Bo knows throws! Take a look at some of Bo Jackson's best outfield throws

[@royhinojosa9555]

The throw from the left field wall to home plate on a dime was simply unbelievable.That throw will be shown for generations to come as one the greatest throw outs in major league HISTORY.

[@davidcook680]

That is the all time greatest throw. I have watched baseball over forty years. Never seen a throw like that. Most ridiculous fing throw. I have ever seen. Nobody behind that. Catch the bounce bare handed. Turn and rifle a perfect strike to home freaking plate. The throw was perfect. I mean that was not human. Reynolds was fast. Had a great jump. Just wow. Never seen anything like that.

[@imurhuckleberry7777]

It would have been nice to run it in this video😢😢😢

[@PhilMoskowitz]

Did Jackson even get a chance to set his feet on that throw?

[@oldgoat142]

@@PhilMoskowitz I don't think he did, but then again, that guy was just on another plain of athletic existence.

[@michaelholman517minKC]

@@davidcook680I agree 💯. The list for greatest outfield throws starts and ends with that one. Especially when you add in the layers that Harold Reynolds (who had won a stolen base title or two) was running on the pitch, and had he scored, the game was over. Bo Jackson literally saved the game with that colossal throw, and the Royals ended up winning that game an extra innings.

[@Peacefullyfree365]

Bo was unreal. Also a good man off the field. An example to kids.

[@pisscookiex1060]

Thank you!! Been saying it for years...Bo the the athlete was the best. Bo the person was even better!!!

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

To throw out Harold Reynolds, a legitimately fast runner, who was RUNNING on the play, on a throw from the wall...is one of the legitimately impressive athletic feats I have ever seen. That's a 1/10000 play and Bo made it.

[@charlesantill5838]

As a KC guy I feel like we have a legendary baseball play, forever know as "The Throw." Bo basically threw a guy out from the warning track, on a line drive.

[@Marvelis26]

and there's no good replay!

[@jmachatch6696]

We moved to KC in ‘90. I’m so glad I got to see him play.

[@oldgoat142]

And threw the guy out at home with a pinpoint throw, and Reynolds was not a slowpoke by any stretch of the imagination.

[@johnqpublic2718]

He was my hero growing up. He was also unstoppable in TechmoBowl

[@bubufubu]

*Tecmo Super Bowl

[@tonystek3611]

Mine too , the best ever 👍

[@danielbalbony2510]

Unless I have Ronnie Lott and the 49ers!!!

[@keithatkinson1304]

Him and Walter Peyton

[@travisswett1514]

Bro Jackson there will never be another no lol he was my heroe growing up Everything was bo Jackson🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

[@richiehunt5097]

I did some rudimentary math and observation. I had the throw at ~300 feet at 2.40 seconds. That's 125 feet per second or 85 mph. Again, that's a 300-foot throw moving at 85 mph. Phenomenal.

[@el34glo59]

Absolutely insane. What's also insane is how it's all arm alot of the time. Flat-footed

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

And to keep that ball near the end to close to 85mph traveling that far really is phenomenal. Many people can throw 85mph, but for about 100 feet. This guy tripled that. Not to mention the accuracy.

[@Bryan_Lion]

Accounting for wind resistance, at initial release, the ball may have been traveling at over 100 mph when it left his hand. Would 85 mph be an average or mean velocity?

[@richiehunt5097]

@@Bryan_Lion you're correct. Funny because I was watching videos on outrfield throws and their velocity the other day and realized I didn't consider that they measure it from the ball releasing the hand. The 85 mph would be the rough mean velocity and I felt that was a little on the conservative side. I'm guessing that if you measured from the release of the hand it was probably in the 104-108 mph range.

[@trackcoachmac]

Also, its not shown well in video but Harold Reynolds said he jumped or just kind of spun to throw it. He didn't plant his feet. He didn't get a crow hop etc. Think about how strong you would have to be to do that. Shortstops do that kind of play and struggle to get any velocity on it from the apron.

[@paulg6142]

I'm not even really a sports fan, but an athlete like this really transcends sports.

[@stroberdolb9183]

Making sense is hard

[@robertlavrakas7442]

BO KNOWS HOW TO THROW!!!

[@uprightdoublebass]

I got to see him in 1990 play against the A's in KC. He was a beast.

[@nateb4543]

Thats awesome. We'll never see another duel sport athlete again like that

[@brucerorty4014]

@@nateb4543 In winter sports, there's an Alpine "Snow Jackson" from CZ. Dominant in snowboard racing, very competitive in Alpine skiing speed races; 3 Olympic gold medals (2 snowboard, 1 ski); 28 World Cup wins (24 snwbd, 4 ski.). First racer to compete in both sports at same Winter Olympics, let alone win in each, Pyeong Chang 2018. In 2024, won all 3 WCup snowboard races she entered, and won final WCup Super G ski race. After her first and unexpected 2018 gold medal, her distant cousin Katie Ledecky tweeted "Cousins in gold." The cousins combined have won 10 Olmypic gold medals.

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

The first throw by Bo. Amazing. But don't forget about the catcher who made that phenomenal catch.

[@schumi9xwdc]

Bob Boone was a Legend with the 1980 Phillies

[@kcjazzcat7822]

As a KC guy, I got to see Bo play at Royals stadium. Playing Boston. Bo hit a grounder to a few feet right of the second baseman. No sweat. Caught the ball and wheeled to throw Bo out. I saw a blur run on front of me. Bo beat the throw. Absolutely amazing.

[@bucksatanII]

Tim Raines, Ellis Burke and Bo that's a sick outfield

[@ChadTower]

I noticed that too. Only flaw is it's post injury Bo.

[@modsquad20]

Look at the difference in the size of their forearms. Raines and Burke look like stickmen.

[@biguglyskunk1248]

I loved that outfield trio. I was a Harold Baines fan growing up..🤟

[@derricksmalls2293]

Robin Ventura at 3rd.

[@tomwalsh63]

​@derricksmalls2293 now thats a name i havent heard in a long time

[@overkillblackjack2910]

Two points: 1) Regarding the first play on the video, the announcer initially said, "The Royals got a break on that one," meaning because the home plate umpire was out of position. What is implied by this is that the runner was really out, but Bo indeed nailed him! And the announcer did indeed concede a few seconds later that the runner was indeed out. 2) Holy Holy: if you guys slow the last play of the video down to .25, you will see that the base runner's hand was maybe millimeters, not centimeters, from touching the plate, if he indeed did not actually touch it. Amazing how close it was if you slow it down. And if indeed he was out, I don't think he would have been out if a mere mortal would have thrown that cannonball! Bo, you were and are an inspiration! Thank you if you are reading this.

[@scottjackson638]

Bo's throw from deep left field to home plate has to be one of the best (I would say the best) throws of all time. Of course, I have not seen them all, but what human being would even attempt to make that throw. Perhaps only Bo, which is why he is a singularly remarkable figure among the pantheon of greatest athletes to ever walk this planet.

[@bauerj3398]

Baseball is full of 300+ foot throws. It is not something only Bo Jackson could do.

[@scottjackson638]

@@bauerj3398 You missed the point. The throw was a strike thrown from the warning track in left field to home plate without a moment of hesitation.

[@bauerj3398]

@@scottjackson638 I am addressing the ludicrous statement that it was the 'best throw of all time', and even more ludicrous that only Jackson would attempt it. The simple fact that players make 300 foot throws in the majors all the time, bypassing the cut-off, means that statement is nonsensical. Simply put, it was a great throw, but any suggestion that Jackson was the only one capable and/or willing to do it, is nonsense.

[@scottjackson638]

@@bauerj3398 Notice that the ball caromed off the wall, and Bo turned and fired flat-footed with no crow hop or running start. Bo released the ball from just inside the warning track, 310' away about the time Harold Reynolds rounded third base. Royals catcher Bob Boone was already walking off the field when he realized Bo was going to try to make the throw. The throw reached Boone in the air, in the strike zone, who tagged out Reynolds. Reynolds later said that it was the "greatest throw in the world." Others have made the exact same claim, including a number of major league players and coaches. Notice that announcer made the statement "he can't do it" because it looked impossible to make the throw. The coaches protested after the play because making the throw seemed impossible. The fans went nuts because the throw seemed impossible. The play lives in history among baseball fans because the throw seems impossible. In interviews, this throw has been mentioned repeatedly because it seemed impossible. Again, I never said that only Bo was able to make that throw. Further, I never said that only Bo would attempt it. But of course, Bo did try to make the throw and he succeeded. Your aggression doesn't make you right, it just makes you aggressive.

[@bauerj3398]

@@scottjackson638 First of all, he most definitely stepped into the throw, as he gathered the ball at the seam of the warning track and released the ball a fall stride onto the outfield 'grass'. So, are you sincerely so ignorant of the game as to pretend Bo Jackson is the only person who can throw a baseball 310 feet? Oh wait, you are are also saying he is the only one would even try it.

[@aspe7187]

The first throw (against Harold Reynolds) is the greatest athletic feat in pro sports history.

[@DynomyteDewd91]

No it’s not

[@DynomyteDewd91]

@@akosiryan9761 ??

[@el34glo59]

85 mph ball that far? Yeah its definitely one of them

[@boswindle9050]

​@@DynomyteDewd91then what is little dick troll?

[@fliprodriguez5250]

Vince carter jumping over that 7footer has entered the chat…

[@lexlewis550]

Bo Jackson was cold as hell 🥶😎 !!!

[@RFToob]

First one- Bo got him for sure. What a super-human, absolutely perfect throw.

[@popsfursmurf]

Greatest I've ever seen, period. The things he could do defied imagination. In the eighties and early nineties my generation was blessed by Bo Vincent Jackson.

[@danarrington2224]

That's just pure talent. He didn't really have great form on any of those throws and he still threw them out. You can practice and work as hard as you want but it's tough to beat straight up pure talent. He was an All-Star in 2 sports and If not for the hip injury he would have made the Hall of Fame in both sports as well. Yep. He's the greatest athlete we will ever see.

[@TT-wb3ke]

You are exactly right. His form is not great at all. He does not seem to put his legs into the throw. All arm. Just think if he drove with his legs! Amazing.

[@chipclatto8831]

@@TT-wb3ke You are 100% correct! Wilt, Jim Thorpe, MJ, Dion, etc. none had Bo's overall elite athletic qualifications of speed, strength, vertical, agility, power, and the ability to be an All-Star in TWO different major sports. You are not supposed to throw out a speedy runner from the warning track on the fly to home plate, hit a home run with basically one hand because the ump won't grant you a timeout, run 90 yard TD's in the NFL, and make the other players look like they were in high school. And don't forget...he had NO football training camp or pre-season games, just stepped on the damn field and dominated!

[@susanmeinhardt5557]

He was a great football player, but he wouldn't have been a HOF baseball player. He simply didn't get on base enough (.308 on base % as a Royal, .309 for his career).

[@bauerj3398]

He had precisely 0% chance of making the HOF in baseball. Quit looking at his highlights, and look at how he actually perofrmed. He was over 28 years old and over 2000 plate appearances into his career when injured, and his resume was mediocre.

[@tomwalsh63]

​@@susanmeinhardt5557 idk...injuries plague players

[@Ascending11]

@1:50 pause it and compare the size of Bo and the other 2 players.

[@michaelligue3842]

The man is a beast .

[@sheldonthomas5283]

Look at the size of Bo’s forearm compared to his teammates.

[@tomwalsh63]

haha as big as their whole arm

[@FredVonCanon]

Bo was simply the best! Period!!

[@mr.d8214]

I saw Bo throw a runner out at first after a long fly to the wall at Comiskey Park. Runner left first base, rounded second, headed back when Bo caught the fly at the wall and threw a line drive to first from left center. Longest throw I ever saw at over 50 games at Wrigley and Comiskey plus live tv games(500+).

[@tylerwilson8615]

I love the coaches reactions! They know that isn’t even possible

[@Jeff98177]

I'm in the first video, in the pale yellow shirt just above the left edge of the White Sox pennant on the wall. Still in shock after over 35 years. That was unreal.

[@kenricshintaku9769]

That White Sox Of with Bo, Ellis Burks, and Tim Raines is tough

[@edupbeat]

Yup! They also had the best pitcher in the AL that yr with Black Jack McDowell. If the league didn’t go on strike in 94, white Sox would’ve won the World Series.

[@tomwalsh63]

i love the first runner thrown out apparently just stayed on the field after the game still marveling over how in the hell Bo could do that 😂

[@jenswilliamson2733]

Jens Williamson, III (Deaf) Bo Jackson's right arm was like G O L D. God gave him "Talent Gifted". It is hard to argue! Awesome! 🎉 Jens C. Williamson, III Still in San Antonio, Texas... Bexar County 🇨🇱

[@jameslighterGTR]

I wonder if Tim Raines remembers what Bo was saying to the boys out there. That was a great group.

[@antonwaf]

No better feeling as an outfielder is throwing people out. Got the opportunity a few times in my hay day and only have a handful to remember but its amazing!

[@oldgoat142]

There are only two men who immediately jump to mind who could come close to duplicating these throws. One is Roberto Clemente, who at one time was a legitimate javelin thrower in his young life. He still had that form when he played for Santurcce in Puerto Rico, and then for the Pirates. The other guy is Ichiro Suzuki. I'm sure there are others. Honestly, Bo was just in a whole other dimension.

[@MarkSmithhhh]

How are these even humanly possible but Bo did it

[@davidca96]

Bo's the last real superhuman we have seen, to be so athletic you are a star in two different professional sports at the same time, thats what I call superhumans. Dion was too, but not as good as Bo, Bo was unbelievably good at both sports.

[@cmeller55]

The best part is the throw from left was so unbelievable that the announcers didn’t even bother looking at the replay. It wasn’t even close.

[@Jen2-v8t]

Dame Bo..... what a throw....... Mercy.....DAME

[@WarFighter_FXLRST]

Freak of nature. One of the greatest athlete to ever walk the earth

[@jamesbaine580]

It's so sad that Bo Jackson got injured he would have been a living highlight real

[@eddiejohnson5694]

Bo said he never lifted weights at 1:48-153 his forearm is as big as their biceps 🤯

[@paulharbron8439]

Blows your mind watching Bo go from football to baseball and kill it. Defies reason.

[@henrymorgan3982]

THE Legend.

[@mikeg.5233]

I was a centre fielder, caught a fly and threw it to first putting a runner who was going to second and forced back to first. I got him out, one of the best I did. 👍

[@el34glo59]

Bo was throwing flat-footed 300 feet at over 80 mph. Wtf

[@gabeeskridge8291]

The accuracy though is the incredible thing , right on point. Extraordinary talent.

[@ryanjohnson5246]

probably more like 105

[@boogitybear2283]

Baseball back then was so much better than it is now!

[@derricksmalls2293]

Still I recognize Wades stance at the plate. Will Clark, Cal, Ruben, Jose, good times man. Now my cards arent worth a damn but probably wouldnt sell them.

[@robertlabella5419]

No was incredible!!! These kind of feats hopefully can be seen in Cooperstown for time and eternity! 👍

[@mackydog99]

Love Bo!

[@juancastaneda6669]

That second throw looked like the length of a football field. That’s insane

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Bo Jackson and Dwight Evans were awesome MLB outfielders.

[@Retiredmco]

At 1:27 the ass kissing homie Mariners fan boys saying the Royal's caught a break!!!!! Rofdlmao at them, don't mess with Bo!!

[@23jordanJr]

Lmao I was saying the same thing lol he clearly tagged him😂

[@qv2539]

Well, the SOB was clearly an idiot.

[@howie9751]

Roberto Clemente is almost unanimously considered to have the best OF arm i MLB history. I submit Bo Jackson for that spot.

[@blastprosful]

A night he fights crime... Incredible

[@shaieresmirnoff]

Supreme athlete 👽 levels

[@ChristopherSaindon]

1:44 LOOK at his FACE! "No you do not ever EVER run on ME!!!!"

[@SeeTheManipulation]

Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders are very rare athletes that don’t come around too often. We may not see another one in our lifetime.

[@brucee4634]

The commentator tries to ruin the magnificence of the moment. The Royals did not get a break. I did not matter that the home plate umpire was out of position. The player was out at the plate, period, end of story. The replay shows the correct call was made at the plate. Again , the Royals did not get a break. Bo made one hell of a play and the runner was out at the plate.

[@lagodifuoco313]

Can we all just agree that Bo was and is the greatest pro athlete ever?

[@susanmeinhardt5557]

Great tools and would have gone to the HoF as a football player if he had not gotten injured, but didn't get on base enough to be a great baseball player. Jim Brown is the best RB in football history and the best lacrosse player ever. Wilt Chamberlin was one of the best basketball players ever and an amazing track performer.

[@bauerj3398]

No

[@Last_one_before_I_go]

It will be at least be another decade before we see anyone who can perform at the level Bo did.

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

0:49 Bo is just adjusting his underwear like idk man i pretty sure he was out. I just threw the ball.

[@adriansandersius455]

Amazing

[@tchevrier]

he was definitely a special player

[@petep5207]

Most incredible thing....is that Bo's cannon throws looked only slightly stronger than lobs. There was no full follow-through. No controting of the body and almost falling forward from the brute strength and momentum of throwing a ball so hard. He just threw it casually and it traveled halfway around the world...and pissed off an opposing player. Insane.

[@GrikWorldNomad]

The finger wave from RF is forever etched on my mind. TAKE A SEAT SUCKER AND DON'T TRY THAT AGAIN haha

[@cfapps7865]

Greatest athlete ever?

[@jessieurgea9899]

NO FUCKING DOUBT EASILY!!!!!!!

[@abovenbeyondlimits81]

Arguably yesssss

[@jamescook6564]

Jim Thorpe was the best ever. played football and won the decathlon and triathlon in the olympics, in the same olympics.

[@cbockiii2514]

@Multiple Skills Deion wasn't Bo, but he's in the conversation for 2nd best athlete ever. He was a better baseball player than he gets credit for, too.

[@roberthudson1959]

@@jamescook6564 I agree with your conclusion, but the evidence is incorrect. Thorpe won the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics, then played professional baseball, football, and basketball.

[@justinnardine8564]

Bo knows throws!

[@uhohitsmidnight]

Is there a wide shot of the throw on Reynolds?

[@masonrahal6980]

Bo knew

[@gideon33]

Wow! Bo knows how to throw! The only other player we can compare him with is Roberto Clemente’s cannon!

[@bauerj3398]

there are a lot more players than that with better or at least as good of arms as Bo Jackson.

[@louielacey9650]

The catcher made a great catch and tag defiantly out

[@gdh7511]

I swear if Bo hadn't tore his hip out...he would have been the first man to make Football and Baseball Halls of Fame...the most freakish athlete the world has ever seen. Dear lord it's amazing. Met him once, the nicest most humble person on top of it.

[@armandopuga8897]

Bo was not human

[@shinonkim4814]

Bo knows.

[@anthonyware4033]

Bo was the greatest athlete of all time

[@rlee0141]

Unreal

[@jammiebooker6489]

These baserunners did realize who they hit the ball to right.

[@TheJasonaut]

These throws cause my brain to glitch, they don’t make sense in what I know as reality. Bo was a athletic anomaly.

[@MrRedHook42]

He Out. Bo Got'em!!

[@armandopuga8897]

Bo 😮knows the best 👌 👍

[@redskies3000]

I read his autobiography many years ago and I remember it said he could throw a football 100 yards. 😮

[@blainebutler68]

Out!!

[@wasteofspace20]

Imagine if bo Jackson had been a quarterback.

[@KingJamie2229]

I think Bo Jackson scared/ shocked more people that day than any throw ever made! He damn near had to reveal a superpower to the world during his press briefing that day!!😂😂

[@jeffreywillis4258]

1:17 out!

[@dipren443]

The announcers saying “The Royals got lucky” annoys me every time.

[@jeffk2420]

announcer spends a minute complaining about the umpires not covering home properly... then at 1:30

[@BaseballQuotes1]

🐐🐐

[@tweezerjam]

My favorite athlete list Allen Iverson Bo Jackson Brian Dawkins

[@jessieurgea9899]

Mines!!!!! #1 BO JACKSON #2 MICHAEL JORDAN #3 JOE MONTANA #4 BARRY SANDERS #5 JERRY RICE #6 SIXTH MAN WALTER PAYTON Topp THAT' LOL!!!!!!

[@toddschendel4999]

@@jessieurgea9899 Bo Jackson and Barry Sanders in the back field.

[@SirPhilMcCrackinVonBeggington]

Michael Jordon not making your top three completely invalidates your opinion.

[@toddschendel4999]

@@jessieurgea9899 Jim Thorpe wasn't bad.

[@georgefloydspaceshuttlepro1839]

That isn't your favorite athlete list. I disagree with it

[@BrawlCulture]

homie did twilight baseball scene

[@71capr]

That's hilarious. Nice one.

[@kevinmiller6380]

Sure am glad Bo played for the (White) Sox.

[@maxsterling8203]

W.W.J.D. 👑 Jesus rose and Bo knows

[@dwayneflorence4482]

Brother had an arm on him.

[@aidanorsino1]

Just ask Harold Reynolds - he was clearly out on the tag - but what and where did this throw come from ? Ask the pro , to the umpire

[@davidsaffer8507]

the announcer blamed the good call at home on the ump being 90ft out of position ?

[@PhilMoskowitz]

0:28 - Umpire's laughing.

[@pamparker4047]

On the money ❤❤❤😂

[@moheganson]

What was it like being a Kansas City Chiefs fan when he was a star RB for the Raiders? Did you still root for him on the gridiron cuz he played for your baseball team 🤔

[@rickbateman2401]

The only “break” the Royals got was that the out of position umpire still got the call right. Reynolds’s was out by 3’ on a play that he should have scored easily on. There are probably 4 or 5 guys in MLB history that could have made that throw and most of those guys played in right field so they probably wouldn’t have been able to make it.

[@davidclark6694]

Unless you witnessed Bo play you won't bo-lieve the stories.

[@MMmmmmBobbert]

If the first runner going to third base had touched the plate with his closer foot, then he would’ve been safe. If the runner running to home plate had ran through the catcher for blocking the plate then he would’ve also been safe. Both players could’ve beat the throw if they had situated themselves in different positions.

[@thomascarroll39]

Harold Reynolds knew that he was out.😂

[@kenwell3498]

considered great at football but baseball was his sport imo.

[@davidjackson2690]

Concerning the Reynolds out, K.C. didn't catch a break. He was OUT!!