And that walk-off blast off Hendricks... that was a GOOD pitch, too, maybe just a touch high in the zone, but Buxton just timed it perfectly and absolutely drilled it.
I remember watching that and worrying about Munoz' control, turns out I was right to be worried lol, but hey at least yall got a very nice highlight out of it
When I saw the Rich Hill pitch, I was like ooh ok finally we're out of the position players pitching in blowout games but NOPE my man just throws slower than literal position players.
The last 4 were all on the first pitch. You obviously do scouting reports on what the guy throws before the game. You have to think he throws you a heater down the middle first pitch
@@ThankYouBroSports Dude. It's obviously MUCH easier for MLB hitters to time fast balls, than your average Joe's who have never faced fastballs in their life. It's still not EASY but most MLB players are good enough to time fastballs they know are likely coming. It's offspeed stuff being mixed in that makes it waay harder.
@Nothing Burger well no shit lmao. I played ball too. I can hit 100 if you gave me a few. What makes this incredible is from the other variables. You could also include spin and drop too.
He said his goal going into the season was to have a 30/30 season. He had 8 HR and 10 SB with an OPS+ of 86 in 130 games. Safe to say he fell a bit short.
Anyone else wondering why the Rays put Yu Chang in to pitch when they were only down 6 to the Tigers? I’m actually curious. I feel like a 6 run inning is more than possible.
Tbf they're not pitchers, they're just there to relief the actual pitchers so they get to the important/winnable games in perfect shape, it's just their prides getting hurt😅
So they were livid when Tatis hit a homer instead of taking a strike. But these teams are up 10+ and absolutely demolishing an overhand toss down the middle
Correct me if im wrong but isnt it easier to hit faster pitches farther out because the pitcher supplies the power? I think you get better EV on fastballs than on off speed pitches (unless you're Aaron Judge or Giancarlo Stanton)
Technically because there is greater kinetic energy but at the same time it’s harder to get perfect contact on a faster pitch. But with the same contact yes
Wait doesn't that go against projectile motion physics? Sending a projectile in the opposite direction of where it was traveling means you subtract the projectile's forces then add your own. So faster pitches have higher acceleration, meaning more newtons, so the difference in force to hit a homer with it should be higher than slower pitches right?
@@Junya01I think mostly because of the mass difference between the ball and bat, and also the relatively high coefficient of restitution the speed the ball rebounds relative to the bat would be proportional to the closing speed of the bat and ball.
The people who are throwing the slow balls are non-pitchers who were put in the game to save the actual pitchers for later because they were up/down by a lot
@@fred_fotch_baseball Even though in a couple other places it's a capital L (SL)? there's just no way a pitch with that speed and arm-side tail is a slider
How can a ball travel 399 ft, but land IN FRONT OF the 387 ft marker? Especially when the ball is almost dropping straight down or coming from such a high altitude.
The sign is for the wall in front of it not the actual spot of where the sign is. It's 387 to the outfield wall at that spot so if the ball went beyond the wall it was hit over 387 ft
Why are the others throwing those slow pitches? Aren't those easy to hit? What's the reason for that? I don't follow baseball and only started to watch
The guys throwing the slow pitches are new to the sport and haven’t built up enough service time to throw hard yet. In MLB you have to have at least 2 years service time before you’re allowed to throw harder than 50 mph.
This video is bull and didn’t include many of the longest homeruns in history. What about Jose Canseco’s 540 foot smash into the triple deck? How fast was that pitch going, 34 or 103?
The last 2 seasons it has ramped up 1000% of bringing position players in to pitch. It used to be a rare novelty act 5-10 years ago and almost none existent before that. I think it’s dumb. I get the strategy behind it, but it makes a mockery of the game. There needs to be some sort of rule set in place for it. That you can only do it once a season for emergency purposes. Idk, it just waters down the game in my opinion.
The really slow throws ("pitches") are in games that are not close. The teams put in players who are not normally pitchers to save their pitchers for the next game. They are just trying to finish the game and aren't too worried about the other team scoring. Sometimes, real pitchers will throw slow pitches (eephus pitches) to surprise the batters and throw off their timing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eephus_pitch.
I like how a rich hill legit curveball is in middle of 30 position players
Fuckin' Dick Mountain
I'm legit surprised (pleasantly) that Dick Mountain is still throwing off a big-league mound.
I mean, not really. All the ones directly after him are from real pitchers.
@@A.B.421 yeah after the 2nd one but his first one was still followed by like 6 more position players
@@dontmindmeimjustspectating2871 I missed the first one. Still, only three position players came after that one.
so what you’re saying is, the best way to prevent home runs is to always throw 103mph fastballs.
Or keep it below 35.
@@Code4King They can’t hit it out if you roll it to the plate.
@@Code4King yes officer
Actually Rafael devers hit a home run off of a 103mph pitch thrown by aroldis chapman in 2017
@@spartan1347981 i remember that i was watching that game I was 7(oh my god 2017 was 6 years ago it doesn't seem that long)
Buxton hitting that 101 up off Munoz is the most impressive to me. I remember when he did that I couldn’t stop replaying it.
And that walk-off blast off Hendricks... that was a GOOD pitch, too, maybe just a touch high in the zone, but Buxton just timed it perfectly and absolutely drilled it.
I remember watching that and worrying about Munoz' control, turns out I was right to be worried lol, but hey at least yall got a very nice highlight out of it
I couldn’t stop replaying cause I was just amazed he wasn’t on the D.L.
Lmao same
The Rockie’s announcers “take a good look you won’t see this one for long” gets me every time
I liked the announcer at 6:46
These videos are fantastic. Thank you for all the details. So cool and great way to learn.
Glad you like them!
Ah yes, Albert Pujols being a part of the longest HR of the year compilation multiple times, just what we all expect from him.
Yeah just never thought I’d see him being the one being hit off of
Same thing with Schwarber…dude can hit absolute MISSILES
Bryce Harper’s “oh sh*t!” face when Schwarber hit that home run never gets old!
When I saw the Rich Hill pitch, I was like ooh ok finally we're out of the position players pitching in blowout games but NOPE my man just throws slower than literal position players.
varsho and buxton hitting 100mph+ multiple times is super impressive
The last 4 were all on the first pitch. You obviously do scouting reports on what the guy throws before the game. You have to think he throws you a heater down the middle first pitch
@@westhoodqualzini7884 ok bro. Go hit 100+ when you know it’s coming.
@@ThankYouBroSports I’m not a major league player
@@ThankYouBroSports Dude. It's obviously MUCH easier for MLB hitters to time fast balls, than your average Joe's who have never faced fastballs in their life. It's still not EASY but most MLB players are good enough to time fastballs they know are likely coming. It's offspeed stuff being mixed in that makes it waay harder.
@Nothing Burger well no shit lmao. I played ball too. I can hit 100 if you gave me a few. What makes this incredible is from the other variables. You could also include spin and drop too.
5:49 It's awesome how fast the fans behind the plate jump up because all they really needed was a deep fly ball. They got so much more.
8:33 sounds just like the perfect perfect sound from The show.
I love how the pitchers look soooo devastated like they throwing some high heat 😂
So pumped to see Varsho play for my Jays. Sick video too!
😅
Judging by the hr distances, there appears to be a sweet spot (most energy return) at around 85 mph for a wooden bat..
Seeing these athletes crush homers off of slow pitches is so satisfying.
Why do they throw so slow?
@@shintytyThere position players who are only in the game to save the actual pitchers arms because they are down so much the game’s basically over.
@@nathangoucher9184 thank you. It makes sense now. I am just starting to watch baseball again
The best ones are where their timing is a little off and they still muscle the thing out
Gotta love Hicks pimping home runs off non pitchers, it really shows where his game is at.
He said his goal going into the season was to have a 30/30 season. He had 8 HR and 10 SB with an OPS+ of 86 in 130 games. Safe to say he fell a bit short.
And he’ll probably say he’s gonna have another monster year…
7 years
77 million dollars
Would love to see the total homers at each pitch speed. Love the video it’s always fun watching the bell get smashed!
Agree !!
Daulton Varsho is gonna be a problem this year
*Fun fact:* Not only has nobody got a home run off a 109 mph pitch, but nobody has ever made CONTACT with a 109 mph pitch in the mlb
Anyone else wondering why the Rays put Yu Chang in to pitch when they were only down 6 to the Tigers? I’m actually curious. I feel like a 6 run inning is more than possible.
when grishuk hit that moonshot walkoff you could hear the fans celebrating the feeling was amazing.
Played Sam Huff in high school... him taking Clase deep doesn't shock me that dude is unreal
That's pretty cool! The best guy I played against made it to the NCAA haha
Love this video. Thanks for the info in the corner.
Yo this is a real creative video, this is a hit series bro
Thanks! I am glad you like it.
All I see is that Daulton Varsho is a fastball hitting machine
the Buxton 101 bomb is just a work of art man
These could all be inaccurate and I would never know.
I mean the title doesn't say longest so already he's got a loophole
@@zackyep "*Longest* Home Runs for Each Pitch Velocity in 2022 (35 mph to 102 mph)"
I messed up the title - it said "Long" before rather than "Longest"
Love how the guys who are literally lobing the ball are upset when they give up a home run
Tbf they're not pitchers, they're just there to relief the actual pitchers so they get to the important/winnable games in perfect shape, it's just their prides getting hurt😅
2:05 C’mon man, you gotta catch that.
to everyone asking- of course position players could throw a lot harder, they don’t because they/their managers don’t want to risk their arms.
0:25 He reacted like he got taken deep on a 100 mph fastball in game 7 of the World Series. 😂 Dork
Anyone who’s against batters hitting home runs in blowout games with position players pitching better look away!
That Morel homer was fucking pissed on omg
I like how you included the postseason
9:26 still blows my mind that buxton was almost too early on 101 above the zone
Buxton is insane
Yessir man thank you so much great vid♥️
So they were livid when Tatis hit a homer instead of taking a strike. But these teams are up 10+ and absolutely demolishing an overhand toss down the middle
Higashioka was like "get that weak shit outta my face"
Correct me if im wrong but isnt it easier to hit faster pitches farther out because the pitcher supplies the power? I think you get better EV on fastballs than on off speed pitches (unless you're Aaron Judge or Giancarlo Stanton)
Technically because there is greater kinetic energy but at the same time it’s harder to get perfect contact on a faster pitch. But with the same contact yes
Wait doesn't that go against projectile motion physics? Sending a projectile in the opposite direction of where it was traveling means you subtract the projectile's forces then add your own.
So faster pitches have higher acceleration, meaning more newtons, so the difference in force to hit a homer with it should be higher than slower pitches right?
@@Junya01I think mostly because of the mass difference between the ball and bat, and also the relatively high coefficient of restitution the speed the ball rebounds relative to the bat would be proportional to the closing speed of the bat and ball.
In this video I learned that I should take a good look, because I won't be seeing it for long.
Love the profile picture Ramses from prince of egypt
7:41 sounds like a tipping pitches kinda thing
Rich Hill is a legend🔥🔥🔥
That 35MPH pitch has to be one of the slowest ever recorded in MLB
Can someone explain to me why they were throwing it so slow?
The people who are throwing the slow balls are non-pitchers who were put in the game to save the actual pitchers for later because they were up/down by a lot
That 33mph pitch had bad location 😳 all of these pitches were right down the middle
Great video!
Thanks!
Love ur content
Thanks for your support!
6:51 cue the screaming baseball
iykyk
the famed Hunter Dozier Rich Hill line
Schwindel can't get a break lol
came here late! (10 minutes after upload lol). Keep up the good work and how about highest wpa sacrifice groundouts!
Great suggestion!
nice video
Varsho secretly hits nukes
Had no clue there were so many position players pitching in games now throwing eephus
Anyone think the Rockies announcers,"Take a good look, you won't see this one for long." Homerun call is annoying?
Damn, Buxton still beats Cruz on the 101 mph by 11 feet
Pittsburgh and sf seem to be in most of the highlights lol
A lot of Pirate games here lol
I love how a real pitcher threw a slower pitch then a real player😂😂😂
Cards legends with some rough ERA's
why do the pitchers just toss it in the beginning?
Didn't realize this many position players pitched lol
It's way more common than it used to be
Enjoy while it lasts, the league’s gonna ban it in the next couple years
whats the site for looking at mlb percentiles like strikeout ratings and stuff like that
1:07
man that looked weird
Lets be real we all wanted to see up until about 85 mph
Ok, who had Pujols on here twice giving up hrs on their bingo card 😂
what is the SI pitch key? I'm assuming that wasn't a 99 mph slider that stanton hit at 9:06
Yes it's slider
@@fred_fotch_baseball Even though in a couple other places it's a capital L (SL)? there's just no way a pitch with that speed and arm-side tail is a slider
@@fred_fotch_baseball ohoh it just clicked, it's a sinker
Best strike at each velocity?
man would be legendary to homer off pujols lol
How did Joey Bart get that out lol
Can someone explain why a pitcher would throw so slow? I played in highschool a bit, but I dont watch and I never saw that😂
Why are they throwing so slow?
Do hit by pitches on slowest to fastest pitches next pleasr
Can you do furthest hit balls on inside pitches hit the other way
Good idea! I'll take a look.
@@fred_fotch_baseball is there no data for it?
is rich hill is position player?
Yes, he’s a utility infielder.
@@Code4King no?
6:26 did he really throw a strike the Javier Baez
How can a ball travel 399 ft, but land IN FRONT OF the 387 ft marker? Especially when the ball is almost dropping straight down or coming from such a high altitude.
The sign is for the wall in front of it not the actual spot of where the sign is. It's 387 to the outfield wall at that spot so if the ball went beyond the wall it was hit over 387 ft
@@ericholmquest2988 Do you know that for sure? Looks like the HR wall is 380 and that wall is another 7 ft back. Maybe so though, thanks!
@@JeromeKJones Look up the dimensions for Loandepot Park that wall is 387
@@ericholmquest2988 I trust you. 😄
Still don't understand if you're up by 10+ they feel they should homer on a position player
I’m struggling to understand why some of these pitchers even look like they’re throwing practice pitches down the middle on purpose
The first chunk are position players not actual pitchers so they aren't actually pitching just lobbing it
Credit to Ayo (ua-cam.com/channels/D1q970KI1S72Y194Q1Wo6g.html) for the idea.
Why are the others throwing those slow pitches? Aren't those easy to hit? What's the reason for that? I don't follow baseball and only started to watch
The guys throwing the slow pitches are new to the sport and haven’t built up enough service time to throw hard yet. In MLB you have to have at least 2 years service time before you’re allowed to throw harder than 50 mph.
@@Code4King 😂😂💀
This video is bull and didn’t include many of the longest homeruns in history. What about Jose Canseco’s 540 foot smash into the triple deck? How fast was that pitch going, 34 or 103?
"Thats not a double play, that is a 2 run home run and the game is tied at 2."
Bro said that with such disappointment 💀
8:14
Aaron Hicks was on this list more than Aaron Judge. Now tell me who the better Aaron is
This video was sooooooooo fun 🎩
I'm glad you enhoyed it.
Varsho smashes velocity
Giants had the farthest at 46,47,and49
You can tell homers with an angle closer to 45 go furthest
The last 2 seasons it has ramped up 1000% of bringing position players in to pitch. It used to be a rare novelty act 5-10 years ago and almost none existent before that. I think it’s dumb. I get the strategy behind it, but it makes a mockery of the game. There needs to be some sort of rule set in place for it. That you can only do it once a season for emergency purposes. Idk, it just waters down the game in my opinion.
So if a team is down by 10+ you want them to waste an arm for a game everyone knows they wont come back from?
@@thegodlybeast9667 according to him it waters down the game do, yes
Hey guys im pretty new to baseball, can someone explain why would pitcher even throw like 35-45 mph ball?
When the game gets out of hand, they put in players who aren’t really pitchers so they can rest their real pitchers
It's a position player throwing. They're not trained to pitch.
If you can throw to first base, you can throw a better pitch than that
It's part of the mistique that the NFL is the most bad ass sport of all time.
i have no clue about baseball but genuine question, why would someone ever throw a pitch that slow?
I didnt know Will Smith played in the MLB
i don’t follow baseball, can someone explain why they threw the ball so slow?
The really slow throws ("pitches") are in games that are not close. The teams put in players who are not normally pitchers to save their pitchers for the next game. They are just trying to finish the game and aren't too worried about the other team scoring.
Sometimes, real pitchers will throw slow pitches (eephus pitches) to surprise the batters and throw off their timing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eephus_pitch.
Aight so all I gotta do is throw 103 up the middle and they can’t get to it 🫡
Or stay below 35.
Nomar mazara’s hr wasn’t even on here 505 foot bomb
I swear almost all of the low velocity was cubs and giants