British Guys Watch Worst Baseball / MLB Headshots (REACTION)

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[@timcampbell5758]

Baseball is very resistant to change for the most part. One thing they aren’t changing is the use of wooden bats. Some leagues for younger players use aluminum bats, which allow them to hit the ball farther. But the speed of a baseball hit off an aluminum bat at the major league level would be just too dangerous to the pitchers. Good reaction guys.

[@ScottServais-poet]

A take worthy of the Bridge 4 badge.

[@Handall15]

​@@NukeLaLoosh what exactly did he say to warrant the "clearly you don't know baseball" hostility?

[@reedeayers]

Plus wood sounds better lol

[@brianhalligan9268]

imagine Stanton with a metal bat a infielders would have their hands ripped clean off trying to field a ground ball. Hell fans in the stands would be at risk.

[@davewildermuth7519]

"What happens if the batter who's supposed to go to first base can't continue?" You replace him with a pinch runner. But that's a one-way substitution; he can't come back in. So you'd want to wait, to make sure he really can't continue before you sub him.

[@DNReacts]

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[@davewildermuth7519]

@@DNReacts I am loving being a part of this journey with you!

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[@jraymond1988]

You can substitute players in baseball pretty much like you do in soccer or rugby. Once they are out, they are done for the game. You don't have a limit on substitutes OTHER than the limits on your roster.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you!

[@evrbody]

There's also a rule that states that a catcher can re-enter the game in the event of an injury, since it's a specialized position.

[@Kyle0307]

@@evrbody no there isn’t, not in the MLB at least. Catchers can’t come back either. Once in a while teams burn through both catchers and a position player has to catch. It’s rare but it does happen. Most teams have a position player who they internally designate as their “emergency catcher”, usually who knows the basics from catching in high school college minors etc. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqOTloN_bdqDm9E

[@CosmoNautica22]

8:39 Yeah, this is rare, but common enough that MLB started to get worried about it. They started trials on some weird padded caps and things of that sort a few years ago, but none of it caught on. Often, pitchers just end up catching the ball when it gets hit back at them like that. It looks super cool when it happens, but you have to imagine the pitcher is thinking, "that could've sucked..."

[@macdavidson3814]

4:18 It's possible to bunt to get to first base if you want to exploit the infield setting up too deep, but more often bunting is used as a sacrifice. Sometimes teams would trade an out at first base if they can advance the runner from 2nd to 3rd. It used to happen more often when pitchers had to bat in the lineup not too long ago. Because pitchers had such little success swinging away, sacrifice bunting was the best option if they had runners on base with less than 2 outs.

[@jacksonl3602]

Unless there’s an error by either catcher or pitcher

[@randyrobey5643]

Randy Johnson, (the Big Unit,) once threw a 100 mph fastball just as a dove decided to fly in front of the batter. The ball hit the bird, and the bird exploded into a ball of feathers. The bird was pronounced dead at the scene. The corpse was removed. The feathers were cleaned up, and the game continued.

[@geneticrex]

In the history of MLB, I believe one player died from being hit by a pitch, that player being Ray Chapman who passed away about 12 hours after being beaned. There have been a few careers that have been cut short, both by being hit with a pitch, or hit by a batted ball. The invention of the batting helmet has undoubtedly saved many a player from serious injury, or possible death, especially as pitch velocity has increased over the decades and there has been talk time and again about some type of head protection for pitchers, but so far nothing has come of it.

[@pierrelevasseur2701]

Yep, just Chapman died as a result of play. That was in 1920 when rules were quite different, mainly in this case that one ball was still being used for a whole game and spitballs were allowed not to mention that nobody wore helmets, still nearly 50 years from being mandatory. It has been speculated that Chapman did not see the pitch that hit him clearly as it was dirty since witnesses say he didn't try to get out of the way. Some players who were hit and never the same that I can think of are Dickie Thon, a good player who was never the same after being hit in the face and Adam Greenberg who got hit in the head on his very first major league plate appearance but he too was never the same, tried to come back in the minors but was not the player he once was.

[@marcpower4167]

They have tested "padded hats" for pitchers but most of the pitchers who tried them hated them.

[@MarsJenkar]

@@pierrelevasseur2701 Spitballs were already starting to get rules against them--there were roster limits that very season on how many could throw a spitter--but Ray Chapman's beaning put the nail in the coffin. After that only a select few players were given a pass on throwing a spitball (generally because they had already been throwing the spitball for a long time and were basically grandfathered in as a result), and once they were out of baseball (with Burleigh Grimes pitching his last game in 1933), the spitball was dead as a legal pitch.

[@gamester512]

I'd say pitchers should have head protection at the very least, and ideally protection for their chest as well to minimize the risks that what happened to Damar Hamlin in the NFL would potentially happen in the MLB. Hell, I know of at least once Little League incident where a 9 year old boy in the outfield got hit in the chest by the baseball and dropped motionless to the ground instantly, and it was exactly the same situation as what happened to Damar Hamlin, the ball hit the boy in the chest at the exact wrong time and stopped his heart. Fortunately the boy's mother was there and she happened to be a nurse, so she was able to keep her son alive long enough for the ambulance to arrive so that the paramedics could take over from there. Thankfully, the boy made a full recovery, and he's now wearing a protective vest under his uniform to protect his heart whenever he plays just in case something like that ever happens again.

[@jraymond1988]

There was a time where a baseball player got hit in the head with a line drive that knocked him unconscious and he fell head first into the angled pitcher's mound which broke a vertebrae in his neck. It was Juan Nicasio and he did recover.

[@aphubartt]

The batter is a lot more likely to take one than the pitcher is, but both are pretty rare. A real bad one like that last one is exceptionally rare, but every pitcher definitely has it in the back of their mind that it can happen. Every pitcher gets a "come-backer" eventually that makes the knees a little shaky.

[@DNReacts]

I’m glad they are both rare!

[@BBar13]

luckily I think I’ve only ever been hit in the foot but I’ve had multiple close calls and it can take a minute to collect yourself before you step back on the mound. Even though the batter is in much higher danger of getting hit there’s just something about only having a glove and your reaction to protect yourself. Just put your glove in front of your face and hit the fucking deck

[@cba4389]

Roger Clemens quotes Don Drysdale as telling him "my best pitch was my second knock-down pitch because that's when they knew the first one wasn't a mistake." Old school baseball.

[@justinsane1119]

I love how you guys are taking all this time to learn about the game but couldn’t wait to see the random carnage. You guys got a good channel. Cheerio!

[@DNReacts]

Thank you for the support Justin, really appreciate it, love that you’re enjoying the channel.

[@johanna0131]

Really loving the channel boys! Of course these are all accidents and they are pretty brutal, but batters do get hit on purpose ( not head shots like this). When there’s bad blood between teams, a batter can get drilled by the pitcher, but the pitcher will be ejected by the umpire.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you Johanna! Appreciate the info!

[@MadKingTylor]

You guys should react to the greatest outfield throws of all time

[@skotkirkpatrick]

I concur

[@evanlucas8733]

Exit velocities are often much faster than pitch velocities. The record for highest exit velocity is 122.4 mph.

[@DNReacts]

That’s crazy!

[@michaelb.3982]

Baseballs greatest crowd reactions will show you the fun side of Baseball.. Why we love it.

[@DNReacts]

I’ll add that to the list, thank you!

[@eefeeman]

2:27 It all depends on how hard the ball is hit. If they absolutely smoke the ball, the exit velocity on the ball can get close to 100 mph/161 kmh. The hardest recorded exit velo was at 122 mph/196kmh

[@kimalexander5897]

What the heck! I know all non contact sports have some contact but these are just gruesome. I have to compare recommending watching this tape to rubbernecking a car wreck for bodies on the highway.

[@DNReacts]

Yeah we did struggle on this one. Was a video with more than 20 individual requests and appears popular with reactors it seems but no further ones planned for the near future

[@tylerbrownlee8554]

So they never show the worst one I've ever seen in my life on any of these compilations. It was a pitcher by the name Juan Nicasio who got hit with a line drive to the neck. He suffered a broken neck from ot and it knocked him out. He was playing for the Colorado Rockies at the time. He did make a full recovery and still plays in the MLB today. It was by far the scariest 15 minutes in baseball I've ever experienced.

[@peterthompson8014]

In Little League Baseball up until and through most high school leaguex batter's helmets are equipped with face cages. And some little league teams teams They require the pitcher to wear a helmet and face cage as well

[@lindahaynes2924]

Thanks for reacting to that. So does your reactions mean you don't want to get hit in the face with a baseball? LOL, me neither!! Enjoying your reactions a lot.

[@DNReacts]

100% Linda. I’ll be extra careful in the batting cages when we go! Thank you so much, glad you’re enjoying the videos. Support means a lot

[@samc1513]

Years ago in MLB a pitcher could throw inside to back a batter off the plate, but in recent years it's frowned upon and if a pitcher does it they can get ejected. I get it because now you have most pitchers that can throw mid to upper 90 mph and quite a few who throw over 100 mph. A batter only has a split second to react to where the ball is thrown

[@DNReacts]

Yeah that makes sense, this was a hard one to record, not nice at all!

[@samc1513]

@@DNReacts It's all part of the game. You are aware of the Office Blokes correct? They are at some point in the near future going to take a trip to the batting cages to hit some balls, would be cool if you guys could collaborate with them in doing so. Batting cages are not dangerous as a machine pitches the ball straight over the plate, no worries about getting hit/injured. It's actually pretty fun.

[@HurricaneCook]

The pitcher would never intentionally hit a batter IN THE HEAD... however... throwing at a player in the butt or in the thigh is definitely a thing, and is used from time to time to get back at a hitter or a team. You also might throw NEAR a batter's head or hands to brush them back if they're crowding the plate.

[@fermisparadox01]

What? lol. How long have you been following baseball? They call them "headhunters ". Long list includes Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale, Roger Clemens Nolan Ryan 😂

[@duchaneaux]

There’s definitely been pitchers that intentionally throw at the head

[@soulcornflake1]

That's because back in the 1920s a batter actually died after getting hit in the head. If a player takes a pitch to the butt you know it's intentional.

[@Hexon66]

@@fermisparadox01 Thanks for bringing up Clemens! If he's ready to throw a splintered bat at Piazza, there's no qualms about beanballs!

[@soulcornflake1]

@@Hexon66 True. I forgot about Clemens going after Piazza with the bat.

[@IkeThe9th]

Baseball is a non-contact sport obviously, so we hate to see a player injured. One great thing about baseball is the spectator support for an injured player is almost universal. You will notice that when a home or visiting team member is injured and able to walk away on their own or with support, but conscious… there is general applause and relief for all watching the game. Other sports are like that too, of course… but injuries are so unusual in baseball that it has a special camaraderie.

[@georgeprchal3924]

Eagles' fans were pretty happy when Michael Irvin was hurt.

[@IkeThe9th]

@@georgeprchal3924 Baseball is a non-contact sport obviously, so we hate to see a player injured. One great thing about baseball is the spectator support for an injured player is almost universal. You will notice that when a home or visiting team member is injured and able to walk away on their own or with support, but conscious… there is general applause and relief for all watching the game. Other sports are like that too, of course… but injuries are so unusual in baseball that it has a special camaraderie.

[@marshfellowman]

What the video you chose to react to didn't include (thankfully) is the Aroldis Chapman comebacker. Aroldis is known as the Cuban Missile because of how hard he throws and he currently holds the record for fastest pitch ever recorded at 105.1 mph. During a game in 2014, he threw a 100 mph fastball and it was sent directly back into his face so hard that it fractured his skull. He underwent surgery and got a metal plate inserted into his head to stabilize the fracture. The injury got the game cancelled and kept him off the field for two months.

[@_pawzl]

You boys gotta react to Texas a&m vs lsu 2018 the longest football game ever which went into 7 overtimes and which ended with a combined score of 146, legendary game

[@vegasviking86]

That Jennings hit is always hard to watch. Seeing him run in a circle while laying on his side like a Looney Toons cartoon is frightening

[@DNReacts]

Yeah that was horrible!

[@abeshnab]

Keep up the great videos fellas! Love seeing the progression of your knowledge with the different sports. Inspiring me to get into your football

[@DNReacts]

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[@BoylenInk]

I’m surprised there were so many pitchers getting hit in this video. Both are rare but it is much more common for the batter to get hit. When a batter is hit, he automatically advances to first base.

[@JoeMama410]

You would be better served to watch a compilation of the best reflexes in MLB. You will see more pitchers catching those balls with their gloves instead of their skulls.

[@DNReacts]

I’ve added it to the list! Thank you!

[@Jessica_Roth]

It's just like football (soccer); injured players get subbed off. Where a runner might ordinarily be substituted for because he's slow and they need someone faster (even if he's not a very good hitter), an injured hitter is substituted for just out of sense.

[@daviddawson1718]

Batters have been getting drilled for 130 years. When the batter squares around early, hit him in the chest with the fastball. It was a beautiful game. RIP

[@skotkirkpatrick]

Back in the early days of baseball pitchers would run dirt on the ball for better grip, to scuff it and change the aerodynamics out to simply make it harder for the batter to see. But so many batters were getting beaned (hit by pitch) they banned the the practice. That’s also why you often see umpires toss balls out, any blemish and they get a new clean ball.

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[@StacheKing]

Just to let you know, if a pitcher get injured and has to come out, the reliever that comes in after can take as many pitches as needed to get warmed up.

[@RRaquello]

There was a famous case of a pitcher named Ken Tatum. He pitched for the California Angels and hit Baltimore Orioles OF'er Paul Blair with a pitch that basically broke Blair's face. What makes the case famous was that up to that point Tatum was a promising young pitcher, with a good record, and after the incident Blair came back (after his injuries healed) and continued his fine career, but Tatum went downhill. Afterwards he admitted he was ruined because after that he was afraid to pitch inside, which any pitcher has to be able to do to be successful.

[@ManicReactions]

Concussion protocol is an interesting historical topic in baseball. New York Yankee great Lou Gehrig had 19 known concussions over his career at Columbia University and New York. At a time when players would regularly play through injuries like that, he undoubtedly exacerbated whatever conditions he had endured. Gehrig would die young of amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease). However, the symptoms for CTE are very similar, so, in hindsight, he may have been suffering from CTE instead. His remains were creamated making any examination impossible.

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

This makes me think back to the days when batting helmets were NOT mandatory! Sometimes a player would wear one after having been injured.. but it was rare

[@ncg195]

Answer: "What happens if a player is injured and cannot continue?" In the case of an injury, the manager can choose any player who is not already in the game (and has not yet played in the game) to take the place of the injured player. If the injured player is a baserunner or is a defender in the field, this is a pretty simple process as the new player doesn't really need much time to warm up. If the injured player is the batter and he is hurt in the middle of the at bat, any player off the bench can finish the at bat, but they start from the point that the injured player left off (for example, if a player has a 1-0 count and fouls a ball off his foot, making the count 1-1, and then cannot continue due to injury, the new batter will start with a 1-1 count instead of 0-0; it's not a brand new at bat, the substituted player is finishing the injured player's at bat). If the injured player is the pitcher, any player who is not already in the game (and has not yet played in the game) can come in for him. With a normal pitching substitution the incoming pitcher gets a limited number of warm up pitches before play resumes (usually 8 pitches) because they will have ideally been warming up in the bullpen for several minutes before being called into the game. In an injury situation, the new pitcher is usually given as long as he needs to get warmed up.

[@trylikeafool]

I was pitching as a 10 year-old, batter hit a line drive right back at my face. Broke my nose, concussion, black eye. Took weeks to recover. Unfortunately, that was in 1991 before they were super careful about concussions like now. They let me walk it off and finish pitching the game. Crazy. That would never happen now. Parents took me to the doctor the next day.

[@TheJForte]

Every kid growing up in the US that played baseball has been hit in the head by a baseball at some point. You never forget it. I can remember missing a catch during a little league game and taking one right in the nose. I'll never forget the smell of blood.

[@misterkite]

Same. I was throwing the ball back and forth with a teammate during practice, and the coach interrupted me by asking me something and I didn't realize that the ball had been thrown towards me. Took the ball right in the eye. Had a black eye and a concussion. After that, whenever I've had a concussion (played lacrosse throughout highschool), I smell the leather of a baseball.

[@a00141799]

I got hit on the fingers where I was gripping the bat on very cold night game in high school. My fingers were numb for days. I actually thought they were all broken. The pitcher was probably throwing in the high 60's but it felt like a 100 mph fastball. Good to see you boyz learning so much about baseball. If you have some nearby batting cages please take you camera so we can see how you do. Set the pitch speed for about 40 or 50 mph so that you will at least have a chance to hit something. But imagine MLB players facing pitchers throwing twice as fast with late movement. Its almost impossible for someone who is not professional to hit these guys. I kind of imagine trying to return the serve of a professional tennis player.

[@joannevincent2035]

In 1920, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was hit on the head by a pitch from New York Yankees pitcher Carl Mays. Pitchers often dirtied the ball to make it less visible and more active. Eyewitnesses said Chapman appeared not to see the pitch as it approached his head. The sound of the collision resembled the crack of a bat. Chapman staggered and mumbled forgiving words to the pitcher. He was taken directly to a nearby hospital, and he died about 12 hours after the injury occurred. Batting helmets were not worn in that era and would not be required to be worn until the 1950s.

[@JamesOO7p]

in the mlb, ball on average comes off the bat at 100-120 mph or 160-190 kilometers per hour

[@Hexon66]

No way. For the big hitters maybe, but there's every other player to account for, every bloop and dribbler. Mid-80s tops on average.

[@JamesOO7p]

@@Hexon66 i’m talking about average line drives with solid contact

[@abducteeofearth1703]

I was on deck and got hit directly in the nose after an 81mph fastball was fouled back. I was taking a practice swing trying to get my timing down and didn’t have enough time to react. I take a small amount of pride by not dropping to a knee or losing consciousness. I just put my hands on my knees watched the blood start dripping onto the dirt and in my mind I was like: “Well I guess I gotta go to the hospital now/So this is what a broken nose feels like.”

[@thewind6047]

81? You 14 or playing beer league? Lol

[@abducteeofearth1703]

@@thewind6047 I was 13. The pitcher, Ryan Bollinger actually went on to play in the minor leagues. He had a 95mph fastball in hs. Only in the 80s for Babe Ruth league.

[@trylikeafool]

Same, broken nose. I was pitching though.

[@Mikino1976]

Until the 1960's batters didn't even have the plastic protective helmets. They just wore their baseball caps to hit!

[@tomservo5347]

Yes, pitchers WILL target a batter if one of their own got beaned earlier or a batter can't keep their mouth shut. It usually results in the benches clearing for a brawl between the two teams depending on their rivalry or several other incidents previous. The umpire will usually throw out a pitcher if it's obvious he's headhunting from a few too many wild pitches. FYI a 'bunt' is usually used as a sacrifice out in order to advance base runners to scoring positions on second and third base in tight, low scoring games. Situational awareness is critical in this game as there's so much happening that 'isn't' happening.

[@CosmoNautica22]

4:05 He would be replaced by another player on the bench and that player would take first base instead. Baseball has permanent substitution rules: once you've been taken out, you're out for the rest of the game. With the exception of the pitcher, you can replace a player at any time: while at bat, while on base, while on the field, whenever.

[@Timmycoo]

Man, I always tense up when watching a riser go near the head. I've only been hit once during a HS game in the helmet and that knocked me off my feet. MLB players are warriors.

[@DNReacts]

They really are!

[@TB-tr3cm]

You guys are great. But I wasn't one of the ones who recommended this. I'm OK with MLB fights, but not this. So many great baseball videos out there -- crowd reactions, home runs, great plays, dramatic moments, star players -- but not this one. These hits are indeed part of the game, but they're rare (exactly like you said).

[@DNReacts]

Yeah we did struggle on this one TB. Was a video with more than 20 individual requests but no further ones planned for the near future. Appreciate you’re ongoing support and more of those videos mentioned will be on the way in the schedule

[@juliansousa3781]

Watch an ejection compilation from like 2009. Those were fun! And pitchers don't get ejected for hitting the batter UNLESS the umpire thinks he hit a guy on purpose, like after a home run. When a batter is hit, he gets to go to first base for free

[@charliegone1652]

I got hit in the head with a football (pigskin) right on the temple. Didn't even realize I was on my knees about to fall flat on my face until my cousin caught me from falling. All you see is darkness and stars with an echo of the impact..I still remember it years ago. Had a huge headache afterwards. That last guy that got hit I'm sure lost consciousness for a few second and more than likely saw the stars.

[@GreenJeepAdventures]

In high school, I was playing 3rd base and had a line drive ( a ball hit with flat trajectory) hit right towards me. I got my glove up, but it only clipped a part of the ball. Unluckily, the ball kept going straight to my face. I must say I have no idea why I wasn't knocked out cold, cause that sucker just clobbered me! I definitely saw stars.

[@GeometryInStatic]

Baseball headshots are one of the most brutal and scary things in sports. Exit velo on a line drive up the middle can be around 90-110 mph (145 - 177 km/h). I think dudes have literally died from it.

[@jordancrosno9711]

Wish they made better pitchers' helmets (that didn't look stupid, and had a face guard) and batters' helmets so they could still see and move right while protecting them better.

[@SilentGloves]

Intentional hits are DEFINITELY a thing, but pitchers would never aim for the head. Typically it's leg or body shot. There have been some trades of hits between teams that have led to bench-clearing brawls. For my money, there is nothing in the entire world of sports better than a baseball bench-clearer. I'm old school, though. ☺

[@brucehartnell1475]

Before 1920, they only used one or two baseballs during a game, so the players would try to make the ball hard to see by spitting on it and rubbing dirt on it 10:33 or scuffing it. And they only played during the day time. They didn’t wear helmets of course back then. A pitcher named Carl Mays, who threw submarine style ( sorta side arm/ under hand) and liked to pitch inside, hit a guy named Ray Chapman in the temple and killed him. It was late in the afternoon, and getting dark. The ball bounced to the third baseman, who thought Chapman had hit it, and he threw it to first for the out. They changed the rules the next year to prevent that from happening again. They replaced dirty and damaged balls, outlawed the spitball, and made the balls better. Babe Ruth then hit 59 home runs for a new season record; the previous record was in the twenties. Even with all of the improvements, it’s still dangerous, as you can tell by this video. You have less than 1/7th of a second to respond to a pitch, and a batted ball will return faster than than if hit squarely.

[@xXxFroztyy]

For me when I was pitching, a few close call line drivers, I was never sure to put my glove up to defend myself or get out of the way entirely, it’s such a split second decision I usually ended up doing a half combo of both and realize after that I barely moved and I probably wouldn’t of saved myself with my glove, luckily I never got hit in the head ever from a line drive lol

[@chaseadams1528]

Even if the pitcher is alright to return they would still likely take him out. You have to be laser focused on the mound and there’s no way he’s not thinking about getting hit again.

[@DNReacts]

That makes sense, can’t imagine he will see straight for a while!

[@JockJutManhwaRecap]

we see in-game swing speeds in the 65- to 85-miles-per-hour speeds for some of the top professionals in baseball.” According to Cherveny, the average swing speed in Major League Baseball games is around 70 miles per hour

[@nahnahnah2620]

See you guys just started couple months ago. Good job churning out all the content. Keep it up!

[@DNReacts]

Appreciate it 😊

[@davidhowland6384]

sometimes a bad pitch can end up in a brawl with the batter running after the pitcher and then both teams joining in so look for baseball best brawls.

[@besinji2000]

Your reactions are great. I’m usually not watching what happens on the tape lol. Or I have to watch twice

[@DNReacts]

Thank you, love to hear that! This one wasn’t the easiest of watches either

[@besinji2000]

Some bat exit velocities are 95-105 on line drives and home runs. That’s MPH. I’m terrible with the metric system, but it’s like 1.6 more I guess 🤷‍♂️

[@fastmolasses3598]

if a batter gets hit and can't continue to play, they'll put a Designated Runner on the bases for them.

[@cteal2018]

You guys find the most random thing to watch that I would never think of watching, good on you. 4:20 the batter is trying to "bunt". If he can not continue, a player will be substituted in. A pitcher would ALMOST NEVER intentionally hit a batter in the head. There is a set of "unwritten rules" of Baseball that cover sportsmanship, and retribution, and the pitcher is usually the one that enforce that code. There are times when bad blood between teams develop and the pitcher intentionally hitting a batter is the main way of "sending a message". Even then though, it is understood that the batter will be hit in the rump or back. A deliberate shot to the head will often clear the benches and a fight can occur. I completely expect a video on baseball brawls soon, so look up Nolan Ryan vs Robin Ventura, most likely the most famous brawl in the past 40 years in the sport, mostly due to the legend that was Nolan Ryan.

[@zeus6793]

You guys should look up the following: Bryce Florie and Tony Conigliaro. Both examples of headshots that were among the very worst and ended the careers of both men. They were both, unfortunately, on the Red Sox.

[@jondixon1474]

A perfect follow up to this would be a video I suggested called MLB reactions in milliseconds.

[@DNReacts]

That’s a great shout, thank you!

[@taylorgang2237]

As far as penalties or anything, pitchers do sometimes intentionally hit players, typically not the head though. If the umpires think it was intentional they will throw the pitcher out of the game and the league may suspend them. Baseball has many unwritten rules about how to handle certain transgressions that happen, but there’s a limit

[@btnhstillfire]

The ball comes off the bat anywhere from 80mph to 120+ mph. Or 193 kph. Line drives are usually 110-120 mph.

[@sardonicbear]

Exit velocity, or how fast the ball is moving after the batter hits it, can be up to 120+ mph, more typically 85-115 mph

[@jordancrosno9711]

Part of baseball, reason I couldn't play past middle school was because I was scared of the ball haha!

[@thefunnybunnyboy]

Each team has a few reserve position players on the bench in the dugout for every game they play. Usually they are called into a game when a pinch hitter is needed or when the team needs a pinch runner..They also get called into a game when a starting player has to leave the game because of an injury or they're just playing horribly and the manager must make an immediate change (look up Reggie Jackson vs Billy Martin for a good example of this). If the player leaves the game for an injury, or is pinch hit or run for, he cannot re-enter the game. His day is over, essentially. The same is true for the other reserves who sit out in the bullpen, who are there as back up/relief pitchers. Once a "relief" pitcher is called into the game by the team's manager or pitching coach, the pitcher who is leaving the game also cannot re-enter. So in the MLB, there are only 26 players on the active roster for any game and about 11 or 12 are pitchers, there are 8 position players in the starting line-up PLUS a DH (designated hitter), leaving 4 or 5 reserves on the bench in the dugout, when the game starts. The manager has to use his reserves wisely because he does not want to run out of bench players too early, were the game to go into extra innings..hope this helps.

[@christophermckinney3924]

When a pitcher gets hit he is totally vulnerable usually in an awkward body position and he's ont wearing a batting helmet, plus the ball is coming back at him 5-15 miles per hour faster than he pitched it. A95 mph fast ball hit back toward the pitcher goes around 107 miles per hour on the come back.

[@NealB123]

There's a padded ball cap available which offers a lot of protection against headshots but pitchers are too stubborn to wear it. They would rather have the concussion and blood than use a basic and effective safety device.

[@renkessler5476]

When a pitcher is hit by a batted ball it has two effects. First is the obvious physical damage, but there is also the psychological impact. Both pitchers and batters can be affected.

[@AngelA-qi1br]

The fastest speed of a baseball off the bat is 122.4mph. The top sluggers often reach 115mph-120mph.

[@imthebause]

7:00 Jimmy Nelson is one tough SOB wanted to stay in the game. Brewers missed him end of 2017

[@michaelb.3982]

Some players consider it attempted murder when you throw at a players head..that's why they storm the mound wanting to fight..

[@victory4history]

There is a reason baseball at the highest levels is more deadly than the NFL. This is incredibly hard to watch.

[@larrysmac]

Which is why I refused to watch once I realized what it was about. The title is misleading. I mean why should I dwell in morbid curiosity?

[@MrBobbyz24]

The MLB channel on KZbin has some great stuff, you should check out the most iconic moments of the 2022 season

[@jaydisqus3353]

Baseball injuries are the absolute worst. You aren't supposed t get hurt out there.

[@DNReacts]

Completely agree Jay. Was a tough watch this one. Glad they’re so rare

[@jaydisqus3353]

@@DNReacts it's the part of the game everyone overlooks. The worst ones happen to the fans. Although, they've put up nets to stop that.

[@besinji2000]

You guys should do a video where you throw baseballs at each other’s heads and have the viewers make reaction videos

[@DNReacts]

😂😂

[@peterthompson8014]

The very 1st time I ever walked a batter in little league was when I hit him in the small of his back.. He turned around when he saw it coming at him and it was a dead center shot he dropped like a sack of potatoes. They put a designated runner on 1st because he was benched for the rest of the game.

[@BoylenInk]

I was pitching a casual game of softball years ago and got hit in the shoulder. Softballs are not all that soft - they’re just bigger than a baseball. Anyways, I decided I’d done enough pitching for one lifetime.

[@CheekandBluster]

I don't know why people wanted you to see this. This kind of incident is fairly rare. You guys could use a good laugh, I think, which is why I recommend you watch "Earl Weaver's legendary tirade at Bill Haller [w/optional captions]." It's from a game in 1980 where the first base umpire was mic'd up for a documentary film. The famously belligerent manager Earl Weaver comes running of the dugout to argue a call, and it's all fireworks from there. A timeless classic.

[@nyr14]

More often than not the ball off the bat is going a lot faster than what the pitch speed is. For reference there have been “hardest” hit baseballs at +115 mph

[@loganleroy8622]

Unlike cricket where you can continue to gun for the batter to get them to duck or try to jam them into a knick off of their hands or the blade, it is not permitted to intentionally target a batter. If the umpire believes a pitcher has targeted a batter, they will be ejected from the game. Batters do get hit infrequently, but when it happens they get to go straight to first base. In the case of the batter that couldn't continue, they put a pinch runner in his place on first base to run the bases for him for the rest of the inning.

[@besinji2000]

Actually may be about one in a million. There’s over 300 pitches a game 162 games 30 teams. It doesn’t happen often

[@Rocco1332]

The ball comes off the bat at approx 100mph. One MLB player in the early days of baseball has died after being hit. Numerous youth league players have died after being hit in the chest by line drives. They make small chest protects for the heart area now.

[@melissaglantz481]

Please try to react to “MLB pitchers with lightning fast reflexes”. It is impressive! 😮

[@lightaces]

The only player ever killed in a game, in 1920, was hit in the head by a pitch. It bounced off his head so far the infielders fielded it and threw it to 1st, thinking it was a hit. It lead to a massive change in the rules of the game, and 1920 is the delineating point between the "dead ball" era and the modern era (or "live ball" era) of baseball. They made the ball much more lively (winding the interior of the ball much tighter), started replacing the ball frequently (baseballs average about 5 pitches now, instead of only using 2-3 balls per game in the dead ball era), and stopped letting the pitchers throw some of the least predictable pitches (spit balls, and the like). This was, of course, long before the introduction of helmets, so the game is safer in some ways, but then, not many pitchers could throw over 80 MPH back then, much less over 100. It's a dangerous thing, playing baseball.

[@DNReacts]

That’s horrendous 😩 thanks for sharing.

[@mjj3132]

If you want to see the more artful, less brutal part of the game, look up some highlight videos for defensive play. Ozzie Smith in particular, was a very different kind of baseball player- an acrobat who could control almost an entire half of the infield.

[@fighterck6241]

10:02 Interesting enough, while one would think that machine batting cages would be safe, you would be wrong. Occasionally the machine hand will somehow release a pitch early in it's windup and pitch one at your head. Now granted I was probably too close to the plate when it happened to me (and a half foot shorter than I am now) but it was a very much higher and more inside than normal. No machine is perfect and it taught me that batting cages aren't "safe" and to be on guard. And it did hit me in the helmet. It was my very first time moving up from Pony speed cages. I went right back back to Pony for awhile.

[@ChiefBones]

Pitcher being hit by a batted ball is called a comebacker.

[@maddux1188]

Love the content guys.

[@DNReacts]

Appreciate that!

[@johanna0131]

Hey guys. Just watched this short highlight video of Mike Trout in this current World Baseball classic. Thought it might be a good one to check out.

[@__PinstripePride]

You should watch worst umpire calls if you guys have a good understanding of the strike zone and running the bases!

[@ronnyvillanueva9404]

it’s a gruesome sport sometimes….. please react to old-school greats such as babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, ty Cobb , Mickey mantle etc.

[@christophermckinney3924]

When a player is injured he can be replaced but once a player comes out of the game due to substitution he is done for the rest of the game. He cannot come back. Hell jsut hit the showers adn watch the rest of the game from the locker room.

[@btnhstillfire]

Nope he can go back in but there are very specific circumstances in which some players were to be moved around. Pitchers can be taken off the mound but then put back in the lineup. He can then go back in to replace only a specific player. He cant replace anybody else though…

[@sethpulsford511]

Some good videos for once you grasp the sport are sb nation's rewinder series. It helps teach you the history of some of the biggest moments

[@andrewpiro9072]

I second this, a big part of baseball's charm is the history behind it. I wish the guys could do a reaction to the whole Ken Burns documentary, lol.