MLB Network's All-Time Batting Stances! Check out the BEST stances EVER

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[@rosswf22]

How Eric "The Red" Davis is not in this list is mind boggling.... A very unique stance and power to boot...

[@jakemistakeroberts2044]

Better stance than Pete or Johnny, c’mon playa.

[@nikibarnes3909]

Fastest hands ever.

[@commiehunter733]

Jeff bagwell and juan gonzalez

[@DorianPaige00]

or his buddy, Darryl Strawberry.

[@davelong4131]

Oh Griffey, the most beautiful swing in MLB history. It’s still pretty even when he whiffs. Man I miss watching him play!

[@michaelfreemanbaseball7672]

Tony Gwynn is definitely missing from this list. He had one of the purest swings ever.

[@elijahrobinson2362]

We aren’t talking swings, it’s STANCE. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@championsgaming1]

Tony drilled basics so damn much he is def missing from this list

[@yuritesticoff1141]

@@elijahrobinson2362 he had a unique stance too. Shoulda been on here

[@allenwhitmer8192]

George Brett had a unique stance and a beautiful swing

[@davidmateo8172]

Too bad this video is about batting stance so makes sense that Tony gywn and his sweet swing wouldn't be mentioned here . 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@jamesrichardson381]

Griffey Jr's swing and stance is still breathtaking all these years later. There has never been and very likely will never be a prettier swing. He had to have practiced that in the mirror growing up. Maybe that's part of why he was so successful, the other team was busy staring at his stance and swing. What's awesome is to compare his pure poetry at bat with someone like Hunter Pence whom was the polar opposite leaving you wondering how anyone could hit the ball like that.

[@LancerJak]

Blessed to have seen Ichiro Suzuki play. One of my favorite stories of him was when he signed with the Mariners, Manager Lou Piniella first heard and saw him, he was confused why everyone was so hyped by this slap hitting singles hitter. So the next day in batting practice, Ichiro basically had his own personal home run derby and launched balls out of the park at a consistent pace. Ichiro could do it all, if they wanted him to be a power hitter, he could, he’d have to sacrifice average but he could easily pop 25 a year. Ichiro is a generational talent.

[@Trumpisscum-420]

I remember an interview with Ichiro (and his interpreter) where he talked about how he could've been a 30+ HR hitter but he didn't want to only bat .270. He felt he was more valuable batting well over .300 but having less homeruns. And he was right. He could still bring that power when needed in clutch situations too. Easily one of the top 5 overall hitters ever to play the game.

[@jasonchilton5023]

Same here. One could argue that Ichiro is THE greatest hitter ever; I would definitely put him top 3 with Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn.

[@cavalierx6099]

Y'all missed Will "The Thrill" Clark - STRAIGHT up and down casual, relaxed, and almost slow looking right up to the explosion. Wood on Leather over and over and over.

[@chrismccormick2764]

I saw the title of this video and the first person I thought of was Will. List is BS without him.

[@simonjones8486]

Thank you...

[@donkee9]

Yeah William neuschler Clark swing was butter

[@aheroforhire9550]

Will Clark has the GREATEST swing of all time. Period.

[@arnestineo7528]

Yeah man will clark was the best so far

[@thedude3065]

Prince Fielder not being able to finish his career is a crime

[@dylanchieffo4653]

Still was dominant for 12 yrs.

[@franzschubert10]

As a defensive player he made a great hitter.

[@thomasanderson6924]

Roberto Clemente says hold my beer.

[@thedude3065]

@@thomasanderson6924 let’s throw Thurman Munson, Jose Fernandez, Tyler Skaggs, Yordano Ventura, Oscar Taveras, Tommy Hanson, and Nick Adenhart into that pot

[@franzschubert10]

Prince Fielder’s career WAR is about the same as Bobby Higginson. Basically a good player, but not great.

[@theaequalitatem5155]

Will Clark, John Olerud, and Carlos Gonzalez ... the prettiest, sweetest swings in modern baseball!

[@mossyoak1205]

Gonzalez has one of the most beautiful swings I have ever seen!! Just perfect.

[@kingbee1971]

Rod Carew's was my favorite stance growing up. Can't believe Will Clark didn't make the list. The Kid's stance and effortless swing was a thing of beauty. Just perfect.

[@vladimirlopez7840]

Darryl Strawberry’s stance and swing was a thing of beauty. Aesthetically I would say Jr #1 and Strawberry #2.

[@joeorel5475]

totally agree with this!

[@kumarg3598]

There was a player named Laroche who had a golf swing. When he made contact, his shots were beautiful. I would say chipper Jones had #3 best swing.

[@Levi.Benjamin]

Exactly!

[@Levi.Benjamin]

I waited that whole video to see Strawberry!

[@dorlndo]

Right!?! Seemed to be a mix of best and most unique stances.

[@jacobkidgamerextra]

Ken Griffey Jr. has the smoothest swing in MLB history.

[@mhj5108]

Him & will clark

[@sammyweed4771]

Dwight evens

[@sammyweed4771]

My bad Darrel Evens

[@peter2213]

*cough cough* bellinger

[@jacobkidgamerextra]

@@peter2213 Jr is better

[@douglasst.5262]

Juan Gonzalez. The guy had his bat parallel to the ground like the backswing of Tiger Woods. The guy roped HRs out of stadiums. His line drive HRs to left field in Arlington we’re incredible.

[@noahbaden90]

Cody Bellinger being all "oh you know, it's just what feels comfortable man" is probably the most Cody Bellinger thing he could say.

[@k54ltyd28]

and then just after that he says, "just like, the comfortabilty of it, is way more comfortable to me" another by gem from perma-high Cody

[@tonyfro23]

California cool lol to quote Cowherd on Arodge but makes sense

[@thecman26]

Dude... Brah....

[@ignoblesavage5559]

@Robin Vyas no, he needs to have a healthy off-season (this yr just may be a wash) where he can re-strengthen his surgically-repaired shoulder & the calf/hip/thigh/hamstring around & above the leg he broke this spring. Basically he needs to be fully healthy so he can get back to the swing that generated so much easy power. You can tell he's been hitting desperate for a good while. That'll change when he gets his health back. I was hoping the team would send him to camelback ranch in AZ to rehab & strengthen, then work on the swing--for all of august. That's obviously a no-go...

[@frankthespank]

He looks like his parents were related.

[@robthecob9007]

I named 15 of these before starting the list. Great batting stances that were glaring omissions - Pete Rose, Robin Ventura, Will Clark, Jim Tome, for a few and then the Greek God of wild & effective stances was Igor - Texas Ranger Juan Gonzales' incredible torque & production. Incredible.

[@dazdavis7896]

Jim Thome did not have a “great batting stance” at all. He just jacked em.

[@commiehunter733]

Jeff bagwell

[@EthanR1698]

Another player that stood out when I was young was Alfonso Soriano. Loved how he stood with his front foot closer to the plate and had a great finish to his swing

[@Nick_Valentine2702]

He hit effortless bombs. He was a great hitter

[@mrsain19]

Used a big barreled bat too, esp for a guy his size. And handled it well.

[@waynemartin7574]

He's way too underated unfortunately

[@robertcatania1120]

@@Nick_Valentine2702 he had amazing wrists and bat speed.

[@philmalavarca9489]

A-Rod’s swing from 2007 was the one I always tried to emulate as a kid playing baseball. One of the prettiest swings from a right handed hitter I’ve ever seen.

[@davidmateo8172]

Steroid swing

[@kevinbrown9478]

Juan Gonzalez, Will Clark, Albert Belle should've made the list

[@joejaroslaw527]

Gonzo was just franco 2.0

[@vanillagorilla6091]

Albert Belle!

[@kimmeador6916]

And Eric Davis

[@jaredr991]

Ruben Sierra, Ryan Klesko, and Eric Davis

[@albionhustler9836]

Will the Thrill for sure

[@my_stomach_hurt1876]

I liked Alfonso Soriano’s stance a lot as a kid. Dude was huge and imposing

[@zingGodin]

Dude was skinny and swung a stupid heavy bat so hard and somehow hit the ball hard consistently. Amazing

[@wilkesmcdermid7906]

huge? I know he is like 6ft 2 but he was also like 165lbs.

[@GMPro24]

@@wilkesmcdermid7906 more like 185 lbs

[@bm7509]

Griffey's swing was so nonchalant, its like "Oh yeah there's the ball" ...crack!

[@russelldunn2999]

Honorable mentions: Willie Stargell, David Justice, Mark McGwire, Brian Downing (YEP!), Lou Whittaker, and John Olerud.

[@thejamesasher]

someone FINALLY acknowledges Justice!

[@saurondp]

I agree with all of those, especially Stargell. And I'd personally like to add Wade Boggs.

[@tonybarillas]

Juan Gonzalez, Todd Hundley and Alfonso Soriano

[@camcaro5873]

Robinson Cano should be on this stand list, just for the Smoothness of his bat swing. Silky!!

[@VinsHourOne]

Agreed!!!!

[@jewittm]

Griffey’s swing still gives me chills.

[@FINFLEX88]

Thank you. Just thank you. I don’t feel alone anymore lol

[@nelsonrivera764]

@@FINFLEX88 well it's just you two

[@beastmodeforever8674]

​@@nelsonrivera764nope three 😂

[@jonnyblayze5149]

Ok then it's you 3........f@gs

[@billypike3797]

Griffey is my all time favorite. Hes the reason I started to collect cards when my brother gave me his 89 fleer RC. Hes the reason I taught myself to swing lefty cause of that beautiful swing

[@AsimWajid]

There is no 88 fleer Griffey RC...1989 UD is his rookie card.

[@billypike3797]

@@AsimWajid I meant 89 fleer. Error on my part. He has more than just the UD rookie. That is probably the most iconic baseball card of my generation, but he definitely has an 89 fleer among others

[@kenrice2638]

Same!!! Not only did I teach myself to hit left handed but also throw!!!!

[@mikeabel7577]

@@AsimWajid Griffey has a rookie card from Donruss, Fleer, Bowman, Topps, Upper Deck and more.

[@RickSmiley]

This was awesome. Growing up as a kid in the 90’s, and with a father who had season tickets every year to the Rochester Red Wings (at the time a AAA team of the Baltimore Orioles) who, by the way was deaf and blind in one eye, one of the fondest memories I had with my dad was when we would play a little game of can you guess who I am solely by imitating a players batting stance. Julio Franco, Gary Sheffield, Mickey Tettleton, Rickey Henderson just to name a few. This video made me happy, and a bit sad at the same time. Lost my dad to colon cancer back in 2008 at the young age of 60. I miss him dearly.

[@bartbegalka8650]

Pure aesthetics - Ken Griffey Jrs' stance and swing was a thing of beauty. A flash from the past - Ron Santo's was also a thing of beauty..

[@evanjarman7794]

He literally hit the ball 500 ft looking effortless being a lefty I emulated his swing when I was younger. He’s the best of hitting every pitch out in front

[@mtorngren15]

Jrs swing was so pure, so fluid, it truly was a thing of beauty. +1 I got ya back broseph

[@erichvonmanstein6876]

It was good, ive seen a couple just as pretty. Didnt end up as successful as griffey but JUST in swing they were just as graceful.

[@buffalopatriot]

I saw Ron Santo bat at Shea Stadium in the 60's. He really did have a great stance. So did Ron Hunt (if you will recall).

[@erichvonmanstein6876]

@@buffalopatriot also #22 Will "the thrill" Clark. Nice pretty stroke.

[@vcabalda]

I was hoping to see Eric Davis on this. Truly one of a kind

[@TheBgoodheyhey]

How do you keep Cal Ripken (literally “the man with a thousand stances”) off this list?!

[@eduardopena5893]

You could make an entire video just of him. I was going to make this comment myself before I saw yours. There were some really odd Orioles stances: Mike Young Mickey Tettleton while with the O's, and then his transformation with the Tigers Tony Batista

[@williamlevy1981]

I think Dave Justice had a great swing. He had some great seasons.

[@MatthewD-z3z]

Fantastic list! No list is perfect, so here's the only two I was shocked to see didn't make it: Reggie Jackson and Will Clark.

[@mikehousley757]

Don't forget Robin Ventura.

[@mrsmurfej]

Reggie Jackson my idol as a kid and adult...but Brian Downing was my alltime favorite stance..in front of Micky Rivers and Darrel Porter...I incorporated all 4 in my wide leg sweep soft land stance when I played..

[@avguylyfe5837]

Remember Ichiro Suzuki came over around 27 year old. And still had over 3k hits here. Imagine if he started here younger. Crazy

[@MyChannel-om3gg]

Where is the “natural” Will Clark? Y’all messed up.

[@924photos5]

Clark and Mike Schmidt

[@RetailbyRyan27]

The Thrill should be top 5 at least.

[@chrisallen9825]

“Best” stances ever? “Memorable” is probably a better word for it

[@kramer1372]

..Gary Sheffield...always loved it.. just so aggressive, everything about it said, “bring it bitch!!”, ha...

[@brianbelden2449]

Yup. These people who pick hitters with a swing that was a "thing of beauty" crack me up. This is baseball not a pageant. I dont want crying and I dont want beauty. I pure fkn hostile aggression & that was Gary Sheffield. I hated the Yanks but love the way that dude just murdered the baseball. I dont think Ive seen anyone hit as many line drive home runs in my life, and when he did get lift under a home run it was like he was hitting a golf ball while everyone else wasn't. I would have killed to see him hitting in that 2004 Red Sox lineup with Manny in Ortiz

[@thedude3065]

his arms could move so quickly I'd have loved to have seen him play in the statcast era, see how many records he'd have

[@Puppylover96]

Looked like he was swinging with a toothpick. Such a powerful swing and stance

[@thesenate5245]

@@brianbelden2449 swings of beauty are the people who produce.

[@pandabearmadness6263]

I loved bonds and Sheffield always thought they had cool looking stances

[@mluna6702]

How and why the hell is Will Clark not here???!!! His was the best until Griffey came around. Darryl should be here too.

[@MeLoNHeAd00]

John olerud

[@slightexag]

They had to shoehorn current players which pushed out way more memorable stances

[@gregorykrug8034]

I always liked the swings of Dave Kingman, Darryl Strawberry, and Eddie Murray.

[@dscharlesworth1]

Three stances that stood out to me when I was younger that weren't mentioned in the list are Darryl Strawberry who in my opinion had the smoothest swing, Tony Phillips he got in such a crouch I'm surprised he didn't walk every time he was at bat and Jim Leryitz with that straight front leg and the bat wiggle with the leg kick is etched in my mind.

[@inflameslp311]

Yeah and Leyritz was always going oppo. Real frustrating to be a playoff opponent of his in the mid-late 90s.

[@Alpaca_Lackey]

Strawberry not being on the list is unfortunate.

[@chocolatechipslime]

I was gonna mention Tony Phillips. His stance definitely stands out

[@Jarhead-ye8br]

Being a left handed hitter, I emulated Griffeys stance. It was so smooth. Got me a lot of hits in my life.

[@ronmartinez2935]

Darryl Strawberry, Will Clark, and Carney Lansford are three that I remembered that weren’t on this list.

[@ryanjoslyn]

Thank You for posting this video, MLB Vault. I agree with many of the top 30 batting stances showcased here. Except for Craig Counsel at #3. His stance deserves as much adoration as the free throw shooting technique of Chicago Bull’s Center, Bill Cratwright.

[@rockarolla306]

#5, NOMAR GARCIAPARRA. What a great step-up with the bat, tips both of his shoes at the dirt 4 times, with the arms moving in a circular shape in the air, with each pitch in every game he played. Have to say that should put on the list if they add more!

[@SDSOverfiend]

And adjust his glove 40 time per at bat.

[@raymondpatrick430]

Nomar would've failed miserably in the pitch clock era.

[@MadKingLordeus]

No one in baseball wasted more time than Nomar Garciaparra. That will be his legacy. The implementation of the pitch clock. He single-handed added a half hour to games. The late 90s early 2000s Red Sox were involved in a bunch of the longest 9 inning games ever played.

[@KTF0]

They got #1 right. Griffey was mechanically perfect, smooth, and looked cool.

[@marcusanderson933]

Junior's swing is second to none! Best ever!

[@SUPERBABILLA]

Juan González, Rubén sierra,José Canseco, caminiti, Arod, Albert belle, mark mcgwire, Jhon krunk, Jay bunher, sosa, Jason jamby, Mike piaza,José Bautista,Tony gwinn, jim thome, Alfonzo Soriano,Frank Thomas, Nelson Cruz, Kenny lofthon, etc etc etc.

[@denver924471]

Ken Griffey Jr.'s stance was BUTTER smooth. It would almost bring a tear to your eye. God damn was it beautiful to watch.

[@elijahrobinson2362]

His swing, not his stance. 🙄

[@denver924471]

Or both...

[@raymondpatrick9718]

I say Griffey but Manny Ramirez had such a relaxed mindset especially with 2 strikes. He was the best 2 strike hitter. Mattingly had a sweet swing. Dwight Evans. Jim Rice. Jeter hit to opposite field better than anyone and so great of a hitter. Ichiro was so smooth. Drag bunts even drag hits. Wade Boggs. David Ortiz most clutch and over 500 hr 290 average. Joe Carter. Rico Brogna. Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury. Daryl Strawberry. Dave Henderson. Mike Greenwelll. Frank Thomas, Youkils. Ricky Henderson.

[@BeerMe831]

Growing up in the 90s Griffey was the epitome of cool. Everyone wore their cap backwards because of him. I'm a lifelong Dodger fan and Mike Piazza was my favorite, but Griffey was just different.

[@chocolatechipslime]

Griffey, Sheffield and Canseco were my favorite stances. I feel the 90’s had some unique batting Stances. Some that come to mind are Tony Phillips, Ricky Henderson, Jay Buhner, Mark McGwire, Jeff Bagwell, Wade Boggs, Juan Gonzales,Mike Piazza, Cecil Fielder, Ruben Sierra, I’m sure I’m forgetting a bunch of others

[@damoncallaway5450]

Eric Davis

[@michaelcharles7546]

Mo vaughn.

[@adammartinez3149]

Garret Anderson’s and Jim Edmonds

[@commiehunter733]

Rickey H, jose, jeff bagwell, gary sheffield

[@bkmarine1]

Where's Darryl Strawberry???

[@trg-7506]

...I was looking for him too

[@danielwilhelm8870]

I grew up watching Straw and the Mets in the 80s and he had that Sheffield wiggle before Sheffield. His swing wasn't as pretty as Griffey, but his swing was as effortless looking as griffeys. Ball flew off his bat

[@acctadmin4073]

it's as sweet as Griffey

[@sjang816]

He's without a doubt in my top 3, in no particular order: jr, straw and cano. Unrelated, I feel like grandy and his whole career are going be overlooked which would be a shame cause he did so much for both ny teams

[@FreakishPower]

Definitely The Straw. taught myself to swing lefty with his stance. Would go to the game early for BP - he'd hit the Utz sign on a line drive no problem. Used it in softball for a while with mixed results - too inconsistent but unreal power when I connected cleanly.

[@happycanayjian1582]

Agree that Griffey Jr. had the most beautiful swing. Another memorable one for me was Andres Galarraga, i.e. the Big Cat.

[@skhorsemanship2282]

John Olerud and Will “the thrill” Smoothest swings in baseball

[@lovelessissimo]

Matt Kemp's swing is pretty great.

[@distinctfab]

...and Rafael Palmeiro too.

[@kharilane1340]

So glad you mentioned Will Clark!!!

[@kalebstuckey570]

@@distinctfab smoothest swing ever. Honorable mention to Garrett Anderson too. They had the same exact swing.

[@steverichardson7417]

+1 Will Clark. Its criminal that he's not on this list.

[@jaystitzie4743]

I remember watching Tony Batista as a young O’s fan and just scratching my head as to how anyone could comfortably twist like that let along swing like that

[@danwiberg3778]

Happy to see Tettleton on here. Loved his swing.

[@DandyAndy83]

Tettleton was one of my childhood favorites. I was fascinated by his Popeye forearms. That stance gave me some joy but an awful lot of pain. Mickey struck out with men on base so many times. It was always the same: couldn't get around on the fastball. Why? Because he started it level or below. This video is great!!!

[@eb9095]

Lots of players I seen at their last couple of years when I was a kid in the early 2000s on this list I love it Griffey was my favorite of them all. Glad they put belli on this list. Dodgers 🤙🏽⚾️

[@BigEd0603]

Where was “The Big Hurt” Frank Thomas?? He was mentioned, filling up the box, the crouch thru the swing, the back leg raising up on the follow thru, and sheer power…

[@robbennett3704]

The staff compiling this royally screwed up by not including Andre "The Hawk" Dawson. He should have been top 5! Unbelievable ... absolutely unbelievable.

[@danielwilhelm8870]

100% agree on the Hawk. How could anyone forget his front leg knee locked

[@claytoncourtney1309]

Derrek Jeter's stance is so vanilla but he is Derrek Jeter so he *has* to be on any list. most overrated player ever.

[@TheNewThrone]

Hands down Ken Griffen Jr has the best stance, swing, and follow through of all time. Like a hot knife through butter

[@HankyDank]

Jay Buhner had an intimidating stance and wore sunglasses. Shit was badass

[@inflameslp311]

What was so intimidating about his stance was how relaxed he was, like nothing fazed him.

[@jimbo-john_1.21_1.5]

Where’s Jim Thome with the bat point and then the lean in? That guy had a gorgeous swing

[@DC-lu3ii]

My god Prince had such a smooth swing

[@ColbyCadwell]

Juan Gonzalez. Julio franco. Justice. Mo vaughn. Sheffield. Galaragga. Henderson. Griffey. Bagwell. I tried to emulate them all as a kid lol…. But the comfy one i stuck with was rlly closed like stanton or paul molitor. Glad to see alot of these included :)

[@ShawnC.T.]

No Willie "Pops" Stargell, he arguably had the most beautiful and intimidating batting stance ever in MLB...

[@percyholland5592]

Yes absolutely 100% The leader of the family baby 1979 #8 Willie Stargell had the greatest batting stance of all time he should have been voted #1 RIP Pops

[@michaelloving2793]

Good one!!!

[@Steevee14]

It must have had some influence on his hitting success - that getting-set windmill routine was so distinctive! Pops Stargell should have been included in this video.

[@Beginningtopeak]

Griffey’s swing is exactly what the phrase poetry in motion is trying to explain

[@yatesrichard6751]

Did y'all forget Will the swing Clark. Smoothest of allllll-time

[@bigtinofromdarich4072]

Fuck yeah!!

[@fromulus]

I played little league in the mid-90's. I found out about yaz's stance from people telling me I did it just like him. Turns out I did, but it was unintentional, I didn't know who he was at that point. Held that sucker way up there, and it helped me a lot.

[@MrT571]

Ellis Burks was mine. Loved the hand movement and lift.

[@ryankirk7642]

As a Mississippian I'm very proud of my fellow statesman doing good things in professional baseball. Wish I could meet Ellis one day.

[@mrsain19]

Good GOOD call!

[@chazm3]

When he played in Japan, Ichiro used to point his bat right at the pitcher’s head! For obvious reasons his MLB teammates told him he couldn’t do it in America, but you can see the remnant of his old swing in the way he pointed the bat straight up while sort of pointing his fist at the pitcher.

[@jgutie1552]

With the exception of Griffey and a few others, this list is really "All Time Ugliest Stances". Do another list of "Greatest/Coolest Batting Stances" next time and make sure Darryl Strawberry and Eric Davis are up there with Griffey

[@arnestineo7528]

Tony Batista man he stand was horrible jajaja the best ugliest one everrrrr

[@nutmaster652]

Griffey’s stance/swing is the baseball equivalent of Vick throwing a football. 2 lefties that make it look so cool and effortless

[@jccchase]

Ryan Howard? One of the smoothest swings I have ever seen! Or even Bryce Harper

[@mikeabel7577]

This is a list of batting stances not swings.

[@kenrice2638]

Can not forget my man Rafael Palerimo!!!! Beautiful lefty swing.

[@joetzzo1]

Missing Ty Cobb, Tony Phillips, Albert Belle, Wade Boggs, and Jim Thome

[@yell0wberry]

Adam Dunn was a poor man’s Jim Thome

[@sammyweed4771]

Pete rose, don’t forget the babe !!!

[@Truckerdaddy]

@@sammyweed4771 man for real how do you not include the hit king in a list of batting stances.

[@Truckerdaddy]

@@yell0wberry I agree but Adam had more power. His homer off Jose Lima in Cincinnati over the river boat was an absolute monster blast.

[@sammyweed4771]

@@Truckerdaddy lol, I did Pete Rose, I hear yea I could named a few more, I was just naming a fee

[@jasonwilliams7431]

Omar Moreno of the Pirates had a similar stance to Oscar Gamble's stance. Also, I thought Willie Stargell's stance was iconic.

[@GettingOut-w6t]

“Phil Plantir has the lowest stance on this list.” Me: So, Jeff Bagwell doesn’t appear on here?

[@joejaroslaw527]

#4 man

[@jayp.6166]

Phil Plantir would be holding Oscar Gamble's beer. Bagwell's crouch was legendary....

[@TheHuskyK9]

21:05 Bagwell is #4

[@elijahauguste2771]

It's so cool the way he just drops the bat at the end of that smooth swing ,man what style!!

[@minato808]

Chipper as a lefty even though I think he had more power as a righty.

[@poolside16190]

Ichiro was always my fave. His stance was on another level altogether man.

[@jonathann.porter3169]

Josh Hamilton had such a smooth swing and stance to me I can’t be the only one

[@NottRazorr]

I agree 150% his swing was so fucking smooth.

[@jaredr991]

For sure

[@joehansen9447]

I always remembered thinking Jack Clark’s batting stance with the bat kinda horizontal was very intimidating. He batted cleanup for that great Cardinals track team in 1985. Also Bob Horner just standing straight up and resting the bat on his shoulder like the girls in gym class that didn’t know what they were doing and didn’t care, then he’d knock it out of the park.

[@DaMuffinMan69]

Tony Gwinn, Cal Ripken Jr., and my personal favorite, Josh Hamilton. Hamilton was a lot like Griffey Jr., with the smooth swing and follow through

[@PattyBandAidz]

Off the top of my head, the most memorable stances to me, ones that I can 100% replicate to this day are: Jr. Griffey (of course) Chuck Knoblauch, Mickey Morandini, Mark McGwire, Gary Sheffield, Jeff Bagwell, Julio Franco...there's probably more, I was obsessed with copying these guys in my younger days.

[@keithshowell6688]

In college I watched Ted Williams' film or read his book "The Science Of Hitting" before every game of my junior year. Result: I hit .454 and was an All-American (JUCO) and 2nd round pick. He was flawless. Met him in my first spring training to thank him!

[@phoenixbrown15]

What specific part of the book do you think helped you to read the most?

[@keithshowell6688]

@@phoenixbrown15 , I'm so sorry for 8 months to reply! The thing that I focused on most about Ted's book was actually the cover showing the multiple colored balls where his strengths and weak hitting zones were in the strike zone. Today it could be similar to using the S.W.A.T. analysis we use in business. (Note: as I only played for a short stint in the minors, I was taught that the higher up you got to the bigs, the less likely you would see "your pitch" during a game ). I was a left-handed hitter and the chart made me a more selective hitter. I actually turned my weakest areas into more attention to driving outside pitches to the opposite field! I was able to accomplish it also while watching Thurmond Munson's and Rod Carew's approaches. Frank Robinson was my hero, so I grew up pulling alot of pitches from deep center to right field until an Orioles scout "schooled" me on how I could generate power in other ways... Thanks for your question and will let you know if I ever write the book I have dreamed of for many years. Keep loving the game!

[@wsjustice]

Barry Bonds though. Choked up on the bat, stood close to the plate. He was always able to put good wood on the ball whether the pitch was inside or out. Also had an impeccable eye.

[@policronia]

Andre Dawson, Ernie Whitt, John Kruk? And of course, Tony Fernandes???

[@yell0wberry]

As well as Derek Bell and Daryl strawberry

[@mrsmurfej]

Add my top 3 to yours...Brian Downing, Darrell Porter, Mickey Rivers!

[@tonyrame7548]

Griffey Jr had that launch angle swing before that was even a thing that they looked at. It was natural for him because he stood so upright and had a perfect V load at the top to transfer the hand speed to his hips like a bow and arrow which caused tremendous bat speed with a perfect launch angle.

[@beastmodeforever8674]

Wow perfectly said I feel like that's the main reason why most of his home runs look so effortless

[@Kingflowh]

For a moment I had to recheck the title to see if it was lefty only.

[@markcappiello2315]

you guys missed john walkenfuss of the tigers totally- what about pete rose in his extreme compact stance

[@alexdwyer8591]

Was there any doubt what #1 was going to be? - his swing was beautiful. Perfect mid of balance and power.

[@l.williams2989]

I’m so glad they recognized Mo Vaughn…easily my favorite swing to watch

[@josetejeda301]

I really thought Will "The Thrill" Clark would be #1

[@TheDCGuitar13]

The way Frank Howard hit after getting to Meet Williams tells you how perfect Ted’s mechanics were

[@notsauer]

Liked for Phil Plantier. So hard to find a video of him

[@calvinbeachy7902]

There’s lots of hitters that could be on here but the most insulting omission I think is Miguel Cabrera.Most agree he is the best hitter in the modern era

[@zona2009]

JUNIOR! The most beautiful swing in baseball, I was one of those kids who tried to have Junior's stance. That said, where is Luis Gonzalez and Garciaparra?

[@thirdlegstalliano]

The most elegant batting stance in baseball history belongs to Braves legend Dale Murphy

[@LoowheezeBreeze]

Carlos Delgado had a unique stance/swing...

[@lapinbipolaire]

One stance we used to imitate a lot here in Montreal in the late 70's and early 80's was Gary Carter's

[@justinjoseph6966]

I think it’s an absolute travesty that Darryl Strawberry isn’t on this list. In my book, the best stance and sweetest swing I ever saw in my life.

[@robertcatania1120]

Griffey Jr's swing is the definition of perfection in baseball....truly a sight of beauty to behold.