As an NCAA ump, your best friends for the day are the catchers. You always slow down for them when they need it. You gotta work with 'em all day. If they're sticking pitches, let 'em know exactly why you think it missed and how close it was. If they give you enough gruff, listen -- they're the only person with a better view than you. And if they get nailed, you give them time. Always.
So what’s the call when the batter hits the catchers gloved hand, or helmet in some cases? If the pitcher hits the batter they get a base. If the batter hits the catcher it should be something… a strike, an out, maybe or a fine? I’ve seen it happen a few times. I’ve even seen a batter swinging the bat before the pitcher is set and hits the catcher in the head with a backswing.
Props to the umpires in this video. Each made sure the catcher got time to pull it together before allowing the play to resume. Walking the ball to the pitcher or dusting the plate are done for a reason
You'll notice that when it's the ump getting nailed, the catchers catch them and give them aid too. It's a professional courtesy because we are both in the line of fire (I say that as a catcher growing up and an umpire today.) At this level, it's even worse because of the velo's those pitches are coming in at. When I played, MLB pitchers were fast at 90... today.. 90 is the changup... but even at much slower speeds, when they go off the mask, it will knock you a bit silly. Now we know more of concussions to add credence to that. Not to mention that some of those went off the catcher "junk"... If you're a guy, I don't need to tell you that even at 1mph, that's won't tickle..
The same thing happens to them. Catchers and umps may not always get along, but they all know what it's like to get beaned by an errant pitch or foul. It's arguably worse for umps, because at least catchers have their glove up planning to catch the ball. Umps are completely defenseless other than their dubiously "protective" gear.
@@quigonkenny Its also a safety thing too. A ball coming 90+ at both of them. If the catcher is dizzy or doesnt have enough time to "get it together", that next pitch could hit the ump. So they both need each other to stay safe.
I remember I used to think that catchers were being dramatic about foul tips hitting them in the mask. But in high school, one day at practice I had to practice catching cause our main catcher was having an oblique issue, and our backup already had a broken thumb and they thought I could pick up on it quickest cause I had the ability to play anywhere on the field and I had worked on catcher in the past, very briefly though. To try and get me some reps before our next game I caught pitches and was back there for live BP. Had the pitching machine throwing the ball at mid to upper 80’s and one of my teammates fouled tipped it and hit me square in the mask, all I did was stay squatted and kinda put my head down and closed my eyes cause I actually got dizzy. Worst part about it is our next 2 games got cancelled cause of rain and our starting catcher was able to play before we played, so that happened for nothing. Never judged a catcher about that afterwards and always think to myself “welp he needs a couple seconds” when one gets hit by a foul tip
Same here, last game I played as catcher, it was a pick up game and I didn’t have my shinguards and took wild pitch off my shin. Every time I bump that spot now and its been a couple of weeks , a shooting pain that makes me grit my teeth and groan
They're definitely in a foxhole together. It's a well trained partnership considering with everything they are focusing on, the reactions of catching each other mid-fall is lightning fast.
I was a catcher last two years of high school, cup protected me and twice got hurt like hell plus a broken thumb of my throwing hand at practice getting ready to throw 2nd against base stealer but the foul ballots me.
Posey and Molina are absolute heavyweights behind the plate. They take shot after shot after shot and keep coming back and performing at the highest levels.
When I played ,at tryouts, everybody was either a pitcher ,or first baseman,my dad told me to lose the first Batemans mitt ,and get a catchers mitt !!! ,I was the first name called as starting catcher !!!! ,Greatest day of my life !!!!!!
When Buster retired, he said he wanted to be healthy for his family and spend more time with his kids. What a warrior and champion that dude is. First ballot all the way.
I've had a few fouled off my mask when I played ball. Best way I can describe it is that you get staggered. Ears may ring, your vision may flash at impact, and you kinda lose sense of your surroundings for a second (which is why you see most of these guys sorta go limp like they're knocked out, but then get back to it like nothing happened after a few seconds). Those helmets do a great job at taking shots. Sure, may get a bruise or two, but usually not an injury that forces you out of a game. All I can say is that it is a good thing that catcher's gear exists.
Do the Giants pitchers just have such great movement on their pitches that they induce a lot of foul tips? Seemed like every third one was a Giants catcher and mostly Posey.
This should be a reminder to everyone who thinks safety gear is unnecessary in life. Sure, you might never need it, but when something happens, you're gonna be SO glad you're protected.
Watched an Astros/Mariners game earlier this week and there was one foul tip while the Astros were at bat that really had it in for Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh. Went straight for the cup. Did not pass GO!, did not collect $200. Don't care how much padding you have down there, you get a 100+ mph baseball to the boys, you're going to need a minute... Those catches by Ramos and Maldonado are insane...
I remember a young man that played LL with my youngest son…he was the catcher AND also a hockey goalie…I teased him for not being wrapped too tight since he had balls thrown at him and pucks shot at him on purpose…
My son caught for ten years before switching to pitcher in college. He had four surgeries for various broken bones and injuries. You have to have a different mentality to be a catcher.
Damn that first on gonna sting.... why my coach always told the catcher 'basically you scratch your ass with your throwing hand until you need it to throw'.
I know all catchers take a beating, but honestly, how is Buster Posey still able to walk or feed himself? Sheesh, that poor guy. This isn't even showing the times he got trucked by runners at home plate before the rule change.
At aged 11, my catcher Teddy asked me to NOT do the cup check. Coach wanted the pitcher to give a rap to the catcher before each game. Teddy forgot his. Anyway, later in the game, foul ball below his glove, and BOOM! I had the best shot in the house. He crawled all the way to the dugout, and threw up! It was AWESOME!
Give the umpires some credit for giving the catcher a little extra time to collect himself after getting dinged. They have taken a few of those foul tips themselves, so they are willing to show a little professional courtesy behind the plate.
Played catcher my entire time playing baseball growing up. Some of these really hit home for me. No pun intended. The worst were always the bounces right into the cup. I’d take a foul ball off my mask any day over the bounce. Both sucked but those bounces man, they were something else
Except for my first year of LL I spent every year of my baseball career thru HS as a catcher. I never received a nut sot or a bell ringer to the mask. Afterwards, I had a 3,000 game career as an umpire and spent 40% of those games behind the plate. No nut shots, one broken bone, one severely bruised abdomen, and one incident where a cross up between a pitcher and a catcher resulted in a fastball taking my add on throat guard off my mask and planting it against my throat. if not tor the add on my throat is crushed and I choke to death The only thing all that protection is meant to do is to minimize injury, not prevent it.
Buster Posey and Kurt Suzuki were two of the toughest catchers I have ever seen! Posey should easily make the HOF! Suzuki no chance but always fun to watch! This is why catchers finish their careers as first basemen!
I'm watching the first few and thinking to myself just how great those plate umps are, showing concern and catching the catcher from falling, and checking up on them. Then noticing the opposing players not seeming to react. Then, some of the plate umps seem to largely ignore the catcher and Mike Trout showing concern.
Man, that was brutal! Came to this video to reminisce a lil bit on the career of Buster Posey? Lifelong Giants-fan here, but also a HUGE fan of da Dodgers, & yes! I can love BOTH teams if I want to. Started following Buster way back when He played at Florida State, when one of His team mates just happened to be a former lil 3rd-grader of mine (I be a retired career elementary-ed/early childhood Teacher) who was also a starter + very talented young man. Watched one FLA-State game when they (Seminoles were way, WAY ahead of their opponent) took Buster from behind home-plate and put Him at 3rd, then 1st, and finally let Him pitch! Yes, this is a true event, & can be verified! Sure miss seeing Buster play, but then again, He certainly is entitled to retire just like the rest of us, and I hope He continues in good health!
Played catcher in highschool, foul tips off mask or chest protector hurt like hell, back swings to back of glove or another backswing I took to the elbow of glove hand hurt a whole lot more
0:36 that was the start of the Giants Catcher woes that weekend. Think they ended up with 3 or 4 of them that series. 2:01 no its not because it hit equipment. There's actually a rule that if you field it with your mask its considered a Balk, or something equivilant that lets the runners move up something about an Equipment violation
I always thought the MLB guys kept their eyes open when catching. Whenever you can see a replay in slow motion they always blink when the batter swings regardless if they make contact or not. Crazy
Yeah people think 'on it hit him on the mask he'll be fine'... well from personal experience with both I can tell you getting tagged on the mask is just like getting hit with a flush punch in a boxing match. Depending on just where it hits it can literally 'ring your bell'... hard...
Goalie helmets are for hockey, Catchers masks are for baseball. The Catchers mask obsorbs way more force than the other, a Goalie would wear them if they would stay better and had a wider range of protection,
Just a couple days ago Logan O'Hoppe had to be removed, and then missed the next game after DBacks hitter Randall Grichuk fouled one so hard off his groin it moved his cup almost 5"
Practically none of these are "foul tips", they are foul balls. A foul tip, by rule and definition, is one that goes direct from the bat to the catcher's glove or hand and is held.
The pitcher was atop the rubber and had to shift his foot down, he could only do so under a windup situation, not a stretch, more likely with no runners, or runners on second and third at once
I remember the chest protection going all the way down to the crotch. Since when did that piece get removed? If it got removed, seems like they would start wearing cups.
Maybe go in the locker room and check out their protection. They do wear cups and padding underneath. By the way how hard the ball comes in no amount of protection is going to help.
@@kbs8597No flexible protection, anyway. And a rigid guard would impair movement. If a guy wants to have a big crop of kids, he better not play catcher.
0:54 Reveals the second reason why the umpires are needed and should not be replaced by robots. If the catcher gets hurt, the first person able to respond to him is the Umpire, able to make sure that if the catcher falls back, they won't do more damage.
For the life of me, I don't know why there's no groin protection for catchers. Don't tell me it's impossible to design one that doesn't hinder movement. Once in a lifetime is more than common enough to get hit in the groin.
If the catchers helmets are like cricket helmets than one thing that probably isnt obvious is the noise when a ball hits it , i played for many many years and i can assure you that the noise is very loud when you do get hit , BUT my fellow team mates would think it was funny to tap the helmet with a ball , thats loud enough lol
As an NCAA ump, your best friends for the day are the catchers. You always slow down for them when they need it. You gotta work with 'em all day. If they're sticking pitches, let 'em know exactly why you think it missed and how close it was. If they give you enough gruff, listen -- they're the only person with a better view than you. And if they get nailed, you give them time. Always.
So what’s the call when the batter hits the catchers gloved hand, or helmet in some cases? If the pitcher hits the batter they get a base. If the batter hits the catcher it should be something… a strike, an out, maybe or a fine? I’ve seen it happen a few times. I’ve even seen a batter swinging the bat before the pitcher is set and hits the catcher in the head with a backswing.
Posey is literally a quarter of the video. This dude is one of the best all time and a true badass
That's why he had a great year in '21 when he took '20 off.
He also took a ton of bats to his globe hand due to how shallow he was behind the plate.
its because he was in SF. They can't see straight...
@@KiloBravo91bro 🤣🤣🤣
@@benjamifresc3094 I’m glad someone got it. lol
“Breaking ball, on Sanchez.” Sir, I believe he broke both.
Molina from the Cards caught one, that ripped his scrotum. RIPPED. Out for six weeks.
Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh@@dennissvitak5475
Got a piece of it 🥴
I was thinking the same
Props to the umpires in this video. Each made sure the catcher got time to pull it together before allowing the play to resume. Walking the ball to the pitcher or dusting the plate are done for a reason
You'll notice that when it's the ump getting nailed, the catchers catch them and give them aid too. It's a professional courtesy because we are both in the line of fire (I say that as a catcher growing up and an umpire today.) At this level, it's even worse because of the velo's those pitches are coming in at. When I played, MLB pitchers were fast at 90... today.. 90 is the changup... but even at much slower speeds, when they go off the mask, it will knock you a bit silly. Now we know more of concussions to add credence to that. Not to mention that some of those went off the catcher "junk"... If you're a guy, I don't need to tell you that even at 1mph, that's won't tickle..
The same thing happens to them. Catchers and umps may not always get along, but they all know what it's like to get beaned by an errant pitch or foul.
It's arguably worse for umps, because at least catchers have their glove up planning to catch the ball. Umps are completely defenseless other than their dubiously "protective" gear.
@@quigonkenny Its also a safety thing too. A ball coming 90+ at both of them. If the catcher is dizzy or doesnt have enough time to "get it together", that next pitch could hit the ump. So they both need each other to stay safe.
I remember I used to think that catchers were being dramatic about foul tips hitting them in the mask. But in high school, one day at practice I had to practice catching cause our main catcher was having an oblique issue, and our backup already had a broken thumb and they thought I could pick up on it quickest cause I had the ability to play anywhere on the field and I had worked on catcher in the past, very briefly though. To try and get me some reps before our next game I caught pitches and was back there for live BP. Had the pitching machine throwing the ball at mid to upper 80’s and one of my teammates fouled tipped it and hit me square in the mask, all I did was stay squatted and kinda put my head down and closed my eyes cause I actually got dizzy. Worst part about it is our next 2 games got cancelled cause of rain and our starting catcher was able to play before we played, so that happened for nothing. Never judged a catcher about that afterwards and always think to myself “welp he needs a couple seconds” when one gets hit by a foul tip
Bro literally same. I definitely learned the truth lol
It’s called a concussion😂😂😂😂😂
Same here, last game I played as catcher, it was a pick up game and I didn’t have my shinguards and took wild pitch off my shin. Every time I bump that spot now and its been a couple of weeks , a shooting pain that makes me grit my teeth and groan
@@Neverforget343 who the hell let you step behind the plate without all your gear😂😂
@@EV-qu2lbmy own dumbass, it was a pick up game between a group of friends.
0:53
The reaction time of that umpire was on point.
Like he knew right away that he was gonna go down.. Well done my good man.
I have always appreciated the respect between catchers and umpires. They really look out for each other.
They're definitely in a foxhole together. It's a well trained partnership considering with everything they are focusing on, the reactions of catching each other mid-fall is lightning fast.
As someone who played catcher several years, a cup helps absorb a hit but still hurts a lot, same for mask/helmet shots.
Helmet shots dont hurt as bad as a cup shot
@@dluce9804 Head shots usually don't hurt unless you get tagged in the jaw. Mainly it's about getting your bell rung and seeing straight.
@@PeteNice29 Fair. It IS a bit disorienting but its not bad
I was a catcher last two years of high school, cup protected me and twice got hurt like hell plus a broken thumb of my throwing hand at practice getting ready to throw 2nd against base stealer but the foul ballots me.
Yeah the cup is the difference between ruining your day and never being able to have kids again
Posey and Molina are absolute heavyweights behind the plate. They take shot after shot after shot and keep coming back and performing at the highest levels.
Molina taking two to the face in the same at-bat is brutal.
1:28
I love how fast the crowd goes from cheering to concern upon realizing the injury.
When I played ,at tryouts, everybody was either a pitcher ,or first baseman,my dad told me to lose the first Batemans mitt ,and get a catchers mitt !!! ,I was the first name called as starting catcher !!!! ,Greatest day of my life !!!!!!
Your dad should have told you to focus on education instead of baseball!!!
Kindergarten story
@@surf101-you can literally get an education and play ball that’s the point
You won't play baseball as a career
@@packjackisbackwhy can’t they??
I’m in disbelief how many times posey has been in this video lmaoooo
When Buster retired, he said he wanted to be healthy for his family and spend more time with his kids. What a warrior and champion that dude is. First ballot all the way.
1:09 the ball literally does a burnout in the grill of the mask lol
Good catch
Buster Posey went thru war back there.
I've had a few fouled off my mask when I played ball. Best way I can describe it is that you get staggered. Ears may ring, your vision may flash at impact, and you kinda lose sense of your surroundings for a second (which is why you see most of these guys sorta go limp like they're knocked out, but then get back to it like nothing happened after a few seconds). Those helmets do a great job at taking shots. Sure, may get a bruise or two, but usually not an injury that forces you out of a game.
All I can say is that it is a good thing that catcher's gear exists.
Do the Giants pitchers just have such great movement on their pitches that they induce a lot of foul tips? Seemed like every third one was a Giants catcher and mostly Posey.
This should be a reminder to everyone who thinks safety gear is unnecessary in life. Sure, you might never need it, but when something happens, you're gonna be SO glad you're protected.
Wish they’d upgrade their crotch protection more though. I might be a lady but yikes!
Shakin up is Sanchez might need to be a new baseball phrase 😂
Watched an Astros/Mariners game earlier this week and there was one foul tip while the Astros were at bat that really had it in for Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh. Went straight for the cup. Did not pass GO!, did not collect $200. Don't care how much padding you have down there, you get a 100+ mph baseball to the boys, you're going to need a minute...
Those catches by Ramos and Maldonado are insane...
The ball stuck in the mask had me dying!😂😂😂😂
Joey+Posey+Giants= ball magnet
I remember a young man that played LL with my youngest son…he was the catcher AND also a hockey goalie…I teased him for not being wrapped too tight since he had balls thrown at him and pucks shot at him on purpose…
My son caught for ten years before switching to pitcher in college. He had four surgeries for various broken bones and injuries. You have to have a different mentality to be a catcher.
Lesson I learned from this video is don't be a catcher on the Giants.
1:34 "Breaking ball"
Watching these, there are a few good umpires left that give us hope.
Practically a third of this video is Posey and Yadi, those two are foul ball magnets.
Molina gets lit up a lot apparently lol
Those Umps really stepping up to help the players out!! Great job.
SO many giants catchers and a lot of Buster Posey, man its gotta be tough catching in the Bay Area
What is with every 3rd or 4th clip being a Giants catcher
Buster Posey is a G and madbum (Madison bumgardener) is mad
Posey and Bumgarner are my favorite catcher/pitcher duo I’ve ever got the pleasure of watching in my short ten years keeping up with baseball.
Dude give buster a break lmao
Man, half of these are Posey. That dude took a regular beating behind the plate. Champ!
0:48 1:34 every man watching yelped on those.
Thats why we have cups and it still hurts
I think a catcher in the late 80s had that happen twice in one game.
Vin Scully went silent out of respect. He knew.
Can't look away at the springy motion the ball makes on the cup😮🗿
right in the ball bag
Damn that first on gonna sting.... why my coach always told the catcher 'basically you scratch your ass with your throwing hand until you need it to throw'.
Do you have any more with the Giants? Jfc
As a catcher back in 14 year old league, i sympathize with these guys.
That last one was class. Catcher takes the hit, comes down with it after the bobble, and the batter gives him a congratulatory pat.
Would an american football style hemet be better for the catchers to wear?
My boy Posey was getting a beating on the Giants😂🤦🏽♂️
I know all catchers take a beating, but honestly, how is Buster Posey still able to walk or feed himself? Sheesh, that poor guy. This isn't even showing the times he got trucked by runners at home plate before the rule change.
Props to the umps and batters who acted concerned for the catchers.
For a minute there I thought it was the same guy
At aged 11, my catcher Teddy asked me to NOT do the cup check. Coach wanted the pitcher to give a rap to the catcher before each game. Teddy forgot his. Anyway, later in the game, foul ball below his glove, and BOOM! I had the best shot in the house. He crawled all the way to the dugout, and threw up! It was AWESOME!
💀low-key evil...
I took a foul tip that did nerve damage to my catching thumb. Doctor called it skiers thumb. Pretty much ended my college career.
Buster posey!😂😂😂
He was a heck of catcher! This makes him look like the unluckiest catcher ever
Man, it’s DANGEROUS to be a catcher for the Giants!
So many of us who have played in a league but never played catcher have a lot of respect for the guy behind the plate.
Amazed that Hank Conger taking two tips to the cup in the same half-inning (might have been same AB?) wasn't included.
Im starting to understand why Posey retired to early… lol
Remember the show "Ow! My balls!" on the movie Idiocracy? Thats us right now.
At least we have adblock
@@poika22 dont bother me, im 'batin
HAHAH
And crocs are popular. .
Just like as predicted
Give the umpires some credit for giving the catcher a little extra time to collect himself after getting dinged. They have taken a few of those foul tips themselves, so they are willing to show a little professional courtesy behind the plate.
Played catcher my entire time playing baseball growing up. Some of these really hit home for me. No pun intended. The worst were always the bounces right into the cup. I’d take a foul ball off my mask any day over the bounce. Both sucked but those bounces man, they were something else
Growing up being a catcher always had respect for the ump you take care of me and I'll take care of you
Except for my first year of LL I spent every year of my baseball career thru HS as a catcher. I never received a nut sot or a bell ringer to the mask. Afterwards, I had a 3,000 game career as an umpire and spent 40% of those games behind the plate. No nut shots, one broken bone, one severely bruised abdomen, and one incident where a cross up between a pitcher and a catcher resulted in a fastball taking my add on throat guard off my mask and planting it against my throat. if not tor the add on my throat is crushed and I choke to death The only thing all that protection is meant to do is to minimize injury, not prevent it.
Buster Posey and Kurt Suzuki were two of the toughest catchers I have ever seen! Posey should easily make the HOF! Suzuki no chance but always fun to watch! This is why catchers finish their careers as first basemen!
Alternate title for the thumbnail: "Umpire rocks catcher's body with big, nasty hooks"
I'm watching the first few and thinking to myself just how great those plate umps are, showing concern and catching the catcher from falling, and checking up on them. Then noticing the opposing players not seeming to react. Then, some of the plate umps seem to largely ignore the catcher and Mike Trout showing concern.
Man, that was brutal! Came to this video to reminisce a lil bit on the career of Buster Posey? Lifelong Giants-fan here, but also a HUGE fan of da Dodgers, & yes! I can love BOTH teams if I want to. Started following Buster way back when He played at Florida State, when one of His team mates just happened to be a former lil 3rd-grader of mine (I be a retired career elementary-ed/early childhood Teacher) who was also a starter + very talented young man. Watched one FLA-State game when they (Seminoles were way, WAY ahead of their opponent) took Buster from behind home-plate and put Him at 3rd, then 1st, and finally let Him pitch! Yes, this is a true event, & can be verified! Sure miss seeing Buster play, but then again, He certainly is entitled to retire just like the rest of us, and I hope He continues in good health!
Played catcher in highschool, foul tips off mask or chest protector hurt like hell, back swings to back of glove or another backswing I took to the elbow of glove hand hurt a whole lot more
0:36 that was the start of the Giants Catcher woes that weekend. Think they ended up with 3 or 4 of them that series. 2:01 no its not because it hit equipment. There's actually a rule that if you field it with your mask its considered a Balk, or something equivilant that lets the runners move up something about an Equipment violation
I always thought the MLB guys kept their eyes open when catching. Whenever you can see a replay in slow motion they always blink when the batter swings regardless if they make contact or not. Crazy
Yeah people think 'on it hit him on the mask he'll be fine'... well from personal experience with both I can tell you getting tagged on the mask is just like getting hit with a flush punch in a boxing match. Depending on just where it hits it can literally 'ring your bell'... hard...
Geez, why would ANYONE want to be a catcher...? Ouch!
You are a part of every play, you control the game. Catching is the best position in baseball to play. IMO. These moments are just a part of it.
0:43. Great to hear Vin Scully again.
Follow up with the injury and if they missed any time!
Give respect to the umps that caught the catchers
Like 40% of these are Giants. Poor fellas.
Goalie helmets are for hockey, Catchers masks are for baseball. The Catchers mask obsorbs way more force than the other, a Goalie would wear them if they would stay better and had a wider range of protection,
Does the foul tip make the ball travel faster into their face?
Just a couple days ago Logan O'Hoppe had to be removed, and then missed the next game after DBacks hitter Randall Grichuk fouled one so hard off his groin it moved his cup almost 5"
Giant catchers really take a beating!
Practically none of these are "foul tips", they are foul balls. A foul tip, by rule and definition, is one that goes direct from the bat to the catcher's glove or hand and is held.
4:29 is that not a Balk? That little stutter step or whatever you want to call it. Serious question
The pitcher was atop the rubber and had to shift his foot down, he could only do so under a windup situation, not a stretch, more likely with no runners, or runners on second and third at once
Looks like someone needs to redesign the protective gear. They couldn't pay me enough to take those hits.
They don’t call the gear “the tools of ignorance” for nothin….
😂
Granted we were kids in the backyard, but it's a wonder I'm still alive playing catcher in the backyard with zero gear...lol
Foul balls-1 San Francisco’s catchers-0
Catchers are always dealing with this. Definitely toughest guys on the field.
Angel Hernandez the type of umpire to push the catcher down after they take one in the face
I remember the chest protection going all the way down to the crotch. Since when did that piece get removed? If it got removed, seems like they would start wearing cups.
Maybe go in the locker room and check out their protection. They do wear cups and padding underneath. By the way how hard the ball comes in no amount of protection is going to help.
@@kbs8597No flexible protection, anyway. And a rigid guard would impair movement. If a guy wants to have a big crop of kids, he better not play catcher.
They wear cups...
And it just takes a little off the total injury in the event... it doesn't eliminate injury at all.
If it gets stuck in the mask, it should count as a catch. I.e, foul out on strike 3
There's tough, and then there's MLB catcher tough.
Tough with a side order of masochism. LOL
0:54 Reveals the second reason why the umpires are needed and should not be replaced by robots. If the catcher gets hurt, the first person able to respond to him is the Umpire, able to make sure that if the catcher falls back, they won't do more damage.
0:48 I audibly grimaced when I saw this and my dad asked why so I showed him and he matched my face and pitch perfectly
The Force 3 catcher mask was available for every one of these concussion hits. its all on the catchers equipment choice.
catchers have the biggest balls in sports.
1:35 Was that a junk ball pitcher on the mound?
For the life of me, I don't know why there's no groin protection for catchers. Don't tell me it's impossible to design one that doesn't hinder movement. Once in a lifetime is more than common enough to get hit in the groin.
I’m a cacher in baseball ⚾️
Hmmm, you missed the Yadier Molina foul tip against the Cubs 3-4 yrs ago
I remember the one that hit him in the nuts so hard he needed surgery.
Between Posey and Molina, that’s half the video. Throw in the Giants catchers and there is 3/4 of it.
Man that wire mesh being dented on that one mask was scary to see.
I read the title as if this video was the worst rated catcher in MLB getting hit
0:48 my soul left my body
1:34 my skeleton left my body.
If the catchers helmets are like cricket helmets than one thing that probably isnt obvious is the noise when a ball hits it , i played for many many years and i can assure you that the noise is very loud when you do get hit , BUT my fellow team mates would think it was funny to tap the helmet with a ball , thats loud enough lol
Oof. Some of these give new meaning to the term 'breaking ball'. 😂