool to know these things that I was very curious about as a kid!
Why do pitchers wear jackets on the bases? I mean I pretty much know why but it could be a decent video.
Mike372644 it’s to keep their throwing arm warm!
cuz they are pussies
T C I would hardly call someone throwing a ball for someone to hit it with a bat a pussy. They could be killed every pitch. Not to mention if a pitcher sucks, your team sucks. So they either keep you in the game or they don’t. Either way they are the most important person on your defense. Not a pussy. As real of a man as you could be.
Trent Thorton wore a jacket the other night. As a bluejays fan you dont see a lot of players hitting, let alone pitchers. I had no idea they were allowed to. Googled it and also found out a pitcher who is pinch running cannot wear a jacket
@@stephendre2902 hahaahahaaha That's your argument? They might get killed by a line drive, therefore they aren't pussies for wearing a jacket to keep their arm warm? You are a moron.
You might remember that a first base coach was killed when a foul ball hit him on the head.
That was in a minor league game in North Little Rock , Arkansas. Ever since then coaches wear helmets in minor and MLB.
I’m pretty sure I heard that he was hit in the neck not the head
Not the same as two flaps, but John Olerud wore a batting helmet in the field as well when batting.
IIRC, he started wearing a helmet (without flaps) on defence after he had a brain injury. I'd look it up, but I'm lazy.
Nori aoki wore 2 flap after he got drilled in the ear by the catcher throwing the ball back to the pitcher
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Hi I was wondering if any chance I could get you to sign a rookie card I have from you if u can that would be awesome
You left out a lot with the Major League helmet. There are now two newer, more protective helmets that the players have to choose from. The helmet you have is now illegal in the MLB.
Michael Curatolo that’s good as that helmet he’s showing looks really unsafe
I think it’s cool that there’s a physical thing on public display on your head to go with the shame of:
- Being demoted from the Majors.
- Having every one at spring training know your not permanently called up.
There’s so much tradition in baseball.
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As a former player i can remember being young and thinking how cool the major league helmets were with the one earflap.
Brett Phillips with the Rays is a left handed batter that wears the two flaps, but it definitely looks like the thick one.
It would probably go outta the park... Oh man that had me laughing like a banshee
I think I’ve seen a few AL pitchers use the double flap helmets while they were striking out looking on 3 pitches.
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Suggestion for a future video. Difference between AAA and MLB clubhouse atmosphere.
You look and sound more like a hockey player. You've got to be Canadian .....ehh?
He's from Boston. But he played hockey growing up
He was born in Peabody, Massachusetts, he played hockey growing up.
Yeah trust me Canadians don't sound like this. He definitely has more of a Mass. accent
You guys keep building walls 🤣😂. You should build 1 up north too.
The minor league helmet is like judge dredd or robocop
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Shin Soo Choo used to wear two as a left handed hitter but doesn’t anymore
Look like Dark Helmet from the movie Space Balls.
I remember Gary Garyti was the last player to wear a no flap batting helmet, since he was grandfathered into (or i guess out of that rule.)
MLB players haven't worn the CoolFlo helmet in years. It's been phased out by the S100P, which had the same protection as the S100 MiLB helmets but lighter.
Shin-Soo Choo is a lefty that wears a 2 flap CoolFlo helmet.
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Can you do a video talking about the daily grind of the game. You don't get many full free days once the season starts. A lot of fans don 't understand how much baseball you end up playing per season. It's crazy
only person I can remember that wore a two flap that wasn't a switch hitter was bronson arroyo I know he was a pitcher but he is the only player that comes to mind
+Antonelli Baseball what’s the function of having one flap? Just for comfort and lighter feel?
it is just because it is less important because of how rare you get hit in the head but they still have to have helmets just in case. and players like bryce harper like to rip off their helmet when running so it is easier with 1 flap as well
Alex Roldan easier hear and ear flap is not that comfortable
Wow I didn't know there wasn't a difference between minor/major league helmets until I came across this video
Your videos are truly captivating - awesome!
Did you get to appear in any video games?
So here is what bowman had to say on the back of his first bowman card:
Scouting report:
Résumé: Two-time cape cod league All-Star....set wake forest career record for walks (128)....started all 163 games demon deacons played in three years....began his pro career in eugene
Skills: terrific athlete....strong arm....good speed....could play center....great eye....held one of college baseballs best BB/K ratios....drives the ball
Up close: became the first wake forest non-pitcher ever drafted in the first round....was massachusetts prep POY in football and hockey and runner-up in baseball
2 Flaps is so corny. Lol
Majors has all the Flavor.
Without a doubt!!!
Hoskins last year when he broke his jaw had both flaps and both jaw protection
Jed Lowrie wears two flaps I think...great video:)
because he is a switch hitter so they have both for if the chage the hand they swing with
And then there was the helmet that John Olerud wore in the field. I would be interested to know the difference between these and that.
(For those who didn't know, John Olerud had an aneurysm in college so he wore a helmet in the field rather than a ballcap).
I hated the double flaps. I always used a single flap. I bought a Major League model from ABC (they were the thing in the Majors in the 90s) and used it ever since. Still have it. Think of the MLB hitters that just wore their caps back in the 50s and before. Insane.
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Go to a lot of Minor League games and those helmets always remind me of Gazoo,the little martian on the Flintstones.
Funny how a helmet makes you feel, right. Thanks for sharing the story!
This comment might be a bit bitter sweet but the thing is: I fucking love this channel, it is all I've been watching this last week. I barely liked baseball, but i am hooked up. This is great content. But, idk Matt weirds me out a bit some times.
Shane Victorino wore a two flap helmet in the majors. I always wondered why?? Still love the videos and content brother. 🤙🏼
I rember a few years ago when Adam Eaton was playing for the White Sox, in a Crosstown Classic game against the Cubs, he fouled off a pitch & it hit off his unprotected left ear.
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I laughed when you said that when you get called up to a major league spring training game from minor league camp, you not only wear that humongous 2 flap helmet, but you have a number like 98 so everyone knows instantly you're a minor league guy. That's funny to me because in Jim Bouton's book "Ball Four", which I am sure you have read...if not, you need to...he wore number 56 throughout his major league career even though he was offered a lower number when he made the roster. And he explains it as "in spring training, they assign you a number, and the higher the number...the closer you are to not making the team. I still wear number 56. I am still close to not making the team." haha... You strike me, Matt, as the kind of guy who would have liked Jim Bouton.
That’s crazy I live near the Scranton/Wilkes barre field but now they are the railriders
My Canes just took the series from your Demon Deacons away
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When a MLB player rehabs in the minors, I usually see them wear their Major League helmet. Are they breaking a rule and the umps are just not calling them on it or are they allowed to wear the MLB helmet because they are MLB players?
No according to the MLB rule book when a player is on rehab assignment he is allowed to wear is MLB helmet
@@thedominatior39 I wonder if he has to bring his own helmet with him when he goes out on a minor league assignment or if the team just automatically sends out all of his equipment like his bats and helmets. And is the major leaguer for example wearing a St. Louis Cardinals helmet with the STL on it when he's playing with the Memphis Redbirds or Springfield Cardinals for example.
Joe McKim I never thought about this but had to look it up to see, I found a picture of Dustin Pedrioa rehabbing with the Portland Sea Dogs and he was wearing his Boston Red Sox helmet with the “B” on it. That’s weird and interesting I like it haha.
I’ve never used a one flap helmet but I’ve used a helmet that was missing the pad on one side so I pretty much have
Otis Nixon rocked the two flaps
Could you imagine the helmets continuing the size trend as you go further back in skill levels? The Little League helmet would look like a boulder...
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Wow bro I didn’t get the real feel for the size of the yankee helmet till u compared the both
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Bake McBride was notorious for always protecting his ear anytime he was going back to the bag on pickoff throws to first base. It was kind of the "thing" he was famous for.
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I would imagine the 1 flap started so that the players faces could b more exposed to the crowd and cameras to promote the players more. Maybe not, but seems like it could b the case.
You do realize that they banned that mlb helmet in 2013 and mandated the use of the s100 pro comp, which has better protection and slightly bigger.
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I'm watching a Phillys Pirates spring trailing game as I type this and all the batters are wearing dual flap big helmets.
They all look like tall little leaguers. 🤣
Curious why you wouldn't want two flaps on the thinner, more comfortable helmet? I was thinking about protection during base running and then you mentioned how guys put their hand up.
shin soo choo did for awhile but not any more
how about no flaps helmets in the good ol days...like Pete Rose ;-) i think he was one of the few grandfathered in when they changed the rules to mandate at least one flap
Pete Roses's hair could stop any ball.
I believe John Olerud was the last player to wear a no-flap helmet. #uselessinformation
@@MattLooney Olerud wore his in the field ! I'm pretty sure Tim Raines was the last no-flapper.
@@aboxofbroken8tracks983 you're right!
nhra7110 Keith Hernandez
José Peraza of the Cincinnati Reds used to use two ear flaps
yes he does. good call. He still uses it.
Anto’s first hair reveal...
I was like, why is he calling them air flaps? Then i remembered hes from Boston😂.
Great video Matt! Love your insight with these topics!
Haha thanks!!
How awkward would you feel trying to field with that on like john olerud used to?
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Good video idea....not sure if you did this already but. “Do Umpires Make Up For Calls” like if they call a strike a ball will they call the next pitch a strike even if it’s a ball? Idk it’s just an idea
Shane Victorino used to use double flap helmet but I don't remember if he was a switch hitter. I think he was.
Fonzies HW68 he was a switch hitter
Bronson Arroyo hit a home run in the double flap, tried to go single flap and then returned to the double to hit a second career home run and continue the double for the rest of his career.
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ever needed a passport when traveling to Toronto? or is it not as strict
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What about switch hitting? Is it a useful skill or an unnecessary add-on? Why is that the case?
Hi Matt great vid ,When I played a couple years ago in HS the flaps that covers your cheek aka Stanton helmet , I tried one on the other day it was horrible for me so what’s your opinion. Thanks as always
I saw Alex Gordon rehab in Omaha a few times. I think he was wearing his royals helmet at the chasers game. Am I misremembering?
Choo used to wear 2, idk if he does now. Peraza used to wear 2
I'm not sure if he still does but Rhys Hoskins did last year
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Mark Lemke was a right handed hitter that wore two flaps
Do difference between minor and major league helmets?
You must be genuinely autistic
Did you happen to play for Scranton Wilkes-barre during the time they played their home games in Rochester?
Expos Classics he said he did yes
Been watching your videos for like a year now and I just realized I never even subscribed wtf
Hey what’s up fellas how you doin Matt Antonelli here
Were the face flaps a little after your time? I've always wondered how that may feel. Maybe even provide a little more confidence to stay on some tough pitches
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Didn't John Olerud wear double-flap, double guard helmets because he had an aneurysm when he was young? I could be wrong, but that's what came to mind.
olerud wore a no flap helmet in the field that's probably what youre thinking; which prompted rickey henderson to tell him he once had a teammate who wore a helmet in the field, and olerud had to tell him yeah that was me
@@phillv Ah! That's right. Been awhile...I have fond memories of Johnny O...but you know what they say about memory...
very cool vid. yea S/WB Yankees aka Railriders.I am season ticket owner.MUCH RESPECT Coach
Same
Are the mlb helmets sized like hats or just like large extra large etc. ?
Hey Matt. It is my first year of using wood bats, do you have any suggestions on a good transition bat from metal to wood.
Hey Matt, another great vid, just had a couple questions with the helmets and jerseys. Do they let you keep all your jerseys? Like if your traded are all your jerseys, yours to keep? They don’t reuse the helmets ever, they just let you keep them? Like what if someone was called up for like a week then sent down, they get to keep their jerseys and helmets?
Thanks!!! I got to keep one jersey at the end of the year. And I'm assuming the player would keep their helmet in that instance. I kept mine. Thanks for watching our vids and commenting! I really appreciate it!
Not sure if he mentions it or not but there are several non-switch hitting MLB players that either wear or have worn a helmet with 2 ear guards. Nori Aoki, Shin-Soo Choo, Rhys Hoskins just to name a few. With that said, I'm not sure why the MLB doesn't just make helmets with 2 ear guards mandatory since there is nothing macho about being able to take a 95+ mph fastball off your dome. If your a MLB player and baseball is obviously a career at that point, why wouldn't you want to protect yourself as much as you can from potential injury that could possibly end your career. If there are millions of dollars on the line, you better believe I'm going to protect my investment as much as I can. Just doesn't make since.
Once I got hit in the head with a z5 helmet and I didn’t even feel it...
Darth Antonelli, top kek
Jose peraza Cincinnati Reds does sometimes
Awesome topic , always wondered the difference
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