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Alfonso Soriano vs. offspeed pitches away

Alfonso Soriano vs. offspeed pitches away

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Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Top prospect Jesus Made clobbers a homer that looks like it shouldn’t be possible… over the fence, over the trees, into the parking lot. (You can tell right off the bat that it’s going far, but I still gasped audibly.)

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Top prospect Jesus Made clobbers a homer that looks like it shouldn’t be possible… over the fence, over the trees, into the parking lot. (You can tell right off the bat that it’s going far, but I still gasped audibly.)

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The Bananas are just a harmless, baseball-adjacent entertainment product, they said Bananaball won’t unduly and detrimentally influence actual youth baseball, they said

The Bananas are just a harmless, baseball-adjacent entertainment product, they said Bananaball won’t unduly and detrimentally influence actual youth baseball, they said

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For a second I was legitimately like “wait, do they not make you round the bases in the WBC?”

For a second I was legitimately like “wait, do they not make you round the bases in the WBC?”

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Will Clark homered off Nolan Ryan at the cavernous Astrodome in his very first big league at-bat… I know it says 400, but is it just me or does the fence look like it’s about ten miles away? What an absolute TANKjob by Will Clark off an all-time great.

Will Clark homered off Nolan Ryan at the cavernous Astrodome in his very first big league at-bat… I know it says 400, but is it just me or does the fence look like it’s about ten miles away? What an absolute TANKjob by Will Clark off an all-time great.

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This throw to second by the catcher is literally such a laser beam that it doesn’t look real It looks like a video game throw

This throw to second by the catcher is literally such a laser beam that it doesn’t look real It looks like a video game throw

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Fred McGriff once hit a baseball from the Bronx to Connecticut and didn't look like he was trying all that hard

Fred McGriff once hit a baseball from the Bronx to Connecticut and didn't look like he was trying all that hard

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Drop whatever you’re doing, folks We all know that Robinson Cano has one of the greatest swings of his era, but check out the absolute stillness of his head, even in slow motion; he’s locked in on that baseball and then his hands explode right through it

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks We all know that Robinson Cano has one of the greatest swings of his era, but check out the absolute stillness of his head, even in slow motion; he’s locked in on that baseball and then his hands explode right through it

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Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Kansas City right fielder Matt Stairs (NEPTA) comes up firing but accidentally snipes first baseman Ken Harvey with his throw home 🥴

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Kansas City right fielder Matt Stairs (NEPTA) comes up firing but accidentally snipes first baseman Ken Harvey with his throw home 🥴

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Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Get a load of Windbreaker Lou Gehrig taking some absolutely vicious daddy hacks during spring training in the 1930s Arguably the greatest first baseman of all time, Gehrig was a legend for his durability and massive production hitting behind Babe Ruth He was a quiet winner, an understated foil to Ruth’s unapologetic celebrity, and likely one of the strongest men to ever play the game (as if the crack of the bat in this wonderfully colorized film clip, vivid as if it were taken yesterday, left any doubt in your mind)

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Get a load of Windbreaker Lou Gehrig taking some absolutely vicious daddy hacks during spring training in the 1930s Arguably the greatest first baseman of all time, Gehrig was a legend for his durability and massive production hitting behind Babe Ruth He was a quiet winner, an understated foil to Ruth’s unapologetic celebrity, and likely one of the strongest men to ever play the game (as if the crack of the bat in this wonderfully colorized film clip, vivid as if it were taken yesterday, left any doubt in your mind)

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Great example of old vs. new values By the eye test, this is a marvelous catch, the kind fans are glad they paid money to see By analytics, this had an 85% catch probability per The WARmonger & only looked hard because of a bad jump Is it good or bad?

Great example of old vs. new values By the eye test, this is a marvelous catch, the kind fans are glad they paid money to see By analytics, this had an 85% catch probability per The WARmonger & only looked hard because of a bad jump Is it good or bad?

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Terrible, terrible look for Willson Contreras here, wow. He's on a rehab assignment in the minor leagues and really not taking it seriously at all. After the umpire declined to grant him time out to get more pine tar, Contreras simply surrendered. Watch:

Terrible, terrible look for Willson Contreras here, wow. He's on a rehab assignment in the minor leagues and really not taking it seriously at all. After the umpire declined to grant him time out to get more pine tar, Contreras simply surrendered. Watch:

3,849,809 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Here’s your semi-regular reminder that there’s not a player in MLB history who fielded the bunt play as well as Keith Hernandez He played first base with the aggressiveness of a shortstop, and if he was right-handed, probably *would have been* a shortstop

Here’s your semi-regular reminder that there’s not a player in MLB history who fielded the bunt play as well as Keith Hernandez He played first base with the aggressiveness of a shortstop, and if he was right-handed, probably would have been a shortstop

126,363 Aufrufe • vor 9 Tagen

New Giants manager Tony Vitello, who had no professional baseball experience prior to 2026, told his bullpen he wanted a new pitcher, but didn’t specify which one, leading to absolute chaos and confusion. The Giants are 16-24.

New Giants manager Tony Vitello, who had no professional baseball experience prior to 2026, told his bullpen he wanted a new pitcher, but didn’t specify which one, leading to absolute chaos and confusion. The Giants are 16-24.

2,321,465 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

Update: Trevor Bauer returns from the Japanese minor leagues, immediately surrenders the longest home run in recorded history

Update: Trevor Bauer returns from the Japanese minor leagues, immediately surrenders the longest home run in recorded history

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My most core personal Mike Ditka memory has nothing to do with football or SNL. Ten years ago when my now-wife and I first moved in together, we were in our 20s and lived in a tiny apartment. We had different work schedules and the only time we could go to the gym together was super early in the morning, before anything else had a chance to compete for our time. We'd try to get in there around 5:00am, which is insane, because neither of us are especially "morning people." So we would set the alarm for 4:15am, spend a few minutes moaning and groaning about how early it was, and then we'd blast this absolutely ridiculous auto-tuned motivational Mike Ditka rap about personal accountability while we made a pot of coffee and tried to get less groggy. It's completely absurd, but it got us out the door for SO MANY early morning workouts; it became like a ritual for us as we forced ourselves to leave the apartment while it was still dark outside. We are probably half of the views on this thing on YouTube. The neighbors had to absolutely hate us. The funniest part, though, is that we will still randomly quote this to each other even though it's been years and years since it was part of the daily routine. Let's face it: it's quirky and catchy as hell, you can't go wrong with his advice, and you can't not laugh at the insane format it's delivered in. You might wake up tired and grumpy, but you'll make yourself put the work in once you remember that Iron Mike says you have to make sacrifices today for the long-term good.

My most core personal Mike Ditka memory has nothing to do with football or SNL. Ten years ago when my now-wife and I first moved in together, we were in our 20s and lived in a tiny apartment. We had different work schedules and the only time we could go to the gym together was super early in the morning, before anything else had a chance to compete for our time. We'd try to get in there around 5:00am, which is insane, because neither of us are especially "morning people." So we would set the alarm for 4:15am, spend a few minutes moaning and groaning about how early it was, and then we'd blast this absolutely ridiculous auto-tuned motivational Mike Ditka rap about personal accountability while we made a pot of coffee and tried to get less groggy. It's completely absurd, but it got us out the door for SO MANY early morning workouts; it became like a ritual for us as we forced ourselves to leave the apartment while it was still dark outside. We are probably half of the views on this thing on YouTube. The neighbors had to absolutely hate us. The funniest part, though, is that we will still randomly quote this to each other even though it's been years and years since it was part of the daily routine. Let's face it: it's quirky and catchy as hell, you can't go wrong with his advice, and you can't not laugh at the insane format it's delivered in. You might wake up tired and grumpy, but you'll make yourself put the work in once you remember that Iron Mike says you have to make sacrifices today for the long-term good.

73,416 Aufrufe • vor 9 Tagen

Drop whatever you're doing, folks More than 28 years after Jose Guillen cut down Neifi Perez at third, there's ANOTHER jaw-droppingly mutant throw out of RF in Denver, and this time it's Tyler Freeman hosing Sal Stewart on zero hops. WHAT. A. CHUCK. 🤯

Drop whatever you're doing, folks More than 28 years after Jose Guillen cut down Neifi Perez at third, there's ANOTHER jaw-droppingly mutant throw out of RF in Denver, and this time it's Tyler Freeman hosing Sal Stewart on zero hops. WHAT. A. CHUCK. 🤯

531,667 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Enjoy this clip of young child Alfonso Soriano, wearing #58, clobbering a walk-off bomb at Old Yankee Stadium for his first big league hit If he had the glove to stick at a middle infield position, he’d be in Cooperstown

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Enjoy this clip of young child Alfonso Soriano, wearing #58, clobbering a walk-off bomb at Old Yankee Stadium for his first big league hit If he had the glove to stick at a middle infield position, he’d be in Cooperstown

704,502 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

Don’t even try to tell me that this Andres Galarraga nuke off Kevin Brown at Pro Player Stadium was going any less than 800 feet

Don’t even try to tell me that this Andres Galarraga nuke off Kevin Brown at Pro Player Stadium was going any less than 800 feet

765,637 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Just HOW mad is Mad Max Scherzer? During a rehab start last year, he broke up his own perfect game by issuing an intentional walk 😭

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Just HOW mad is Mad Max Scherzer? During a rehab start last year, he broke up his own perfect game by issuing an intentional walk 😭

1,469,038 Aufrufe • vor 11 Monaten

The biggest factor in Luis Arraez becoming one of the league's premier second basemen is his work with the GREAT Ron Washington. Every team but the Giants had already written him off as only a 1B or DH, but San Francisco allowed Arraez to move back to 2B.

The biggest factor in Luis Arraez becoming one of the league's premier second basemen is his work with the GREAT Ron Washington. Every team but the Giants had already written him off as only a 1B or DH, but San Francisco allowed Arraez to move back to 2B.

584,463 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

Imagine having this guy in your lineup Canseco cleanup was the height of luxury

Imagine having this guy in your lineup Canseco cleanup was the height of luxury

586,031 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

Folks, drop whatever you’re doing This is simply incredible stuff right here Two of baseball’s most cerebral geniuses, Barry Bonds and Greg Maddux, breaking down the absolute chess game that was their approach to competing against one another

Folks, drop whatever you’re doing This is simply incredible stuff right here Two of baseball’s most cerebral geniuses, Barry Bonds and Greg Maddux, breaking down the absolute chess game that was their approach to competing against one another

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Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Feast your eyes on this positively mutant throw by Jose Guillen, a rocket from the right field warning track straight into the glove of the third baseman on no hops, handily cutting down Neifi Perez Is this THE greatest throw of all time?

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Feast your eyes on this positively mutant throw by Jose Guillen, a rocket from the right field warning track straight into the glove of the third baseman on no hops, handily cutting down Neifi Perez Is this THE greatest throw of all time?

1,562,244 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

I feel like you should be fairly certain the ball is leaving the yard if the thought of not running hard out of the box even crosses your mind

I feel like you should be fairly certain the ball is leaving the yard if the thought of not running hard out of the box even crosses your mind

1,580,641 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Here’s another ludicrous clip of Jose Canseco hitting a baseball so hard you’d swear it couldn’t possibly be round anymore The strength, the quickness, the abject violence… I’m pretty sure nobody swung the bat as hard as he did & it’s just nuts to watch

Here’s another ludicrous clip of Jose Canseco hitting a baseball so hard you’d swear it couldn’t possibly be round anymore The strength, the quickness, the abject violence… I’m pretty sure nobody swung the bat as hard as he did & it’s just nuts to watch

414,625 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Rafael Palmeiro, age 60, launches nuke after nuke with that timeless, iconic swing, looking as smooth and effortless as ever. You think he needed PEDs? You couldn’t be more wrong. Just watch these missiles leave the yard. Raffy could swing it.

Drop whatever you’re doing, folks Rafael Palmeiro, age 60, launches nuke after nuke with that timeless, iconic swing, looking as smooth and effortless as ever. You think he needed PEDs? You couldn’t be more wrong. Just watch these missiles leave the yard. Raffy could swing it.

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In December of 1995, the Yankees acquired Tino Martinez from Seattle and made him the successor to Don Mattingly, one of the most beloved figures in franchise history. You know the rest: Tino led the Torre dynasty in home runs and won 4 rings in 5 years.

In December of 1995, the Yankees acquired Tino Martinez from Seattle and made him the successor to Don Mattingly, one of the most beloved figures in franchise history. You know the rest: Tino led the Torre dynasty in home runs and won 4 rings in 5 years.

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I’ve never seen this Barry Bonds homer in Japan before… wow. Lefty-lefty, and he just destroys this ball, pimps the shit out of it, and makes you wonder why anyone would ever throw him a pitch over the plate.

I’ve never seen this Barry Bonds homer in Japan before… wow. Lefty-lefty, and he just destroys this ball, pimps the shit out of it, and makes you wonder why anyone would ever throw him a pitch over the plate.

178,638 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

You’ve all seen Andres Galarraga take Kevin Brown 800 feet out of Pro Player Stadium, but have you seen Andres Galarraga hit the giant Coca-Cola bottle in left field at Oracle Park? I think he’s the only one ever to reach it, and he was 40 when he did it.

You’ve all seen Andres Galarraga take Kevin Brown 800 feet out of Pro Player Stadium, but have you seen Andres Galarraga hit the giant Coca-Cola bottle in left field at Oracle Park? I think he’s the only one ever to reach it, and he was 40 when he did it.

313,795 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

Two years ago today, Jose Ramirez beat the living baseball IQ right out of Tim Anderson Anderson has hit zero homers since that date while Ramirez has been an All-Star every year and continues to build a first-ballot Hall of Fame career for himself

Two years ago today, Jose Ramirez beat the living baseball IQ right out of Tim Anderson Anderson has hit zero homers since that date while Ramirez has been an All-Star every year and continues to build a first-ballot Hall of Fame career for himself

599,958 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr