Kyle Kendrick traded to Japan

Special thanks to Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia for the video. www.comcastsportsnet.com
Kendrick gets told he is getting traded to Japan

[@socalangel1]

Best part was when the Assistant GM was talking about having to upgrade the team right infront of Kendrick.

[@RavishingBeyond]

Its a close one. Leslie Gudel's rack at the end is rather impressive 👍.

[@Flatearth69]

‘The fact of the matter is we are trying to get to the next level’

[@matthewj16]

As soon as Charlie told him you could see the wheels spinning in his head “wait, are they allowed to trade me to Japan”😂

[@hineighbor]

I think he started to figure it out when Ruben said he was traded for Kobayashi lol

[@GumboGalahad]

Kendrick asked if they had good food in Japan. Something I always want to know when travelling but the fact that he got traded for the hot dog eater makes that question even funnier.

[@oofproductions7667]

Hi KZbin legend

[@PhilliesPhan125]

This is one that never gets old. Best clubhouse prank of all time.

[@oofproductions7667]

Hi guy from 8 years ago

[@PhilliesPhan125]

@@oofproductions7667 sup

[@aroncastrejon4136]

Hi, guy from 9 years ago

[@integratyper5137]

@@aroncastrejon4136 hi, guy from 13 days ago

[@junghunt8645]

Best clubhouse pranks are played on Jeff Francouer.

[@cjrrocks]

What a good guy! He took it so well. I hope he always stays so humble.

[@oofproductions7667]

Hi KZbin legend

[@ejshafer]

hello from 2022

[@Gkslldkfhvdsff]

Hello from 2023 pleb

[@gallonthegreat7036]

I'm from the fuuuutuuurrreee

[@tthomaselli2]

The look on Kyle's face was priceless!: :) .

[@oofproductions7667]

Hi guy from 10 years ago

[@vinnyt1140]

@@oofproductions7667 hi guy from a year ago

[@Whynotmini]

@@vinnyt1140 hi guy from a day ago

[@vinnyt1140]

@@Whynotmini hi guy from 3 minutes ago

[@NorthernServer]

@@vinnyt1140hi guy from 6months ago

[@AGP12345]

man that is a brilliant prank. Just shows how baseball players have no control over their careers so it's easy to do something like that.

[@bajikimran2304]

Priceless! I have no idea how all the people involved kept a straight face because I could not have.

[@SteveBuscemiOfficial]

Did anyone else have this recommended 14 years later?

[@michaelsandoval2063]

They should have kept it going till he was walking up to the plane

[@oofproductions7667]

Damn

[@MrBlink909]

Lol

[@mbuckholz]

the mound??

[@titanzrule32]

He is so nonchalant and even goes so far as to praise the Phillies for making a move to do what was best for the team. Absolutely hilarious!

[@twndomn]

Well..., he was stunned at the meeting. As soon as he heard the Japanese name out loud, he knew what's going on.

[@rb333]

he was about to lose it when the guy from his team started talking about how the team "needed to take it to the next level"

[@aswerty911]

that smile when the assistant gm says kobayashi kinda makes me think he kinda knew it was a joke but wasnt just how sure

[@dirtdoe]

" you got traded for a hotdog eater."Priceless

[@oofproductions7667]

Hi KZbin legend

[@sunamcm1]

What a classy young guy. Great sport!

[@jonathantangjerd]

he actually handeled himself well.... lol. amazing, kobayashi was the best part of it.

[@aaronpdyck]

Best baseball prank ever! Traded for a hot dog eater, what next?

[@classicLovetale]

omg! as the biggest phillies fan out there, that is the most amazing prank ever pulled!!! i loved it

[@emphyrean]

He almost cried! That was awesome!

[@jackwuzhear]

the way he pitched toward the end last year, he deserves this

[@oofproductions7667]

Hi KZbin legend

[@xXHockeyGamerGoonXx]

Which pixel was Kendrick

[@ChrisCacioppo]

lol'd, ty

[@ClaraInstalledAimbot]

😂

[@firstname8262]

This will forever be a classic

[@DUSTMCGUST]

his deep breath is the best part

[@oofproductions7667]

Hi guy from 9 years ago

[@jacsansone2994]

OOF Productions hi guy from 4 hrs ago

[@PInk77W1]

I knew I shouldn’t have bought that damn Toyota !!!!

[@Dons2011]

haha this is great! the look on Kendrick's face is just priceless

[@bing78]

Funny thing is Myers was outta philly before Kendrick was

[@vinceniederman3235]

+Steve Bingaman Brett Myers Also Had The Famous Speech That He Hates The Mets As Well LOL!

[@JodyJody90]

The best thing is that everyone is in the joke. Ruben, Charlie, Kendrick's Agent, the Reporters, and all of the Phllies players is in the joke.

[@Morr6565]

That was the FUNNIEST thing I think I've seen in a while! I hope all this hijinx translate onto the field this year. GO PHILS!!

[@ksferrag]

Priceless!

[@Bass007]

Yup. I'm in the youtube rabbit hole.

[@Wutangklanodb]

damn that was nasty, but imagine how much time that must have taken to plan. I mean his agent and all that media, that was crazy. I mean I'm a Braves fan, but my hat goes off to the Myers for that one.

[@mitalycaceres6194]

wow i was in japan for 3 years!

[@limegreenelevator]

The sigh of relief is the best.

[@rockarific]

"you know what i'd say... you just got PUNK'D!!" lmao!

[@RebelRundown]

Wow that was the best prank ever!!! He was so freaked out

[@KingGeorgieIII]

Brett got him😂😂😂I remember this like it was yesterday😂😂

[@vinceniederman]

This is Hysterical and One of The Best Pranks Bar None!

[@statboy08]

LOL! This is amazing! I'd like to see this tried in the NFL & the NBA

[@squidtower]

I worked with his Dad. Great dude

[@chesscomsupport8689]

Hope he does well there!

[@rockcrave]

he was a good sport thats for sure I WAS WAITING FOR A REACTION LIKE WILD THING ON MAJOR LEAGUE

[@ludachad05]

One of the best

[@derrick8300]

I keep watchin this every week looool

[@user-bf5vi6yg8n]

Professional, professional player. Really shows his character the way he reacted before he found out the prank

[@2700Laguna]

Thank you for expressing my sentiments.

[@jbevan03]

That was amazing!

[@thevmanvj]

Great gag. LMAO Thanks for posting!!

[@ne0ven0m]

This was very well orchestrated.

[@user-ou9ln4vl2n]

Kobayashi(小林) Iwamura(岩村) are the both last name.

[@RavishingBeyond]

Kendrick is still butt hurt over this joke. He actually fired his agent for it too.

[@dnlbraden]

Brett Myers is my new hero..that was great. lmao

[@bigbadbruins1]

# 1 prank ever.

[@rollinspam200x]

This is when you know it's time to fire your agent. Real trustworthy there...

[@jstewholymoly]

You're thinking of Tampa Bay Rays 2B Akinori Iwamura. In fact, Takeru Kobyashi made an appearance at Rays Fan Fest 2007.

[@RealAgent711]

seeing youtubes from 14+ years ago is cray

[@MikeTerran1976ova]

I know this video happened along time ago but I Laugh my ass off great video

[@leppykahn]

Well, Donovon McNabb didn't know a football game could end in a tie... So, don't be too surprised.

[@takethefirststep]

Man I felt his sorrow. That was funny.

[@rotcod2886]

Sniff... Sniff... They're almost all gone.

[@FallacyUnknown]

+Rotcod howard, ruiz who else

[@wakillibennett8659]

welp Ruiz is gone

[@FallacyUnknown]

Wakilli Bennett so howard only one left

[@jakemock2846]

Todd Phillips lol and then there were none

[@stevis78]

How did everyone keep a straight face? It doesn't get much better than that. Everyone executed it perfectly.

[@PIGPEN1979]

Yes, The Sox got them from a Japanese team. The sox did not trade for them they just signed them . {dice K with a huge payoff to his former team} Although it is not unheard of for players to get traded to Japan it would still suck to be traded there.

[@mixindave1]

what a relief at the end lol

[@Thundering24]

CLASSIC! ! ! ! ! !

[@markmarshall39]

you can tell he aint liking this, i myself would probably get sick.

[@spaden2112]

you can see his pain. lewls

[@capinmoroni]

Wow, that was awesome.

[@chevpowr]

he looks so damn pissed

[@donkeyears4704]

i'd be like, so what's up with that 1.5?

[@billan888]

This is cold AF. And funny.

[@gokinsmen]

lolz. this is such an elaborate prank. *hats off to the Phillies*

[@luvindalaurlaur]

my dad punked me because all he showed me was Kyle talking to Charlie and i almost flipped! so glad philly isnt trading my other favorite Kyle K.

[@eg27ts10]

This is during Spring Training I think for the people talking about the office.

[@NinjaPenguin1]

Its a headline on Yahoo's homepage!

[@CalCrider]

Absolutely hilarious, imagine what was going through homies mind 😂

[@gr3gd24]

LOLOLOLOL amazing prank.. brett myers should do these pranks to baseball players and managers like ashton kutcher does to celebrities...

[@RockabillyRandy]

That prank was funny, but the Phils have absolutely no shot next year. They got a gift from the Mets and didn't do anything with it but play some very boring games. If I had to pick the teams to beat, it'd be the Mets, Tigers, and my Red Sox. Still though, good prank.

[@luishumbertovega3900]

When Kobayashi was mentioned I thought "I my God, isn't that humiliating enough ?" 😂

[@trophymursky]

funniest thing on earth. I'm not a real big baseball fan but this was flat out funny.

[@stretchypantsman]

Hilarious

[@Pirates310]

seems like a nice guy

[@marknolan5553]

notice the look of relief on his face when he finds out it was a joke ?

[@thee_morpheus]

I remember this, so great lol

[@eescobar8706]

The season hasn't even begun.

[@parkman35]

I think his response at 3:40 says it all...whew!

[@waazup2]

Damn, even the comcast reporters were in on it...rofl

[@slanda19]

kobishi is the guy in the hot dog eating contest in new york

[@RoboPimp3000]

The funny part is that Takeru Kobayashi would probably be a decent pitcher for the phillies.

[@princeanime]

At 1:30 he looked like he was about to pull a gun out!

[@guillembauza1658]

Who is the guy that tells him who Kobayashi is,the other player that says PUNK'D?

[@TrooperCX]

except there is a camera there, i'm sure that is 100% normal

[@wildgamechef8306]

“You got traded for a hotdog eater!!!”

[@user-xv5pg9zh2c]

If I was an US people and even if I had a favor to Japan, I might make 'oh pain' face out of anxiety in this situation. He never showed that kind of attitude and positively asked about good food. Nice.

[@tthomaselli2]

Including Brett Myers going to my Chicago White Sox, as well.; Don't forget that. Lol.

[@gabrielnoguez9920]

make the phils great again 😢

[@MrNiceHk]

Thats brilliant !

[@Tommy44VercettiVAS]

That is the greatest prank ever! Kendrick should have known that coming because MLB rules say that you can't trade MLB players to Japan!

[@MrCstimp]

i can count the number of pixels in this video on 2 hands

[@Garboho]

Charlie Manuel needs subtitles, I can barely understand him

[@KLark1500]

Kobayashi Iwamura!! HAHAHA

[@bluereedz]

hah, you can see some of the reporters trying not to laugh throughout the conference.