I was a pitcher all the way into college. Had many lines drive come right back to the mound and you never think about it. You’ve been doing it for so long your body just reacts and 9/10 if it’s close enough you’ll at least get your glove on it.
The gloves have two areas, the palm and the webbing. If it hits the webbing, you don't feel it at all. If it hits the palm you will probably feel it, but they are pretty padded. The catcher's mitt is more of a palming mitt, so they tend to get the more painful catches.
of course, as a catcher you will be taking more straight shots to the palm. you need more padding than the average mitt or else you risk a severe hand injury. I would never play catcher without the catchers mitt, even pick up games at the park. Ive taken fast balls to the glove with a regular mitt from high school level players which hurt like hell, I cant imagine taking something like 100 MPH from a professional player in your standard mitt.
at 2:20 after Kyle Cobb caught the ball the announcer says "That can't be a good feeling for Kyle" He is referring to the pitcher was hit in the head by a come backer in the season before
Line drives back to the pitcher on average happen about once a week per team. Teams usually play 5 games a week on average as well. The regular season is 162 games from April to October, without many days off unless it's for travel. Spring training is in March and the post season happens in late October-November with the World Series as its conclusion. Once Pitchers and Catchers report for camp in Late February, it's pretty much never ending work. The rest of the team joins in March and that's where scrimmage games are held to either get players back into game mentality shape and also to see who will make the club. There's another period of roster adjustments that happen in September briefly when the 25-man roster becomes a 40-man roster, and you get to be more strategic with rest days for guys you would need in the post season. After September, it goes back down to 25 man roster before the playoffs start.
I was a softball pitcher and multiple times I have been hit by line drives. Sunglasses frames usually took the damage. Once broke a toe as well. Good thing I caught a few too.
MLB pitchers are not everyday players, obviously. However when they were younger they WERE everyday players who could play a position AND pitch. They were usually the best players on their youth teams, but not always. They still have that innate athletic ability. 1st and 3rd basemen field hundreds, if not thousands, of ground balls on a weekly basis. They practice, practice, practice. When a coach is hitting ground balls to them they aren't hitting routine grounders to them. They are hitting difficult grounders at them, putting them to the test. The bat a coach uses during fielding practice is not a normal bat. It's called a fungo bat and comes in two versions, usually. One is shorter than the other and in the hands of the right person, a baseball can be made to do incredible things. Both of the versions have much thinner barrels than a regular bat.
Something to keep in mind. All these players have been playing baseball since they were 5 or 6 yo. That's why they say "grown men playing a boys game".
A high school girl I tutored is a catcher on a softball team and they make her balance on a board and squat down and catch fast pitches. That's just high school so there is no telling what they do in the big leagues. Love your channel!
That top spin field by Votto on 1st base was underrated for how hard that is. Reactions of these guys are off the charts. I mean, yeah you train to get your muscle memory used to it but it's crazy impressive. And you gotta love David Price smiling lol.
This is why pitchers win more Gold Gloves than any other position. Glad to see you back on some sports. You may not read the comments from us non-paying subscribers but I've been begging for years to get you to do Little League World Series Greatest plays. These 12 year olds will impress. I promise.
You should watch 'Baseball is a Culture War' by a channel called Baseball Doesn't Exist. It goes into why baseball players don't celebrate/show much emotion, but also why that is starting to change
The one you said was your favorite so far, the Red Sox batter at the plate who hit it to the pitcher was actually a pitcher himself. Pitchers don't bat anymore since the introduction of the DH in both leagues recently.
No, can’t have been, because it was an all-American League game. I know you’re thinking it was pitcher Rich Hill but he wouldn’t have been batting in an American League game under any circumstance that I can think of. I don’t think he was with the Red Sox at the time that video was taken. EDIT: Much more likely, the batter in question was Aaron Hill, who was with the Red Sox for only a brief time in 2016 and who wore the number 18 as can be seen in the video.
5:20 Some players do work on specific drills for situations that require fast reactions, but usually just working on your overall reaction time is better because each situation can look the exact same from the sidelines, but it's all different, and reacting to the small changes is more important than reacting to the overall picture. Also yes, the ball stings a lot if you catch it the wrong way. Generally, catching it in the webbing between your thumb and pointer finger is a harmless way to catch a ball, no matter how fast. Ive caught my fair share of 90+ mph balls right to the palm, and it has never felt good walking away from that. Also, catching straight on the fingers is a little less painful than the palm, because they can flex more, but it still hurts, which is why some players have their pointer finger on the outside of the glove, it depends on preference. Also, most players aren't super happy when making plays this fast, usually pitchers that catch comebackers near the face are just more relieved that they can still play.
Fernandez was the pitcher who passed away. Guys do work on the reflexes. There are line drives up the middle every game but they don't always hit - or be caught by - the pitcher. You don't see that every game fortunately. Otherwise there would be a ton more serious injuries to pitchers.
If you happen to catch the ball in the heel or palm of the glove it’s gonna hurt coming at that speed but if you catch it as intended in the web of the glove there’s no contact with your actual hand so it’s essentially painless.
You would be surprised at how often it happens, and just how instinctual it is to catch a ball purely off of reflex and self preservation. I was a catcher and occasional pitcher....many years ago.
I've always admired a good, hard throw. I did something to myself when I was young. I suspect I hurt my rotator cuff, because ever since trying to throw a baseball hard hurts like crazy.
I made one of these as a pitcher when I was like 14 on the last out to win a Playoff game. All instincts in thsie couple of milliseconds. Thats why pitching coaches always told us to be in an atheletic stance after we release the ball in the event the balls comes straight back at ya
I used to play little league as pitcher and center field. I got caught by a line drive right between the eyes once. I didn't get my glove up in time - damn did that hurt. But, I caught a few over the years too. As said, it is more reflex than anything else. Luckily my father played semi-pro (actually got to play against Satchel Paige once). He started me at about 5 years old - so I knew what to expect by the time I every played little league.
If you look close, most positions have their own type of semi custom glove. Fielders, catchers, first baseman…. The catchers usually have a massive amount of padding… I never even played pro, but my cousin would pitch to me and even with a giant catchers mitt in my hand would hurt.
I pitched in College and they used an aluminum bat and that ball can come off these bats at speeds over 100 mph. It’s all muscle memory but, sometimes their too fast and it hurts like hell. I have some odd broken looking fingers while playing pitcher and first base. Thanks for all you do!
I used to pitch in little league, I caught a comebacker once much like 1:35, only barehanded. And worst earlier in that game I took one off that same hand. That hurt BAD. I thought I broke my hand. Luckily just a deep bruise.
all players work on their reflex training, you have to. No movement can be wasted. Back in my high school days we would line up against the fence and our coaches would just hit the ball as hard as they could to us. We had three choices, catch, move out the way or go for it and let it hit us lol.
It's preferable to catch the Ball in the "Webbing" to prevent Pain! My skill position was Catcher, a Catcher's Mitt is extremely well padded and has a small webbing but sometimes it still stings a little. While a First Baseman's Mitt has a Scoop and is well padded too. My secondary position was First Baseman.
A Major League fastball (pitch) can be 95 - 100+ miles per hour from their hand, when it comes off the bat it can be upwards of 120 mph. At that speed, the 60 feet 6 inches from Home Plate to the pitcher is an eyeblink.
3:45 the ball isn't caught in the palm like cricket. There is a large pocket between(and above) the thumb and the first fingers where the ball is meant to be trapped. But ya it stings if you catch it in the palm but it's survivable
It happens fairly often but you'll go many games without seeing it happen. Keep in mind they all play 162 games, so there's a lot of footage to choose from for these videos.
I remember as a 9 year old playing SS in a little league game and caught a line drive that could’ve hit around my face area if I missed although now it wouldn’t seem fast but for a 9 year old it was pretty fast. it is hard to do
The reason most baseball players don't show too much emotion (happiness) when they make a great play is the saying "Act like you've done this before." However, baseball players are NEVER shy about showing negative emotion (anger) on the field.
If you catch it properly, in the webbing, it doesn't hurt at all. If you catch it on the palm (where there is minimal padding) it can hurt like hell. I was a catcher and caught some guys who threw low 90s, you learn pretty quickly how to avoid it hitting the palm. Hard to explain it, but after you play for a few years it is second nature.
your hand will automatically go up to protect yourself and yes if the ball doesn't catch the glove webbed of the glove and it's hitting the middle of the glove it will sting most of the time it does hit the Webb of the glove
"I love how these guys don't even celebrate" haha good observation. For some reason most players won't really celebrate in baseball. It's sort of an unwritten rule that you just have to try and look as cool as you possibly can without showing any outward emotion haha. Even if you made the most amazing play, you just play it off as routine. Inside they are probably hyped but they don't show it. Don't ask me why it's like this, it just is (like many idiosyncrasies of baseball).
Usually the managers and coaches don’t want the pitchers to catch a hit ball if they can get out of the way. But what’s really scary is when the pitcher can’t get out of the way nor raise his glove up in time. A comebacker to pitcher is probably the most horrifying thing in all of sports.
When I was a kid, my dad would pitch to me in the front yard. I hit him right in the nuts with the ball. After that, he would never pitch to me again. So I am guessing it happens a good amount of times during the season.
I saw a Brit reacts to Baseball video and was expecting it to be the same played out kinda making fun of other countries' sports, but was pleasantly surprised to see positivity and open-mindedness. It might be because I'm super fucking high, but it just made me feel good on the internet for a change. Cheers m8🎉
You asked if it hurt. It actually depends on where in the glove it's caught. If caught in the palm, yes it hurts immensely. If you catch in the webbing, it generally doesn't hurt at all.
Kabir: too bad you can't experience a line drive hit back to you, say, if you're at third base, just for the thrill, you won't forget it. But, aren't there some clubs forming in Britain? Maybe you can find one and let them hit some 'grounders' to you. I never got passed the kids' 'little league', but I still remember protecting myself from those hard hit 'grounders', they can be a little scarier, because sometimes a ball will take an unexpected bounce and POW!
You asked how often does it happen that a ball comes straight back to the pitcher. Fairly common, maybe one or two every couple of games. But they are so close, usually the pitcher only ends up deflecting the ball, which makes the scenario worse because the infield players can't judge where its gonna bounce off the pitcher. Pitchers are told not to field the ball for this reason. When they do, It's usually just in self preservation.
It is fairly common. Thankfully it's not as common for the pitcher to get hit in the head. There are a few a year maybe. There are several videos on YT of those. A pitcher has to learn to be ready for it. My coaches made me finish my delivery so I would be in a position of greatest safety. Good one Kabir!
Contreras used to be our catcher for the Chicago Cubs that man has a rocket for an arm let me tell you when you storing somebody on the second place or second base he usually gets them
If you catch it the right way it won’t sting cuz you use the pocket of the glove for catching not your actual hand however with a ball rocketing towards your face that’s not always gonna happen
Too bad they didn't show Collin McHugh with that Matrix move. And now we also need to add Trey Mancini's catch at first in Game 5 of the 2022 World Series.
Yeah they need the gloves or else they will likely have broken fingers or just loose the ball by momentum. You may notice they use one arm for throwing and the one with the glove for catching. Even that one pitcher who had it go right to his face had to move his glove in the way to catch it. If he hadnt and got his other hand in the way he likely wouldnt be continuing to pitch that game. His pitching hand would be ruined. They also wear shin and crotch pads to reduce the impact in those areas. When they 1st started the sport batters didnt even always wear helmets. Over time they had to because of players being hit in the head by a bad throw and being hospitalised.
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WHEN YOU ASK IF THEY PRACTICE THAT BALL PLAYERS WILL PLAY A GAME BEFORE THE GAME CALLED PEPPER WHERE THEY ALL OR FIVE OR SIX GUYS WILL STAND IN A CIRCLE ABOUT 6 FT APART FOR EACH OTHER AND THEY'LL JUST THROW IT TO EACH OTHER AS HARD AS THEY CAN ALL AROUND THE CIRCLE BACK AND FORTH AND AROUND SOME STADIUMS DON'T ALLOW IT CUZ IT'S KIND OF DANGEROUS BUT SOME PLAYERS WILL PLAY IT ANYWAY
I was a pitcher all the way into college. Had many lines drive come right back to the mound and you never think about it. You’ve been doing it for so long your body just reacts and 9/10 if it’s close enough you’ll at least get your glove on it.
I played first base, so while it’s not the same as pitching I got some crazy line drives hit at me and you’re totally right. It’s 100% instinct.
The problem I ran into was overriding the instinct to throw my bare hand at the ball.
@@crackerjack2228 that happens to if it’s not on glove side. For me I would use what hand was closest and sometimes rip skin off my bare hand
@@TreyM1609 I was lucky to have never broken the hand or any fingers, but I did end up with some serious swelling and bruising.
Coming that fast, if it hits anything outside of the netting, it HAS to hurt.
The gloves have two areas, the palm and the webbing. If it hits the webbing, you don't feel it at all. If it hits the palm you will probably feel it, but they are pretty padded. The catcher's mitt is more of a palming mitt, so they tend to get the more painful catches.
of course, as a catcher you will be taking more straight shots to the palm. you need more padding than the average mitt or else you risk a severe hand injury. I would never play catcher without the catchers mitt, even pick up games at the park. Ive taken fast balls to the glove with a regular mitt from high school level players which hurt like hell, I cant imagine taking something like 100 MPH from a professional player in your standard mitt.
And, over the years, your hand toughens up and it's not a big deal.
at 2:20 after Kyle Cobb caught the ball the announcer says "That can't be a good feeling for Kyle" He is referring to the pitcher was hit in the head by a come backer in the season before
Line drives back to the pitcher on average happen about once a week per team. Teams usually play 5 games a week on average as well. The regular season is 162 games from April to October, without many days off unless it's for travel. Spring training is in March and the post season happens in late October-November with the World Series as its conclusion. Once Pitchers and Catchers report for camp in Late February, it's pretty much never ending work. The rest of the team joins in March and that's where scrimmage games are held to either get players back into game mentality shape and also to see who will make the club. There's another period of roster adjustments that happen in September briefly when the 25-man roster becomes a 40-man roster, and you get to be more strategic with rest days for guys you would need in the post season. After September, it goes back down to 25 man roster before the playoffs start.
Hey there Kabir...
And yes, you are correct, it does sting, juussstttt a bit... 😁👍👍
Thats whats so exciting about baseball ! One must have paients but its awesome to watch when they do their thing
I was a softball pitcher and multiple times I have been hit by line drives. Sunglasses frames usually took the damage. Once broke a toe as well. Good thing I caught a few too.
Catchers absolutely work on reflex training. Catching a tennis ball barehanded, fired at very close range is something I've seen.
MLB pitchers are not everyday players, obviously. However when they were younger they WERE everyday players who could play a position AND pitch. They were usually the best players on their youth teams, but not always. They still have that innate athletic ability. 1st and 3rd basemen field hundreds, if not thousands, of ground balls on a weekly basis. They practice, practice, practice. When a coach is hitting ground balls to them they aren't hitting routine grounders to them. They are hitting difficult grounders at them, putting them to the test. The bat a coach uses during fielding practice is not a normal bat. It's called a fungo bat and comes in two versions, usually. One is shorter than the other and in the hands of the right person, a baseball can be made to do incredible things. Both of the versions have much thinner barrels than a regular bat.
Aww that finished to soon need a longer one I love baseball
Andy P was a great pitcher and a great Yankee.
It only stings if you catch the ball in the palm. You grow up learning to catch it in the pocket of the glave and you don't really feel it
Something to keep in mind. All these players have been playing baseball since they were 5 or 6 yo. That's why they say "grown men playing a boys game".
A high school girl I tutored is a catcher on a softball team and they make her balance on a board and squat down and catch fast pitches. That's just high school so there is no telling what they do in the big leagues. Love your channel!
That top spin field by Votto on 1st base was underrated for how hard that is. Reactions of these guys are off the charts. I mean, yeah you train to get your muscle memory used to it but it's crazy impressive. And you gotta love David Price smiling lol.
This is why pitchers win more Gold Gloves than any other position. Glad to see you back on some sports. You may not read the comments from us non-paying subscribers but I've been begging for years to get you to do Little League World Series Greatest plays. These 12 year olds will impress. I promise.
Seconded. That sounds interesting
You should watch 'Baseball is a Culture War' by a channel called Baseball Doesn't Exist. It goes into why baseball players don't celebrate/show much emotion, but also why that is starting to change
The rays pitcher at the beginning (COBB) was in another video you watched. MLB head shots
The one you said was your favorite so far, the Red Sox batter at the plate who hit it to the pitcher was actually a pitcher himself. Pitchers don't bat anymore since the introduction of the DH in both leagues recently.
No, can’t have been, because it was an all-American League game. I know you’re thinking it was pitcher Rich Hill but he wouldn’t have been batting in an American League game under any circumstance that I can think of. I don’t think he was with the Red Sox at the time that video was taken.
EDIT: Much more likely, the batter in question was Aaron Hill, who was with the Red Sox for only a brief time in 2016 and who wore the number 18 as can be seen in the video.
5:20
Some players do work on specific drills for situations that require fast reactions, but usually just working on your overall reaction time is better because each situation can look the exact same from the sidelines, but it's all different, and reacting to the small changes is more important than reacting to the overall picture.
Also yes, the ball stings a lot if you catch it the wrong way.
Generally, catching it in the webbing between your thumb and pointer finger is a harmless way to catch a ball, no matter how fast.
Ive caught my fair share of 90+ mph balls right to the palm, and it has never felt good walking away from that.
Also, catching straight on the fingers is a little less painful than the palm, because they can flex more, but it still hurts, which is why some players have their pointer finger on the outside of the glove, it depends on preference.
Also, most players aren't super happy when making plays this fast, usually pitchers that catch comebackers near the face are just more relieved that they can still play.
Fernandez was the pitcher who passed away. Guys do work on the reflexes. There are line drives up the middle every game but they don't always hit - or be caught by - the pitcher. You don't see that every game fortunately. Otherwise there would be a ton more serious injuries to pitchers.
If you happen to catch the ball in the heel or palm of the glove it’s gonna hurt coming at that speed but if you catch it as intended in the web of the glove there’s no contact with your actual hand so it’s essentially painless.
Yes. Keep up the NASCAR and MLB reactions
If you catch it in the palm it does sting but if you get it in the webbing it doesn’t hurt at all
You would be surprised at how often it happens, and just how instinctual it is to catch a ball purely off of reflex and self preservation. I was a catcher and occasional pitcher....many years ago.
I've always admired a good, hard throw. I did something to myself when I was young. I suspect I hurt my rotator cuff, because ever since trying to throw a baseball hard hurts like crazy.
You should check out every teams longest home runs of 2022
I made one of these as a pitcher when I was like 14 on the last out to win a Playoff game. All instincts in thsie couple of milliseconds. Thats why pitching coaches always told us to be in an atheletic stance after we release the ball in the event the balls comes straight back at ya
I used to play little league as pitcher and center field. I got caught by a line drive right between the eyes once. I didn't get my glove up in time - damn did that hurt. But, I caught a few over the years too. As said, it is more reflex than anything else. Luckily my father played semi-pro (actually got to play against Satchel Paige once). He started me at about 5 years old - so I knew what to expect by the time I every played little league.
Instinct and major natural reflexes...⚾️
If you look close, most positions have their own type of semi custom glove. Fielders, catchers, first baseman….
The catchers usually have a massive amount of padding… I never even played pro, but my cousin would pitch to me and even with a giant catchers mitt in my hand would hurt.
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I pitched in College and they used an aluminum bat and that ball can come off these bats at speeds over 100 mph. It’s all muscle memory but, sometimes their too fast and it hurts like hell. I have some odd broken looking fingers while playing pitcher and first base. Thanks for all you do!
I used to pitch in little league, I caught a comebacker once much like 1:35, only barehanded. And worst earlier in that game I took one off that same hand. That hurt BAD. I thought I broke my hand. Luckily just a deep bruise.
Spacial awareness gets to a point where without thinking you just know where the ball will go on contact. Its unexplainable
all players work on their reflex training, you have to. No movement can be wasted.
Back in my high school days we would line up against the fence and our coaches would just hit the ball as hard as they could to us. We had three choices, catch, move out the way or go for it and let it hit us lol.
It's preferable to catch the Ball in the "Webbing" to prevent Pain! My skill position was Catcher, a Catcher's Mitt is extremely well padded and has a small webbing but sometimes it still stings a little. While a First Baseman's Mitt has a Scoop and is well padded too. My secondary position was First Baseman.
Man, I haven't heard the name Andy Petite in a hot minute. Used to love him, even if NY Yankees fans mostly did not lol
The ones where the pitcher catches it are the best
A Major League fastball (pitch) can be 95 - 100+ miles per hour from their hand, when it comes off the bat it can be upwards of 120 mph.
At that speed, the 60 feet 6 inches from Home Plate to the pitcher is an eyeblink.
MERRY CHRISTMAS KABIR!!!!!
3:45 the ball isn't caught in the palm like cricket. There is a large pocket between(and above) the thumb and the first fingers where the ball is meant to be trapped.
But ya it stings if you catch it in the palm but it's survivable
yeah, keep in mind that the distance between third and first is almost 130' (40m)
It happens fairly often but you'll go many games without seeing it happen. Keep in mind they all play 162 games, so there's a lot of footage to choose from for these videos.
I remember as a 9 year old playing SS in a little league game and caught a line drive that could’ve hit around my face area if I missed although now it wouldn’t seem fast but for a 9 year old it was pretty fast. it is hard to do
The reason most baseball players don't show too much emotion (happiness) when they make a great play is the saying "Act like you've done this before." However, baseball players are NEVER shy about showing negative emotion (anger) on the field.
I was a catcher for 12 years it only hurts when you dont catch it in the web of the mitt .
If you catch it properly, in the webbing, it doesn't hurt at all. If you catch it on the palm (where there is minimal padding) it can hurt like hell. I was a catcher and caught some guys who threw low 90s, you learn pretty quickly how to avoid it hitting the palm. Hard to explain it, but after you play for a few years it is second nature.
your hand will automatically go up to protect yourself and yes if the ball doesn't catch the glove webbed of the glove and it's hitting the middle of the glove it will sting most of the time it does hit the Webb of the glove
200 milliseconds my man, hitters usually return the ball to the pitchers faster than they throw, rarely under 95, usually over 100 MPH.
"I love how these guys don't even celebrate" haha good observation. For some reason most players won't really celebrate in baseball. It's sort of an unwritten rule that you just have to try and look as cool as you possibly can without showing any outward emotion haha. Even if you made the most amazing play, you just play it off as routine. Inside they are probably hyped but they don't show it. Don't ask me why it's like this, it just is (like many idiosyncrasies of baseball).
Usually the managers and coaches don’t want the pitchers to catch a hit ball if they can get out of the way. But what’s really scary is when the pitcher can’t get out of the way nor raise his glove up in time. A comebacker to pitcher is probably the most horrifying thing in all of sports.
Greg Maddux has won 18 Gold Gloves, the most in Major League Baseball history. Look him up!
Yep, Hernandez was the one who died in the tragic boating accident. So sad.
When I was a kid, my dad would pitch to me in the front yard. I hit him right in the nuts with the ball. After that, he would never pitch to me again. So I am guessing it happens a good amount of times during the season.
I saw a Brit reacts to Baseball video and was expecting it to be the same played out kinda making fun of other countries' sports, but was pleasantly surprised to see positivity and open-mindedness. It might be because I'm super fucking high, but it just made me feel good on the internet for a change. Cheers m8🎉
You should definitely check out some of the sports science videos about baseball
You asked if it hurt. It actually depends on where in the glove it's caught. If caught in the palm, yes it hurts immensely. If you catch in the webbing, it generally doesn't hurt at all.
Kabir: too bad you can't experience a line drive hit back to you, say, if you're at third base, just for the thrill, you won't forget it. But, aren't there some clubs forming in Britain? Maybe you can find one and let them hit some 'grounders' to you. I never got passed the kids' 'little league', but I still remember protecting myself from those hard hit 'grounders', they can be a little scarier, because sometimes a ball will take an unexpected bounce and POW!
You asked how often does it happen that a ball comes straight back to the pitcher. Fairly common, maybe one or two every couple of games. But they are so close, usually the pitcher only ends up deflecting the ball, which makes the scenario worse because the infield players can't judge where its gonna bounce off the pitcher. Pitchers are told not to field the ball for this reason. When they do, It's usually just in self preservation.
A ball that comes straight back to the pitcher is called a "Screaming Meanie"
It is fairly common. Thankfully it's not as common for the pitcher to get hit in the head. There are a few a year maybe. There are several videos on YT of those. A pitcher has to learn to be ready for it. My coaches made me finish my delivery so I would be in a position of greatest safety. Good one Kabir!
They gotta stay in that defensive mind so that's why they usually remain cool until the dugout.
Contreras used to be our catcher for the Chicago Cubs that man has a rocket for an arm let me tell you when you storing somebody on the second place or second base he usually gets them
Another great player we lost.
@@hifijohn yep he went where the money is, Chicago wouldn't pay him enough so he went to st Louis
I would like to see you react to the Cleveland Indians 22 win streak from 2017. Just listening to Tom Hamilton call those games in amazing.
In MLB those type of hits right at the pitcher don't happen too often. The balls hit at the fielder on third base are more common.
You don't really catch it with your palm as much as the web/basket so your palm is usually fine unless you catch it wrong.
Exit velocity can go up to 122mph off of the bat that's the fastest that I've seen in a game
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Most catches dont' sting because they're made in the pocket of the glove between the thumb and forefinger.
Check out the best of the ball girl saves
If you catch it the right way it won’t sting cuz you use the pocket of the glove for catching not your actual hand however with a ball rocketing towards your face that’s not always gonna happen
Check out Nolan Arenado , Rockies and Cards third baseman
The pother is 60 ft away from home plate
After they throw the are about 50 to 55 feet away
That’s close
Too bad they didn't show Collin McHugh with that Matrix move. And now we also need to add Trey Mancini's catch at first in Game 5 of the 2022 World Series.
The glove is so well padded u barely feel the ball so most of the time the ball is caught between the thumb and first finger in the web of the glove
Yeah they need the gloves or else they will likely have broken fingers or just loose the ball by momentum. You may notice they use one arm for throwing and the one with the glove for catching. Even that one pitcher who had it go right to his face had to move his glove in the way to catch it. If he hadnt and got his other hand in the way he likely wouldnt be continuing to pitch that game. His pitching hand would be ruined. They also wear shin and crotch pads to reduce the impact in those areas. When they 1st started the sport batters didnt even always wear helmets. Over time they had to because of players being hit in the head by a bad throw and being hospitalised.
Baseball is the reason that Patrick mahomes the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs can throw the ball from all those different arm angles
They get one in a fight and the entire teams run out and join in.
We're you catch the ball is not were your hand is they catch it with the web of the glove
Infielders have to be REALLY fast, with reaction time. Outfieldiers have to be able to run for balls.
MLB team mate fights
Unless they make a real spectacular play they will
The trick is to get your head out of the line, not always successful.
80 mph? Not even close lol. Those comebackers are at bare minimum 95 and the average comebacker is 100+
jose fernandez RIP
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WHEN YOU ASK IF THEY PRACTICE THAT BALL PLAYERS WILL PLAY A GAME BEFORE THE GAME CALLED PEPPER WHERE THEY ALL OR FIVE OR SIX GUYS WILL STAND IN A CIRCLE ABOUT 6 FT APART FOR EACH OTHER AND THEY'LL JUST THROW IT TO EACH OTHER AS HARD AS THEY CAN ALL AROUND THE CIRCLE BACK AND FORTH AND AROUND SOME STADIUMS DON'T ALLOW IT CUZ IT'S KIND OF DANGEROUS BUT SOME PLAYERS WILL PLAY IT ANYWAY