MLB Great Pickoff Moves

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[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@jacobburch7555]

The pickoff at 0:26 was so smooth imo.

[@dustypirate28]

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

[@CharlieND]

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

[@TheSauceIsMine]

Nevermind, I thought it said great pick up moves.

[@Half__7]

Sadge

[@benno291980]

Still relevant

[@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 😂

[@noneya622]

lol 1:00 "He gon."

[@rossberardi9099]

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

[@JohnMarineTube]

Classic "Hawk" Harrelson. :)

[@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

[@stranger9881]

Dodgers are the masters of picking off yes!

[@Bgordo23]

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

[@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

[@adamgenez]

1:01 "he gone"

[@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

[@DoesMahBlockLookBig]

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

[@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

[@drewdadof2461]

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

[@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

[@paul-baseballcollector]

2:36 I really liked that one! Really quick

[@ejmeltzer9357]

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

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

You missed Uehara picking off Wong in the 2013 World Series

[@legochickenguy4938]

More Wong being stupid than Uehara having a great move

[@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

[@wakareggie5140]

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

[@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.

[@JakeDombroski]

1:50 both of the next two moves are bawks

[@captchaos91x18]

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

[@dannybailey3720]

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

[@colehaynes8761]

i love baseball

[@colehaynes8761]

cool i am in kid pich

[@colehaynes8761]

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[@colehaynes8761]

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[@stevedemayo7314]

Cole Haynes me too

[@ashyboy4122]

Greysen Gagné I love you too

[@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!

[@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.

[@matthewkelly6012]

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

[@avantgardenovelist]

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

[@raulRRramos]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@nicholasjackson8782]

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

[@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.

[@jaybrooklyn5628]

Kershaw froze trash cans with that move

[@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

[@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

[@teak132]

1:02 he gone

[@MJHBaseball]

1:59 was a balk.

[@versansky75]

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

[@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.

[@benthomson37]

Hosmer picked that ball in the perfect spot

[@HeelVega]

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

[@scottab140]

1:36 is a balk.

[@alanhess9306]

No Scott, not a balk.

[@diegoortiz7648]

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

[@bensapper9064]

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

[@badbadchacha]

“And Altuve is picked off” And america cheered

[@Mlopezzz10]

Poor guy. Get a life.

[@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

[@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

[@stephen.c3126]

0:26 how is this one not a balk?

[@kimwaddell4218]

Pretty sick moves

[@davidbentley4417]

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

[@RedFoxAce]

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

[@ractsninjas]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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.

[@gavin.sawatsky]

1:05 The Comentater "He Gone"!! He said it so weird

[@SammyMaggio]

“Got him!”

[@arcadia2121]

Dodgers have just mastered the pick off move art form

[@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...

[@nickreda3987]

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

[@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

[@ryanhelms9322]

No julio teheran? Best pickoff move in baseball

[@stryx247]

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

[@house2249]

Can you do mlb pitchouts?

[@matthewyoslov5506]

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

[@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.

[@edwardbiglang-awa7313]

1:00 he gone 😂😂😂😂😂

[@xerx4719]

Some of those were balks

[@bigidiotdumbstupidguy9329]

I was thinking that too. But maybe because most of the pitchers were lefty they didn't need to jump towards the base but just off the rubber?

[@amanisiddiqui9311]

Jack Petry correct

[@nicksmith8542]

Jack Petry If you don't move towards home plate, you can throw over to first without stepping off if you are left-handed. Balks happen when a pitcher interrupts his motion to the plate.

[@awese1594]

BT Squad no they were not

[@natecopp1731]

BT Squad none of them were balks I'm a ump

[@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.

[@maurina1210]

The dodgers rule at this Los Angeles Dodgers

[@dayofalifeofbeckett4844]

Play the video at 1:01 hegone

[@hinkie07]

Pretty sure Verlander has the best move in the league.

[@eldiefarrar3329]

Wrong Julio Teheran

[@post-leftluddite]

This should just be an Andy Petite highlight reel

[@carewser]

LHPer's have a huge advantage

[@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.

[@slappadabass3290]

Thanks I needed that nap

[@no_reason2755]

How is 1:43 a great pickoff move, he’s a lefty and the runner left too soon

[@samuelgliser7185]

I really hate having to rewind the video so much just to see his move again, can you pls show replays

[@mixtisoreviews6880]

The pick off at 1:43 is a balk

[@Erichx14]

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

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

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

[@benxvariety8878]

1:05 what was that runner doing?

[@josiahsilva8827]

i love baesball

[@LIGamingTV]

how you not gonna put the red sox pick off in the world series to end the game

[@maryguzman4902]

I ❤ LOVE BASEBALL

[@dylanrooney3778]

Sick dude

[@docbailey3265]

I saw Deion Sanders get picked off 3rd when he played for the Louisville Bats. Needless to say, he was pissed.

[@pete7720]

1:59 Nathan Eovaldi. BEST ONE.

[@charlesmhopper]

LazyD no way. Clearly a balk.