MLB Great Pickoff Moves

[@matthewrodgers2257]

1.Aaron judge 2.Cody belinger 3.Clayton kershaw 4.chris sale 5.mike trout 6.josh Donaldson 7.Andrew McCutchen 8.max scherzer 9.madison bumgardner 0.derek jeter

[@connorbenson272]

Mike Trout

[@jaxsonrichter7772]

I got Derek Jeter

[@RodentShaft]

Rogue Ldr1123 the only things the Astros are beating up are trash cans

[@Verlisify]

I just came here from a balk video I am now more confused than ever

[@CanadaMMA]

Under the old rules, you didn't have to step off the rubber to throw to first. You did have to complete a pitch once you started it however. A lot of lefthanded pitchers got very good at disguising where they throwing the ball, to the point that the start of their pick off move and delivery looked identical. Right handers obviously can't do this on a throw to first. It's a moot point now however, because the rules now state that everyone has to step off before throwing to first.

[@itsmiso2873]

From what I believe of the pitcher is going in a. Option towards home plate and steps of then it is not a balk if they try to pickoff

[@ccmacc509]

dude im with you

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

@@CanadaMMA Isn't that just being tested in High-A right now? I didn't think it had made its way up to MLB yet.

[@CanadaMMA]

@@itsmiso2873 Yeah, that was a mistake on my part. I misread the release that they were trying it out in the minors, as a rule change they implemented. Still, the numbers speak for themselves. A 75% increase in stolen bases. That's absolutely BONKERS. There have always been more stolen bases in the minors, but if they put this into place with the mound distance change, MLB might actually make it worth the risk for guys to take off.

[@TheSauceIsMine]

Nevermind, I thought it said great pick up moves.

[@Half__7]

Sadge

[@benno291980]

Still relevant

[@abassplayer4life]

I was looking for any Phillies being picked off. Then I realized that in order to get picked off, they first need to get on base.

[@masonoliver3122]

David Korr lol

[@braydenk3707]

David Korr lmao laughing so hard cuz I'm a met fan xD

[@tylermcgrath920]

mets deserve to laugh right now the last few years since after getting their ass beat for 6 years straight from 2006-2012. maybe longer than that.

[@joemcmanamon3884]

David Korr ohooooo ROASTED micdrop 🎤

[@acgsmith5937]

lol

[@Aryon1969]

I have been a baseball fan for almost 40 years and I had never seen someone get picked off from 3rd base until this video

[@carewser]

Yeah, second base pickoffs are pretty rare too

[@wendystwo-for-five]

0:48 "let's go deez nuts"

[@bunkee2]

Aniik Patel it was supposed to be “let’s go d-backs but yeah I know it sounds like that 😂

[@frankmoscarelljr4624]

Pettite still the best pick-off move ever! This video is incomplete without him.

[@socalastarte6727]

Damn Kershaw has a great move. Not in the compilation is Julio Urias, his move is ridiculous. Pick-off of Bryce Harper in the post season back in 2016 was legendary.

[@dustypirate28]

2:00 should have been called a balk. Front foot moved first. Was visible by naked eye, but obvious on slow motion.

[@noneya622]

lol 1:00 "He gon."

[@rossberardi9099]

If you liked that, watch this video, lol. kzbin.info/www/bejne/opiVeGOtqa52l5I

[@JohnMarineTube]

Classic "Hawk" Harrelson. :)

[@CharlieND]

I love when they away team picks off the home team and hearing the crowd boo :)

[@jacobburch7555]

The pickoff at 0:26 was so smooth imo.

[@stranger9881]

Dodgers are the masters of picking off yes!

[@JabberCT]

You should've showed George Brett's 3,000th hit where he was picked off after the celebration. One of the funniest things I seen in baseball.

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

Some really nice pickoffs. The equalizer. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@drewdadof2461]

Was 1:50 not a balk? He definitely moved his front foot before his back foot.

[@manboy5549]

Dodgers have an awesome pitching staff

[@EraZinto]

Ok ur a bandwagon

[@jordanbaker9593]

Adidas Zinto your an idiot.

[@isaacmarqueso]

Jordan Baker you're*

[@wgd69420]

man boy how's that .322 team ERA working out?

[@manboy5549]

cj f well, the Dodgers are first in the NL West and Alex Wood is pitching fantastically as I type this with a 1-0 lead over the dbacks do pretty well

[@zacgoode550]

Where's Jon Lester at??!!!

[@LukeShrimp]

Zac Goode LOL

[@LukeShrimp]

Zac Goode underrated comment

[@acgsmith5937]

Where's Andy Pettitte at?

[@acgsmith5937]

But he had a fantabulous pick off move .

[@TnAKicks]

Yes i would love to see a video of all of Baez's errors

[@Bgordo23]

You got to love how Altuve nods in appreciation for Kershaws pick off move.

[@tomatoes100]

1:44 look were he steps smh

[@businessegy3566]

Where?

[@johnwayne6482]

Businessegy it’s a balk, that’s what he is saying

[@jakobwaack4148]

That’s a balk. He stepped towards home

[@wheatthins5101]

@@jakobwaack4148 not just that he didn't step off either

[@WarrenChurulich]

Question: When the baseman has the ball, does he need to tag the runner or just touch the base?

[@alanhess9306]

There must be a tag on the runner.

[@colehaynes8761]

i love baseball

[@colehaynes8761]

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[@colehaynes8761]

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[@colehaynes8761]

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[@greyk610]

And I love you 😘

[@stevedemayo7314]

Cole Haynes me too

[@dannybailey3720]

No pickoff to win a world series game? Uehara gets the shaft again

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

You missed Uehara picking off Wong in the 2013 World Series

[@legochickenguy4938]

More Wong being stupid than Uehara having a great move

[@DoesMahBlockLookBig]

Alex Torres did some pick off move where he took off his cap to distract the runner then back step pick to first

[@connormartin1618]

If I have to hear Hawk Harrelson say "he gone" one more time I'm going to drive my car into a volcano

[@crazymanwarp0]

Mad at the Hawk?

[@yaboi5279]

E gon

[@gkdunch]

mmmmmmm, he gone

[@bullymaguire4234]

0:11 I was at that game. Kershaw lost the lead in the 9th and the 'Stros had the walk off win in the 10th

[@s2clanneo]

arent the plays at 1:51 and 1:58 balks? they both move their lead left foot first. been a long time since i played and not sure if the rules have been changed or not... I was taught that if you were set, you needed to move off the rubber before moving the left foot?

[@ryanaltfillisch7155]

Not sure who taught you that, but they were wrong as neither of those were balks. As long as the lead foot does not move towards home or make a move that looks like it's going towards home, a right handed pitcher can move his lead foot first on a pickoff towards first.

[@Yankeeapple13]

Where’s Andrew Eugene Pettitte? Greatest move of all time!

[@bigidiotdumbstupidguy9329]

0:41 was safe from what I saw. I watched it at .5, .25, .10, and .06 speed and he splashed some dirt over the bag but he definitely looked safe from the angle shown. But maybe I'm just crazy.

[@richardgrace5043]

Jack Petry naaa he was out the dirt splash was the runners hand hitting the glove I had too wash it in slow motion like 20 times too see it

[@lindseyb6868]

Ya u are

[@matthewkelly6012]

this is a great video. it doesnt show 500 replays of the same play and waste my time. high quality

[@wakareggie5140]

1:07 clearly interference. How is springer suppose to get back? Pujols is literally crouching right in the base line.

[@captchaos91x18]

I know it's too old for this video, but Terry Mulholland had the best pickoff move I've ever seend.

[@adamgenez]

1:01 "he gone"

[@raulRRramos]

What really made me happy is that I saw the dodgers a lot in this video

[@avantgardenovelist]

First time I've ever seen Chapman pitch under 100 miles an hour on a highlight reel.

[@markpoptart13]

The amount of balks is unreal! Drove me crazy that the home plate ump didn't catch them.

[@alanhess9306]

Tell us which ones were balks and why.

[@Terribleathletes]

The only obvious balk I saw was at 1:44. He steps towards home and throws to first. As a lefty you have to make sure that you're step is towards first, you can't step towards home and throw to first. I'm pretty surprised the umpire let that one go.

[@jaybrooklyn5628]

Kershaw froze trash cans with that move

[@ejmeltzer9357]

Lol 1:08, the runner's desperation, then the look on his face after he realizes he was tagged.

[@diegoortiz7648]

U forgot Julio Urias pick off move💪🏼🙌🏼🔥

[@commodorecam311]

The one by Pineda at 1:51 is a blatant balk. If you watch it at 0.25 speed you will notice that the runners forward motion is correlated with the initial movement of Pineda's front foot. This is the correct motion to make obviously if he has the steal sign, but the umpire clearly wasn't watching his feet. Not to mention the shoulder turn that follows before the back foot even moves.

[@alanhess9306]

Commodore Cam, No, that is not a balk.

[@bartbegalka8650]

I have heard that Warren Spahn had an incredible pick-off move. I can't find a video of that. Something for you to look into?

[@stephen.c3126]

0:26 how is this one not a balk?

[@edwardbiglang-awa7313]

1:00 he gone 😂😂😂😂😂

[@badbadchacha]

“And Altuve is picked off” And america cheered

[@Mlopezzz10]

Poor guy. Get a life.

[@sohambhatnagar6174]

Where's Andy Pettitte?

[@johnnycupofcoffee]

I came here to write that exact sentiment! Nobody was better at pick offs than Andy!

[@josephbarberphotography]

exactly!

[@JTFrey]

Thank you. I was wondering the same thing. He gave That about to pitch then pick off. The best at it and led the league in 1996. I believe in other years as well

[@HeelVega]

There's something strangely satisfying about seeing Jose Altuve get picked off.

[@benthomson37]

Hosmer picked that ball in the perfect spot

[@shanghakatashi7916]

Another great pickoff move was when Joe Nathan (DET) picked off Jarrod Dyson (KC) in the 9th inning on 2nd base

[@Solveitall813]

Here's a comment you made from 4 years ago. Enjoy

[@christopherneyfeldt4587]

Think y’all should have added Jon Lester’s pick off of Tommy Pham and played both clips. Especially loved hearing the Cardinals announcer eating crow.

[@paul-baseballcollector]

2:36 I really liked that one! Really quick

[@JakeDombroski]

1:50 both of the next two moves are bawks

[@kimwaddell4218]

Pretty sick moves

[@arcadia2121]

Dodgers have just mastered the pick off move art form

[@versansky75]

Melvin Upton Jr. was known as BJ during his stint in Atlanta. His brother, Justin Upton played in Atlanta too

[@nicholasjackson8782]

How is Tony Cingrani not in this? He has one of if not the best left handed pick off moves in baseball

[@RedFoxAce]

This video just goes to show what a huge advantage it is for a pitcher to be a lefty.

[@Terribleathletes]

Maybe I'm not very brushed up on the rules but 1:44 looks like an obvious balk. As far as i know you can't step towards home and then throw to first, you have to step towards first if that's where you're going to throw. Am I wrong?

[@Bluecrossgamingchannel]

Nope he kept looking at him and his movement was slightly moving to first. There are some that are close. Look at both the Red Sox 2 pitchers. There’s was more of a balk than all the other ones.

[@SammyMaggio]

“Got him!”

[@TXnine7nine]

A few of these looked like the baseman was committing obstruction. How can the runner get back if your body is blocking their path back to the base? 1:06 1:32 1:37

[@house2249]

Can you do mlb pitchouts?

[@therealityishard9339]

0:30 that’s a balk Rith there the pitch make the move on the mount and then pickoff ,sad the umpire say lt was out

[@doowoppingchainsawer]

how are the two at :27-:40 not balks? And 1:46. They are picking up their forward foot. Hell if you could do that every pitcher would throw over on a steal.

[@alanhess9306]

It would be impossible to throw to first if you do not pick up your front foot.

[@nickreda3987]

How do you not have any by Andy Pettitte. by far the best pickoff move in baseball

[@Giga2Bahamut]

If the replay system existed by that time, 75% of these calls would be safe

[@slappadabass3290]

Thanks I needed that nap

[@matthewyoslov5506]

1:43 balk? seems to me like he strides forward (not at the 45 degree rule thing)

[@olegsomov5079]

0:53 what this umpire move mean? Player got ejected? Why?

[@ryanaltfillisch7155]

Nope. The hand movement means that the runner was out of his basepath when avoiding the tag.

[@davidbentley4417]

So you make a video about pickoffs but you don't have Julio Teheran seems legit

[@stryx247]

Mark Buehrle has one of the best pickoff moves ever...unless Joe West is umping his game.

[@ryanhelms9322]

No julio teheran? Best pickoff move in baseball

[@dylanrooney3778]

Sick dude

[@ractsninjas]

2013 world series had a great one that should have been on this list

[@post-leftluddite]

This should just be an Andy Petite highlight reel

[@garrettrichards5559]

How is the first one not a balk? I went frame by frame and Cueto absolutely twitched his front leg before moving his right leg. It goes 7 frames before Cueto even moves his right leg. Awful missed call...

[@hinkie07]

Pretty sure Verlander has the best move in the league.

[@eldiefarrar3329]

Wrong Julio Teheran

[@maurina1210]

The dodgers rule at this Los Angeles Dodgers

[@petergriffin374]

How do you not put the Koji pick off in the World Series?

[@greyk610]

1:05 Jesus Christ man, throwing a fucking 90 mph laser.

[@benxvariety8878]

1:05 what was that runner doing?

[@MJHBaseball]

1:59 was a balk.

[@dkraus15]

You forgot the absolute greatest pick-off artist in history..... JON LESTER!!!!!!!

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

Can't wait for the new step off rule to be introduced in the majors.

[@teak132]

1:02 he gone

[@wanderingwade8877]

I need slow motion to really see this. I find it hard to see the pitchers footwork to get off the rubber. Some of the pitchers clearly hop off, some of the lefty's are so close to looking like balks, I dunno?

[@technobeast4250]

Wandering Wade some of them were balks

[@donaldcoryblackmon2931]

It ain’t a balk unless the umpire calls it a balk! ;-)

[@alanhess9306]

Doesn't matter if you are a lefty or a righty. The rule applies to both equally. There is no pitching rule that specifies what a righty or lefty can do.

[@donaldcoryblackmon2931]

Alan you're partially correct. MLB rules concentrate on the pivot foot, therefore there ARE different rules for lefties when throwing to first base. Obviously these rules apply to righties when throwing to third base. Just some FYI...

[@alanhess9306]

Cory, No, there are not different rules. The rule book makes no mention of right hand or left hand pitchers. Simply put, it is much more difficult for a right hand pitcher to step and throw to first so they use the spin move to throw to first. But the rules are the same for both.

[@bensapper9064]

0:34 right before Cargo disgraced the entire city of San Francisco

[@claycuthrell]

at 2:07 Clayton Kershaw actually balked because he started leaning that way before he even picked up his leg

[@ryanaltfillisch7155]

Leaning is not a balk. Him leaning toward the base he threw towards is in no way deceiving the runner and would be considered as part of his move towards first base.

[@jimmychui2615]

1:42 biggest balk ever

[@ruthmontesa6934]

Jimmy Chui how

[@spoiledkid6990]

Jimmy Chui no it's one of the ways to pick off. I have been tought taht

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

He's right because the lead foot went towards home plate. you cannot do that on a pick move, the lead foot must go at least over half way towards the base you are throwing to.

[@idkanymore1871]

Legal. Threw the ball when leg was at 45 degree angle. Foot landed straight down though

[@alcoraces]

Foot is down long before the ball ever leaves his hand and no distance gained towards first base. A clear balk that was missed. Some really good moves otherwise in this collection though.

[@scottab140]

1:36 is a balk.

[@alanhess9306]

No Scott, not a balk.

[@JoeyBlazegalov]

There were alot of balks wtf. Not called but 2 of the Boston ones and the one directly after the second Boston one was a balk too

[@woketommy]

If I don't see Hendricks I'm done

[@maryguzman4902]

I ❤ LOVE BASEBALL

[@Erichx14]

0:25 and 0:33 Aren't those balks?

[@dayofalifeofbeckett4844]

Play the video at 1:01 hegone

[@jackuzzigaming1511]

Cool Video!

[@CMonKeY135]

How can you have a pickoff video without Julio Teheran?

[@waynedove5043]

Should do players with multi error games?

[@AgressivePickle]

At 2:00 that was an illegal pick off and should've been a balk. Watch carefully how he lifts his front leg first before picking off. The runner had every right to be mad because he's staring at the front leg the whole time.

[@alanhess9306]

Mike, how in the world could a pitcher throw to first without picking up his front foot. This is not a balk.

[@irishman1237]

Half of the pick offs happened because players were stealing on first move because of a lefty pitcher. A good pickoff move is when you trick a base runner to thinking you are throwing to the catcher and then you pick him off.

[@mattbalfe2983]

Usually those are balks, many of the lefty pick offs were balks the umps did not call.