11-Year-Old Baseball PHENOM | Next Jose Altuve?
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- Опубліковано 29 жов 2018
- 11-Year-Old Joey Erace, aka Joey Baseball, is destined to play the the big leagues one day.
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Whistle dft
He's not
Yo you go all pro in new jersey. I go to that exact place omg
money man k
Wait he plays for sting select? I played them today!
Kid hits a 200 foot home run, whistle “The next Cody Bellinger” 😂😂😂
with a mako too that 150 with a usa bat
Not even he can’t hit 200ft😭😭😭 his highlights are like 120ft hits and the rest are normal defense highlights because he absolute dog water
More like 150 with a broken bat
500th like
what do u need 400 bats for
Me: Coach my feet hurt
Whistle: nExT aNtOniO bRoWn
looooooooooooollllllllll............................. funiest one yet by far
This comment deserves more likes
Underrated comment
Kid: is spoiled and wears athletic tights
Whistle: “phenom”
I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A TIGHTS JOKE
Bro when me and my friends were at his age, we were pitching almost 65 and hitting over 200 feet
I know this kid, he’s rude and mr know it all
@@julesmankey4330 me too I go to his school and I am on his team he thinks he is the best
No tf you dont your literally 6 and your british 🤦🏽♂️
Me: throws a strike from 10 feet away
Whistle: next Clayton Kershaw
There's a kid same age better than him using a milk carton as a glove in the Dominican Republic, do a story on him.
This is so true.
There’s kids in Cuba who have to use metal cans as balls and they can hit dingers
Heres one, Mariano Rivera
Ok that’s your opinion
Big facts
“HEIGHT DOESN’T MEASURE HEART”
More like
“MONEY DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE SKILL”
fr fr fax
Ya but he has skill bro
Leonel Castro lmao that’s literally a little bit above average it’s just that whistle hypes up every single player fo no reason
@@christiansilva541 hmm ya but u said it like he's bad though even the he's good not like that Dominic republic kid
christian silva a little above average my guy he was in Little league World Series
Me makes 50 cents at a lemonade stand
Whistle next Bill gates 🤣
😂😂😂
Me: microwaves hot pocket
Whistle: next GoRdan Ramsey???????!!?????!!!!!
We played his team. He was 6th in the lineup and was 1 for 3 with 2 ground outs. He also had 2 errors.
I played his team to and he went 1-4 with a bloop hit to right that hit the line and he made an error that cost his team 2 runs
Do u realize these kids are gonna hot jomeruns very time
Every kid makes errors chillax
good for you. but did you dedicate your LIFE to it? this kid won't be making errors in 5 years, he'll be making millions...because while you might play for fun, this kid is serious. are you?
@@kantraxoikol6914 This kid is going nowhere. Terrible swing, no physicality. I'm dogshit for the standards I give myself and this kid is nowhere even near my level.
*20 years later
Me: what did you do in your childhood?
Him: what’s a childhood?
UNDERRATED. so many people are focused on how he is rich (bats, trainers) and just kinda average, but his parents seem to be totally focused on d1, mlb. they need to chill.
That describes most of the kids on this channel
His dads a little off. Seen him and my son played against him.
Gabe Sachse he’s re-living his glory years through his kid.
@Summer Chamberlain This isn't a shot at him. He is a good player, he likes to play, but his parents don't need to focus on the future, as if justifying the purchase of all his equipment and trainers. They can just say, "we love our kid and we hope he does well." It's pretty obvious from the amount of stuff he has that they a) care about their kid and b) are obsessed with him making the big time. I think it is cool that they go out of their way to help him succeed in baseball, but as a parent, you need to have some sort of perspective about why you are doing things for your kid. I play travel ball, just like him, and my parents sometimes buy me equipment, or allow me to use money I earned on baseball, but they don't go around offering me to Time magazine and telling the world that I'm going to be a big leaguer. They do it because having nice equipment (albeit not 50 bats and dozens of private trainers, like him) makes me happy. They do it because I like playing baseball. My dad played pro ball, and he does not care whether I keep playing or stop. It seems as if, especially after the cameraman (most likely) asked the dad about whether Joey is being pushed, and the dad snapped at the camera guy about "life lessons through baseball," that Joey's parents are obsessed with his success. To be honest, no matter how hard he works, he may never overcome his physical disadvantages, and even if he does, he may never even go D1, or D2, or D3, or even make it off the high school JV team, and that is okay. He shouldn't have to be a pro baseball player for his parents to be proud of him.
Him: I get motivated by loosing
Me: wow you must be really motivated
😆
LMAO XD
Lol
True
OOOO😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣LMAO
@@Bigmateonomdi u know how ik ur not the real fuzzy
U spelt last name wrong
*goes to baseball game* "hey joey baseball!" miggy just sitting there like
They paid muggy to bring him on field i bet
Imagine how good we could all be if we had 8 personal trainers that won a Superbowl
Fr
"He's a very humble kid"
**shows rack of 100 bats he'll never use**
Seems Legit XD
Big facts
Dad: "He's a very humble kid
"
0:15 Gloats over himself on cover of Time
Dad: "He doesn't like losing
"
0:20 Hits popup
Paul A he wasn’t gloating he was excited that he was on the cover of the magazine and they didn’t even show where the bell went so it could’ve been a home run
Those are facts
“He doesn’t like losing”
No way I thought most people love losing
Kale Widman 🤣👏👏👏👏
Losing is my jam!
i gree
I hate losing!!
Jasper Sunny ok??
“He doesn’t like to lose”
Oh that’s weird cuz I think everyone does
Copied
3:06 my mom after finding out that I was an hour late for class because I was trying to teach my pet fish how to swim
🤣🤣🤣
the "next jose altuve" is not a kid with 50 trainers, 60 ~$300 bats and 20 ~$450 gloves. altuve grew up in a poor venezuelan town and only had one ball he used for practice with his dad every day.
facts
Douglas Brown it was the autocorrect
🙏 thank you
this kid should not be compared to Jose Altuve
Wizzzby you stoopid, by Jose altuve they mean short and undersized not poor a
Random kid: *Bangs on trash can with stick*
Whistle: ThE nExT JosE ALtUvE
This comment is underrated
Hahahhah
I'm an astros fan but that was funny
I know this kid, he’s rude and mr know it all
LMAOOOOO
Guys stop leaving hate comments
I’m tired of liking them all
🤣🤣
Fr lol
Bro I was just doing that as I read this lol
@Luke Segroves dude i played him a couple months ago he’s so bad. i was playing second and i had a pop up hit to me for game and while i was catching it he was running to second and he pushed me😂 still caught the ball. kids a sore loser
Same
The struggle this kid had to go through, 50 bats, a wall of gloves and a personal trainer for every aspect of the game, come on bro, this kid
He’s a D1 commit now 🤷♂️
He’s a humble kid
Him: has 50 bats and 13 different trainers
I know it’s crazy how many bats he has
If you pause and count at 0:42 he has 11 of the EXACT SAME BAT. What is the point of that lmao.
Edit: in total he has 71 bats
ranch dressing lol
And the funny thing is that he can’t even use those bats anymore cause he plays a higher level and those bats are illegal lol what a waste of money
@@ranchdressing474 AND SOME OF THEM ARENT EVEN UNWRAPPED YET
2:59 “i’m watching his arm swing”
*swings arms like an ice skater*
So true
LMAO brother
gluebottle hahahahahaahahhaha
LMAOOO
When my team literally just beat his team and Joey dropped a pop up
LOL
Lmao
Bruh
Wait fr? LOL
😂
I like how at 3:40 the trainer says “once he puts some weight on” like this kid will grow five inches and gain 70 pounds😂
Kid: *Falls off the stairs*
Kid after: Ow.
Whistle: The next Neymar?!
I don't even know who that is 😂
Wes Cottongim soccer player
Lmao
😂😂
As a soccer/baseball player I approve
Do a story on a teenager in Panama that uses a crumbled piece of paper as a baseball.
I’m from Panamá too
Roberto Clemente?
Even if my parents could afford an “ Arm trainer” and a “ Running coach” no one needs one
Why do u need a running coach when you can go run outside
@@TwoWayChase ikr
@@TwoWayChase ikr
I agree but I had a running coach for a little and they help you with like your mechanics and stuff like that
@@camden_rogers313 yeah that makes sense
This kid has a good work ethic and a LOT of money behind him
Parents: He is a very humble kid.
Joey: Yea, my parents do all my bragging for me.
Facts dude we played his team and beat them
@@jackwhelan9054 I heard this guy bats last in the lineup😭😭😭😭😭😭
We played his team in a tournament and he bats 6th on his team. He popped out and grounded out.
Exactly his parents payed whistle for this so he can get d1 attention. I am way better than this guy.
TurboBoy no ur not
xDelta27x I’m sure he is. We’re all better.
Same he went 1-3 with a bunt to 3rd when just beat it out
@@mattanderson1608 I dont even play baseball
“These are all the bats that I use”
Joey: has 11 of the same bats that’s haven’t been unwrapped
0:19 Bro hit a Pop up to the shortstop
0:26 He struck out on his stats I’m Dead 😂
Is that hard to do? I thought that was common.
@@Ecstasis124 if you’re a prodigy you aint never gonna get a strike out. Maybe lose to the base man but you won’t be getting a strike lol
Ok y’all need to su everybody strikes out and I bet y’all couldn’t hit off 13mph from a 4 yr old
OML LMFAO rn
@@hayess5429 I’m hitting off 70 and I’m 12 not in middle school either
“height doesn’t measure heart”
*camera cuts*
“dad did i say it right? I want it to sound cool”
DJ Obama lol
Fr
Lol
Man i love this comment section.
“Height doesn’t measure heart” but it does matter. If your’e not 5’11”+ bare minimum, it’s nearly impossible to get to the pro level.
now he’s going to Rutgers
I just seen some clips, bro is pretty solid now. Love to see his development despite how badly he got done by his family when he was younger
“The Next Jose Altuve”
Who is here after we found out Altuve cheated
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Me
LOL HES A CHEATER
@MANCHESTER UNITED tf
MANCHESTER UNITED since when was there 240 countries in the world
MANCHESTER UNITED ok who ask you are so random
Kid: I’m 11 and I can throw the ball to the catcher on the pitcher mound.
Whistle: NEXT CLAYTON KERSHAW
Im 12 and can run
Whistle: Next NBA MVP
I’m 12 and can throw 72mph next Nolan ryan
I’m a 12 year old catcher
Whistle : NEXT Yadier Molina
I’m a 13 and bat cleanup.
Whistle: next Mike Trout
I’m 12 and I can pitch
Whistle: next satchel Paige
Wtf is an arm care trainer😂. He doesn’t need that
At this point his parents are really rich they give him the dumbest stuff
Na man i got a breathing trainer
Exactly like can he not throw a baseball????
wdym i got a sleeping trainer
I have a trainer that helps me when I’m constipated
I love in this video that he is so modest
most of those bats still have the plastic wrap on them😂 he hasn’t even used them
Liam Connelly you’re suppose to hit the plastic off.
@@landriramey7962 that's has nothing to do whith the comment
Landri Ramey no you’re not 🤦🏻♂️
Let’s just say he’s a bit rich
Dude I would want to own five of those at a time
*pops every pitch up*
Whistle: 2027 MVP???
Dan man LOL
Dan man yeah love the repeated clip of what isn’t out of the infield on the big diamond
😂
Kid: *Is short
Whistle: next Dwarf mamba?!
I’ve seen 3 illegal bats in the span of about 3 minutes, the 2017 zen, the XL1, and the black and green mako
Dad: He doesnt like losing
0:20: Hits popup...
facts i zlmost got to play thsi kid once in AAU baseball cause we were in the same tournament but, his team got eliminated first round lmao
Dad: He doesnt like losing
0:22: Gets halfways down the line and and almost gets gunned...
Kidnoseman YT no they didn’t
Bobby Joe The Mvp fr 😂
Bobby Joe The Mvp that’s exactly what I was thinking
Kid-
I bought a Jose Altuve mini statue that is like 10 bucks on eBay so I’m the next Jose Altuve
PXD_Infultrxte I HaVe A fOrTnItE pRoFiLe PiC sO i Am BeTtEr ThAn YoU
RīmZ Takes Walls bruh , he never acted that way , he was just showing that he’s inspired by Jose Altuve
Lmaoo
Jag 2 love how the butt hurt kids above you up there don’t agree with me and you laugh at my true comment
I respect you
No you are not
how to get on to whistle:
Step 1: Be rich
Step 2: have personal trainers
Step 3: own a 100 bats
He rolled over on every single ball off the tee😂😂
Kid: I can hit a ball
Whistle: NEXT GIANCARLO STANTON
Dominate yes
So true
So true
For real tho
Stanton can’t even hit a ball lmaooo
"Not a bunch of kids his age doing arm care"
4:17 *Shows whole team doing it*
Arm care is normal for 9-10 year olds
@@Mario-yi8ti Ik but the trainer was making Joey look like he's ahead of everyone else and then it shows the whole team doing it.
Ok well he is playing with older people than he is because he is so good ( kinda )
And me
And he’s not even using good form
Those pop ups looking good !
ikr i mean i thought mine looked good! look at those beauties! 🤣
No days off: "I practise 3 days a week for 90 minutes a day"
1. Who tf needs a running coach
2. You don’t need 100 bats and 50 gloves
3. He’s average for an 11 year old
4. Altuve didn’t have 7 trainers
5. He only hits pop ups and ground balls
SAVAGES YT he not average he does look like this in the video but he’s in my pg tournament rn and he’s a stud
Itz Carpy what is the pitcher pitching 60’s cuz that’s the only thing I see him hitting
Stop being so mean to him
SAVAGES ZERO exactly he can’t even find the right spot on the ball lmao
The Sport G.O.A.T he is an average player at 4'7 but when he gets bigger and stronger he is going to be great
“These are all the bats I use” Shows 150 bats and half of them aren’t unwrapped
Shaun 13 has 4 cat 7 3 cat 6 8 demarini voodoo 2019 and Louisville slugger prime 2019 Easton make beast and maurrucci green lol he is very humble 😂😂😂 parents waist that much money on a kid that plays for a select team
Shaun 13 😂😂😂😂
If you wanna troll an 11 yr old, you need to learn how to speak/type the English language... "aren't unwrapped" think about that for a second big guy...
Matthew Helman it’s correct. I don’t know what your thinking about, but ‘aren’t unwrapped’ is the same as wrapped, if you take out the negatives.
He has like 20 makos 30 marrucci greens and like 50 unwrapped eastons
I am a small kid too and I thought I was the only one, this gives me a lot of confidence💯
Literally every coach: STOP THROWING SIDE ARM!
Joeys coach: GOOD JOB
High school: goodluck...
anyone that's even played baseball for a minute knows you do not need 50 bats, especially when you're 11 and will outgrow them in a year. you need 1 lol
CoolDrify plus when you turn 13 you need a drop 5 and the next year a drop 3. All of those will be useless
I mean I have 2 bats but definitely not 50 and like 20 glove also lol
I use my friends bats they work fine 🤷♂️
Tbh you only need 1 or two
CoolDrify maybe he collects them
The kids in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic are on a different level
Lion Demet nope USA has the best baseball in the world
Peter 888 we have the best yes but the kids in DR are also pretty good
Wa Kanda agreed
True
@peter 888 yes but kids in Puerto Rico and the DR don’t have the access to great training facilities and organized leagues. So if they did you could argue they would be better
He drops his back elbow so much! I want to watch him see him hit an outside fastball or a good curveball
my bday is on october 27 so close to the vid LOVE U WHISTLE:)
Once he uses the -3 he’s gonna have tons of infield pop ups
Gum Beefs will he be able to even swing it is the question
Fedsted he already has infield pop ups
His swing isn’t that smooth and he will struggle to get the ball out of the infield until he hits puberty and if he hits puberty hard. Typically kids that small never get tall.
I understand that your saying this but this kid is working harder than any of you
Oml fr im going to highschool next year
“Height doesn’t measure heart” yea, well money doesn’t measure talent
Hey so true😂😂
Mark Schloss You did not just call him out like that💀💀😂
Max Cook oooooo but i did
Causally says “these are just the bats I use” *camera points at 30 bats*
Mark Schloss yeah I played him i struck him out I’ll say I’m not the best pitcher I throw hard but not accurate lmak
Hits a pop fly
Whistle next Jose Altuve
stfu?
Me: throws a baseball in the outfield
Whistle: Next Ichiro Suzuki???
Those kids pay at least 5k to be on that “select” team
and to be on the video. ever notice that all the kids they put on this are rich AF
You mean the kids parents? Daddy’s money
They “select” the highest payers
Corey Bean you must be on that team or kinda team
Ninjanerd 0905 no I was saying they select the highest payers
I don’t want to seem like I am hating but he does all that hitting and pops up every thing
its because he drops his shoulder when he swings, all his weight is on his back foot.
I know he “works seven days a week” but falls over and dips when he swings and pops up everything.
I have a fractured finger and cN hit better
Also his batting technique isn’t great he is very off balance and he bends his front leg
Waist of time
Joey- I get motivated by losing
Me- wondering if he gets discouraged by winning
I love how they cover an 11 year old, like do you think he is an mlb player already or something?
“If I had a crystal ball and it said Joey would not play D1, MLB...”
Dude, you don’t need a crystal ball for that.
somehow his Perfect Game profile says Vanderbilt is interested
@@trevornyhusmoen9866 that means he is interested in going to Vanderbilt. Not Vanderbilt is interested in him
🤣
I know this kid, he’s rude and mr know it all
This is great lol
Kid: I can hit a pop up in games
whistle: get him a video right now
Victoria Miller honestly
I love how they didn’t show the other kid on his team who hit a homer
yeah, he should have been the focus of the video.
I’m here watching this again and I would love to know where this kid is now! Probably the Next Newman kid
He’s playing in the pg mr national showcase
His parents probably paid Whistle to make a video on him
Bruh this comment is so underrated 😂
Sadly True
no u, I know I wish I was as rich as this kid
No,He is a dedicated young baseball player who is way underrated
Whistle probably paid them
5:38 “he’s gonna hit a home run” well no duh it’s a 2017 zen on tiny fields
Exactly! Banned bats but still can be used in some tourneys. I sold my kid's orange Mako in 2019 and someone paid 200 for it so they could keep living the false dream.
But then the sound is like a cat 8 composite
And it wasn’t even Joey!
what kind of bat is that orange one u did the middle left and right
Kid: able to hit a ball
Whistle: kid phenom oh my god the best of the best
"Money doesn't measure skill."
“Stop copying comments”
Kenneth Cheek, “Nobody asked you”
Evan O’Dowd “the office is good”
Kenneth Cheek you know what else is good? To shut up and read the comments instead of commanding someone to stop copying comments. Have you seen the average comment section on UA-cam? You must lose your mind when you see two comments that look alike.
MONEY DOESN'T MAKE YOU BETTER
because you definetely need 100 bats and 50 gloves to play a game of baseball
Yeah man! New glove every play and new bat every pitch! 😂
Very Noice *Definitely
in the Dominican Republics kids have to share bats and gloves.
Albert Gonzalez r/nobodyasked
@@scott677 its true
Look at him now lol crazy good bro been going crazy ever since
I like how they zoomed in on his hit from 2 feet away into a net acting like it was a hard thing to do
Bro look at his bat and glove collection that's when you know he's spoiled
Ya I know
Hot Pocket I agree
It's the parents
Hot Pocket He’s using a -10 mako bat. Bruh, that’s for the weaklings
Facts
local kid gets base hit
whistle: NEXT MIKE TROUT
Yung Mava :wasn’t even a base hit 🤔. It went to the fence 🤣🤡.
La_softball. player yeah where center is 200 something while I’m 1 age group above and our center is 400 at least 101 feet further plus he hit it to right where it’s shorter than center and we didn’t see what the fielder did he could’ve missed it so it rolled back all we saw was the hit and him run not what the fielder did
Runs two extra routes after practice.
Whistle: tHiS KiDs GRinD DoSEnt StOp, nEXt jERry rICe?
this kid has inspired me to never show fear and also never give up
Kid: *Gets hit*
The kid after: *cries*
Whistle: “The next Mike Tyson!?”
Haha that’s hilarious.
Lmao my uncle actually met him in rehab and they talked everyday.
Me: Works on myself everday using nothing but youtube
This guy: 71 bats, 13 trainers...
Also me: Dinger!!!!
Kid: i hit a lot
All are foul balls
Whistle: next aaron judge
JacobDalton Dalton next Brandon belt you mean?
12 year old kid: Throws 50 mph fastball with barely any control with 500 dollar glove and 4 trainers
Whistle: nExT mAx ScHeRzEr????
Whether if he is elite or not I still respect this kid for his heart and passion for the game. That determination will carry over to anything he chooses to do in life. Keep on working towards your goals Joey!
I’m 11 too I started 8 years ago he reminds me of myself
How to get on no days off :be rich, have lots of bats, and have personal trainers.
That is so true tho
Y'all rlly be hating whatever tho
Fax
Unfax
@@calvindeckerstudent8160 unfax
Dips shoulder while hitting
Doesn’t finish his swing
Short hops for two year olds
Only hits pop flies and grounders
Lots of errors
Whistle: NeXt JOsE aLtuVe
Ella Spurlock I'm 10. 1. Fixed my shoulder dips I follow through with my swing I'm okay at 20 mile an hour short hops if I make an error I might still get the out
He has good trainers it’s the player himself and even major league players do short hops but yea I see what you mean for the other stuff
Gabe Ruth 36 T-Cat yeah his form needs to be fixed
It’s not like your anybetter
Speak English
“Down over here is all the bats that I use.” Has 7 of the same bat with 10 different bats
He’s literally going to flex on all the girls with all the bats
Does 30 seconds of bands coach: “ not a lot of kids do arm care, he is defiantly ahead of the game”.
Pudge Perfect I do bands because I hurt my arm at 11
Yeah not ahead of his growth
I’m 11 and I do arm care but my dad doesn’t buy me 70 bats because of it
I know this kid, he’s rude and mr know it all
I did arm care at his age
Joey:I train 7 days a week
Me:have you heard of Fortnite
Joey:I will give it a try
Whistle:lets interview him again
Joey: I train 1 day a week
I train for Fortnite World Cup 8 days a week
Minecraft > Fortnite
@FrankDogDook
There is only 7 days in a week....
Hammer Hartz wooosh
@Amy Moore
Haha. I’m not going to woosh you back because that’s annoying, but I did that on purpose to get wooshed.
5:23 jammed
His best clip from the video in the game is a pop up to second
Dad: spends 2k on batting coach
Joey : pops out every at bat
ClapZ i lol true
Why hate on this kid? Now he’s ranked #2 in the state of new jersey for 2025 with a 8.5 pg grade. He proved all of u youtube coaches and haters wrong
Concerned the D1 word thrown around alot by both the player and mom and dad. My son had some d1 interest as he was a all state selection in HS and played on the best travel team in Ohio however he knew a private school he wanted to go to where he knew he could start as a freshman and get a ton of playing time and he was focused on his education major. He played NAIA and got over seventy five % as a outfielder of and expensive education payed for and never looked back or regretted his decision. I'm just saying keep an open mind and options open and don't get caught up in D1 trap.