How Do MLB Players Treat Minor Leaguers?

[@lynnkurumaji2478]

When JT Snow rehabbed with then Fresno Giants(AAA) he bought a whirlpool tub for his rehab and left it when he went back to SF Giants.

[@matthewkluge5441]

Ken Griffey jr. was a pretty cool guy to minor league guys because he was only 2 years older than I was when I was with the Mariners .

[@themacocko6311]

Did you gp to the majors? How long did you play?

[@matthewkluge5441]

@@themacocko6311 only played in the minors with them from 1989 thru 1992 but I did know him fairly well and his younger brother Craig played in the minors with me .

[@JohnM-sw4sc]

@@matthewkluge5441damn only 2 career homers ?

[@bobnelson4776]

The players for the Everett AquaSox (Class A short-season for the Mariners) said Robbie Cano was super nice to them while he was rehabbing there getting ready to come back from his 80 game suspension. Bought them great food and was willing to help anybody. And hit a grand slam to dead centerfield.

[@ME-qr2kq]

You probably could have bribed Colon with a Cheeseburger to give you some heat down the middle.

[@The_Card_Squad]

Lol. Love the Jack Parkman reference. Awesome stuff Matt. Love the channel.

[@benbrown3973]

Hey Matt! I was looking through my baseball card collection and I found you 2009 rookie card!!

[@detaildon]

I think Matt would recommend you get it autographed!

[@TheIslandDivision]

@@cquick3277 God is the starter, Jesus comes in for the save. Who wouldn't want that pitching combo? Just imagine the ball movement. 🤯

[@EclecticBuddha]

The mind boggles as to why the food has to be bad in the minors. Minor league ballparks are full of kitchens making food. You'd think they'd have an allowance for the players and could have the concessions whip out some reasonably nutritious chow for the guys before they close up shop for the night. Doesn't even have to be individual orders but it could. At least in Akron (AA), they have so many options that you could accommodate pretty much any diet. You'd think the big club could set aside an allowance and feed both teams as long as the other team reciprocates.

[@richardtherichard26]

Have you ever been to a minor league park? I can assure you they are most definitely NOT “full of kitchens” lmfaooo what a weird and misinformed thing to say 😂😂😂

[@Klocks420]

I feel like talent is big but big league clubs also look for good men who will fit in their clubhouse culture. There is a reason guys aren't jerks when they're rehabbing, I'd assume most of them are pretty good people.

[@sergiovalenti7255]

I’m a new subscriber, I’m glad that I found this channel. Thanks for sharing your experiences, they’re very interesting.

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Julian Valenti thanks!!

[@alexk1981]

"how's your wife, and my kids!?"....ilmao

[@EclecticBuddha]

Brian Giles was always a good dude in Cleveland in his younger years. He got to come up and witness some of the best hitting lineups in history.

[@michaelkennedy3004]

I saw Jamie Garcia on a rehab once with the Cardinals low A team the Peoria Chiefs. My buddy and I could tell that the catcher was not ready for a big league pitcher. Jamie even had to give him a pep talk. So many balls at the backstop. It’s also crazy to see the night and day difference between the minor league guys and major league/guys who will make the majors.

[@jackharwell11494]

Very untrue!! Any catcher in that organization (even the bullpen catcher) is prepared for any pitcher. Epsecailly when there not going 100%

[@richardtherichard26]

@@jackharwell11494 not how it works, but thanks for the bad take coach 😂😂🤡🤡

[@jackharwell11494]

@@richardtherichard26 you must not get dry humor...... No shit thats not how it works

[@jackharwell11494]

@@richardtherichard26 lol i just came back across this lmao

[@Dereksbiblecamp]

I remember not to long ago, it was either Chris Carpenter or Adam Wainwright got a rental car for a minor leaguer for ST. I thought that was cool

[@kadenlao6244]

Wrong guy to ask for hitting advice

[@TheeObtuseGoose]

Extra jacked up this episode. On those 'greenies' again?

[@emeryhvac1023]

" Go ask Antonelli how to hit " ..... said no one ever in the minors lol. Just kidding buddy, I had to do it. Love your videos and sense of humor!! Keep them coming. Road to the show 2020 out next week!

[@PopOutPaulie]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@paulcoover7057]

How can anyone dislike theses viedos. It's like an inside view to a place most will never get to see

[@ElGranSanto]

No one better than you, Antonelli.

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Thanks!!!

[@sominboy2757]

What are the rules when you get a suspension? Do you have to stay away from the stadium or are you still allowed to sit in the dugout?

[@DrHades]

There is a video on that already.

[@kurumauzamaki2731]

Greinke would likely stick to himself even in the majors probably does that

[@sominboy2757]

The ultimate example would be tim lincecuim. He extremely stays to himself to the point it took bruce bochy going to him personally to his house in seattle to get him to come back for the 10th annivarsary reunion of the giants 2010 world series team

[@kurumauzamaki2731]

Sominboy27 no it’s still greinke he has social anxiety as for lincecuim it’s probably because he doesn’t play anymore because of his injured and doesn’t wanna he reminded of what he lost

[@LogoBallers]

@@sominboy2757 10th anniversary team of 2010.. is this year..?

[@sominboy2757]

@@LogoBallers yep. Its 2020

[@LogoBallers]

@@sominboy2757 what I'm saying is. How could have bochy asked Timmy to be in the reunion if it hasn't happened yet and bochy is no longer the manager for 2020.. Did he do it already? I ask because you used the past tense like the reunion already happened..

[@blakkat4126]

Colon had that running fastball on right-handers that made him effective even up to age 45. I always wondered how he did that.

[@Nihilianth]

Kept his two fingers tight up against each other, and had a way for the ball to just slide out from the side that maintained enough velocity to somehow remain a fastball without becoming a slider or a curve. Somehow, for one magical day, I managed to figure it out in highs school. And I wasn't even a pitcher. I was an infielder.who switched from 2nd to 1st. Just playing catch with the catcher, and somehow I started throwing nasty two-seamers. It was weird how well it clicked. I knew exactly how to grip and release the ball, and it was so effortless. Never was able to do it again after that day. All I know, is that I had my index and middle fingers touching and kinda flicked it out from the side of my index finger. I think I "rolled" my fingers around it out of a tight grip as I released it. But for the life of me, I never could figure out exactly what I was doing that day. My team mate, the catcher, thought I was working on trying to convert into a pitcher my junior year. Lol. Same thing happened when I was playing volleyball for a volleyball club in college. Yeah, a club. Not a team. I had figured out how to serve properly, and it was a deadly serve. Perfectly coordinated and timed, buzzing above the net by like an inch. Lasted for a few days. After that, I never was able to properly serve a volleyball again. And I was irritated because I thought I had developed a new skill that I could bring to the beach that year and show off. Haha.

[@76bwjordan]

So who decides when you're ready to come back up after an injury? Or just in general? It seems like the AAA coach would say to the MLB coach "no, this guy's terrible" to keep his team strong. Who's watching? I know sometimes the stats will be a guide, but sometimes it's only like 2-3 games, so if you're hitting 1 for 3 one game...you're great? ready to move up? just ok? lucky???

[@lilgill7348]

Well the Minors are mostly for development so they probably want the major league guys off their roster as soon as possible

[@williamavitt8264]

He invoked the name of the immortal Jack Parkman!

[@loganlongwith6591]

I had one of those brief case things my last year of pro ball in the California league. As a pro ball player and a gamer, it was a God send

[@benthescientist]

Ryan Zimmerman rehabbed....what else is new

[@patrickscribner]

Hey, I faced carpenter in HS when he was at Trinity. Funny story, he threw harder in HS than he did in St. Louis.

[@Timasion]

Most of major league players I encountered were cool. I tried to leave them alone because they have their program they need to work on, but I don't recall any being a jerk.

[@mlbhighlightnet1556]

Hey Matt you should definitely go to a few games this year and vlog it

[@jackoverton2254]

phat bill 😔

[@thomascrowley9122]

Gonna be tough if there isn't any

[@sk8terboi10003]

What is it like facing major League pitches in the minor leagues

[@bradyoves1046]

9:08 nobody is Jack Parkman 😂

[@gatorslim5781]

RTTS idea....Matt does a minor league rehab trip and is forced to room with Richie Givens.

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

Did you see Spenser Confidential?

[@zel5055]

So did you provide a spread for the guys

[@MrOldheadtom]

Great video

[@robbyc408]

Probably gonna catch up on all your videos now that sports are gone the next month+

[@jessiegutierrez5583]

Matt you ever talk about how you broke your hand/wrist?

[@PopOutPaulie]

Do you think Lack of confidence played a part of your bad hitting in the Majors? From videos I've seen it seems like alot of times when you got up there you had already counted yourself out. I know confidence plays a major part in any sport you play

[@glgoonery7201]

ThaKidd PaulieB that wasn’t the problem. Outside of when they messed up his stance, Matt went 11-37 which is .305 (outside of the 0-21 skid) he just had a bad hitting coach. He changed his stance after that hit and there was nothing he could do about it

[@benfraijo371]

Big

[@klaytinconrad3605]

Hey man any tips for how to learn discipline at the plate

[@williamsilvey9772]

Official Tryhxrd He’s not the best guy to ask for hitting advice

[@myquest666420]

William Silvey pretty harsh haha hope it’s a joke. You don’t have to be a .300 hitter in the MLB to give advice about plate discipline.

[@myquest666420]

William Silvey LOL just got to that part in the video

[@stefanpataki9478]

Official Tryhxrd why not take the Barry Bonds approach: see it, hit it.

[@LukenUSee]

Swing at strikes, let balls go by

[@bx8garageman]

I would imagine Derek Jeter would be a gentleman in the minors

[@themacocko6311]

Jeter's not a gentleman in the majors.

[@gavinzeiman1945]

Yeah he probably bought the fucking team

[@jgonzales912]

@Les Moore the G.O.A.T., bro.

[@jackharwell11494]

@@gavinzeiman1945 lmfao! Good comment

[@joeysbestfriend2614]

😂 lmao

[@Chilltownify]

Imagine if these baseball owners actually treated their players like human beings?

[@richardtherichard26]

Imagine if *my* boss gave me hundreds of millions of dollars to play games all year and then some clown on the internet claims he doesn’t treat me like a person 😂😂🤡🤡

[@JasonBischoff]

What about the other way around? How are minor leaguers treated if they are up just to fill a roster spot for a big leaguer thats rehabbing?

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Jason Bischoff great question! I’ll make a video

[@mattvon1034]

“Wrong guy to ask about hitting” lol I’m sure 90% of those guys didn’t make it 2 levels higher and hit like you did

[@davidkirkpatrick712]

why do yo touch your hat so much especially when you are inside

[@CornPop471]

Giving his lunch order to the wife via hand signals

[@MrRawrftw]

1 dislike, feelsbad

[@swisscheese6456]

What did you do when you didn't have training, traveling, games etc?

[@mexicanusrex9418]

Hahaha cool. Brilliant "No one's Joe Parkman, No one says, how's your wife and my kids."

[@justjack9849]

is there a diffrence in catchers gear in the majors and the minors?

[@BassMan62896]

Could the gouge in the ball that Bartolo threw that ended up in the dugout been caused by hitting something metal before it came to a rest?

[@simonburling3762]

How many players would have jumped straight into the MLB?

[@skunkycatog]

Hey what’s up matt! In the movie Bull Durham the catcher tells the hitter what’s coming because he doesn’t like the pitcher. Does that really happen? Like if an infielder has beef with a pitcher will they mess up on purpose when getting a ball hit to them?

[@jeffm.6034]

Do you think the MLB will postpone the season because of the Coronavirus like the NBA did?

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Jeff Moravec yeah unfortunately I do

[@GuzDuzPyrotechnics]

How do you feel about loyalties to a team in or a team to a player in free agency? How do players choose their team or why do they pick a certain team?

[@arnellthompson2773]

I luv these story’s

[@Masonlevs]

please make a video about independent leagues!!!

[@shawndonstephens2337]

Were you ready to be there in the big leagues or did they rush you?

[@paulcoover7057]

Hey matt, can you give us a viedo on the MLB non salary cap disparity. Really like a players inside view. Being a A's fan. Watching the Yankees buy players every year frustrating. But would like an inside view

[@pryius6216]

Can you do a video talking about your views on if the MLB is even going to have a season this year? The NBA just suspended their season as of tonight. I'm thinking MLB may do the same.

[@jasonirvine4926]

Has any MLB or MiLB team contacted you to manage or be a coach?

[@mattvon1034]

“And girls” (the .01% of viewers that play softball and watch your videos or are girl gamers and follow RTTS and watch the rest of your videos) haha I’m happy you’re giving the women a shoutout though

[@AntonelliBaseball]

matt von lol 👍 5.1% girls according to KZbin haha

[@bucksdiaryfan]

Matt any thoughts on Rudy Gobert contracting coronavirus and how athletes might be more susceptible than the public? I know you went through a very scary episode during the last pandemic... the NBA is trying to stem an all-out outbreak

[@gabrielalvidrez7324]

Hittin' close to home with the Cal League. Let's go Rawhide.

[@skunkycatog]

Hahaha I grew up watching colon pitch for the Angels. He became my favorite halo pitcher. His 2 seamers were freaking nasty, especially left handed batters. Always froze them up for the K!!!!! Hahahahaha that’s so freaking awesome Matt! Thanks for sharing that dope ass story man.

[@EclecticBuddha]

He was disgusting with Cleveland when I was growing up. He would throw his normal fastball in the upper 90s until he got up around 100 pitches and then he'd just start wailing the ball at 101-102. It was unreal. The speed on the gun isn't always perfect I know, but to gain 4mph when you're 6-7 innings deep is unbelievable. Plus he was just a goofy guy. They bought him a pink banana seat bike to ride around spring training one year to help him lose weight. Also, he just signed to pitch for a team in Mexico this year at 46. He's for sure in my hall of fame. Julio Franco too.

[@LonerNomad]

I love eating colon

[@MrRevelation9]

Those who can't play, Coach. ~Captain Sisko DS-9 "Take me out to the Holosuite" Season 7, Episode 4.

[@sloopjohnb.24]

Off topic question, but one I've had ever since college. Why do baseball players have stupid facial hair? In college i could be on campus and see some idiot with disgusting facial hair and i could predict with reasonable certainty that they were on the baseball team. Hell i could narrow it down by position. The clown with that repulsive chin strap beard, if you can call it that: he was a pitcher. No doubt about it.

[@jackoverton2254]

BIG SEXY!!!!!

[@DC_1894]

Bring back Laura.