Position players who took the mound in 2017

[@mrashton84]

Having position players come in to pitch an inning is a great way to keep the morale up and fun-level high in what would be an otherwise demoralizing defeat. I love when this happens!

[@nombreespablo]

MisterAshtonFTW I thought it would be the opposite but I get what you mean.

[@guccislides14]

Same

[@Jay_Force_One]

It’s mostly to save the bullpen. Pitchers only get so many pitches a week and they’re the most expensive players on the team. No sense wasting their arms or risk them getting hurt over a pointless game.

[@aleo2774]

Might as well have some fun when it’s a guaranteed loss

[@lutang]

Keep in mind, ALL these games were way out of reach, and in late innings. So, it was essentially batting practice and going through the motions. Both teams just wanted to get the game over with.

[@Cubsfan122112]

David Ross did it twice with the Cubs. both of them scoreless innings. one game against the Phillies, he hit a home run as a pitcher in the bottom of the 9th.

[@randomguy-wu3jl]

Cubsfan122112 this is *2017*

[@pallooga]

But did he do that in 2017?

[@squints13]

that guy that loves MEMES this is *2018*

[@randomguy-wu3jl]

It's Brandon Mora lol

[@guest-disstracksandmore2330]

It's Brandon Mora lol

[@benwarford8915]

When Mitch Moreland is T-1st for best ERA in MLB history

[@VladimirGluten_]

Morland throws gas🔥🔥

[@jameskolak4017]

Sox need bullpen help right now. This might be the guy.

[@noahandrews2629]

y’all forgot nori aoki

[@theUnusualMomma]

Gennett the only dude to hit 4 hr and pitch in same season(b4 babe)

[@OxfordD1ct1onary]

No he is the first player ever to have 4 hrs and 4 Grand slams and not to mention he pitched in the same year and Ruth never hit 4 hrs in one game

[@hibrother6764]

minette wong JD Martinez had a 4 HR game

[@landocommando5576]

Shining

[@michaelkohl3694]

Shoei

[@jabirnss8658]

Mousey TR I know this is late but I’m a yankee fan saying JD Martinez is insane

[@ryanriddell5087]

It wasn't a strike but Chooch's 2 seamer still had some dang good movement

[@connorgreenwall3052]

You guys forgot Daniel Discalso

[@MesaTheoryKid42]

Connor Greenwall Noooo he's the reason I'm watching this.

[@Adoublelan13]

Where is Nori Aoki Pitching? He pitched in 2017...

[@simonchattington8982]

i was at that game and was waiting for the footage the whole time

[@sangin1]

Where is Daniel Descalso? He is the best positon player-pitcher!!

[@daleftuprightatsoldierfield]

No one is going to talk about Leonys Martin hitting 91 and making it look effortless?

[@brodyhinz6664]

Is Chris Gimenez turning into a pitcher

[@gravitykat714]

Brody Hinz No the twins are just that bad

[@sche1039]

WERE that bad... they did make the playoffs. And actually there was talk last fall about turning him into a relief pitcher but no talk of that so far this year.

[@limegreenelevator]

He's signed with the Cubs, whose pitching staff is significantly deeper than Minnesota's. So not so likely this year.

[@cmlz]

Becca S they made the wild card game and lost

[@Dossockies]

Naw, we didn't want to use anyone out of the bullpen in blowouts, so we just sent Gimenez out there to get some outs. (At least he was effective at it unlike some pitchers I know...)

[@kimberlyolson99]

Twins used Gimenez way too much.

[@scottegbert9575]

Kimberly Olson forget infield, he should be go pitcher next season

[@kimberlyolson99]

Marshall might as well. Bullpen sucks most of the time. Our ‘star’ pitcher can’t seem to do shit anymore.

[@adrianbaggio8880]

Well twins are shit and get blown out a lot so why waste a good relief pitcher

[@yankees2864]

Kimberly Olson on the cubs now, so I doubt it

[@pillarsofserpents]

ROmine pitched twice last year for the tig's. i miss him. great defensive player.

[@liamfb_6967]

I was at the game when Jon jay pitched

[@cadenr06]

1:36 19 runs 25 hits 8 errors 14 men left on base Holy. Shit.

[@tcopeful]

A lot of these guys are throwing like 85 90 with no technique, with a little teaching and practice they could probably throw straight fire

[@RockBottom45]

Wow. Some of them looked pretty good!

[@takerfan2008]

What about chris Davis for the O's pitching against the red Sox in the 28 inning game a few years back?

[@arthurprior3494]

Who were those 2 guys,the first one with Seattle and the one with Philadelphia? It always AMAZES me how well some of these guys do? Yeah sure you're bound to have the half hour,can't get nobody out 9 run innings but some of these guys. Jose Reyes go in and pitch and he'll get like 2 strike outs and a ground ball in 8 pitches. There isn't a hole big enough to crawl into if you get struck out by a guy that never pitched in his life lol

[@daleftuprightatsoldierfield]

0:47 a position player pitching to a reliever is quite a rarity

[@chrisamaya9187]

Moreland actually was a stud college pitcher

[@hippovillage7241]

Scooter Gennett actually looked like a real pitcher it looked pretty good actually

[@velorum1641]

Not only Delscalso is missing, but Nori Aoki is missing as well.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

best position player pitcher I ever saw was drew butera the catcher. that dude hit like 95+ a few times

[@willc4425]

You forgot about Mitch Moreland for the red sox

[@unfusion-t1t4n43]

no

[@dan95dat]

It could be interesting if 1 of 162 games is the "positional player pitcher" and in this game each positional player pitches for one inning

[@jbsmg]

Wasn't it last season the guy from Detroit played all 9 positions?

[@alexanderbutler2989]

Is anyone really that surprised? Outfielders got mad strong arms. Third basemen too. Im betting most decent position player can hit 90.

[@kalebnewton3877]

Yep but did anyone see mlb put nori aoki pitching for the stros in there?

[@BillyDrakePianoMan]

Considering the way the Royals’ bullpen is pitching, my team may be rolling out Salvador Perez on the mound. Can’t be any worse than what we’ve got already.

[@michaelkohl3694]

Gincarlo was trying to kill that ball

[@cobyboczek5269]

Gennet should pitch for real with that funky delivery

[@edmondlau511]

Has there ever been an instance where the team came back to win and the position player ended up with the win?

[@Skers91]

I love to think that MLB players struggle to hit a 60 mph fastball while us kids can easily hit 60 mph

[@bwstanley26]

Damn Moreland out here throwing 92

[@Matthew-qy7op]

How fast does Moreland throw?

[@Johnster2657]

Mitch Moreland hits 92 as a lefty pitching for the first time in ages. Why doesn't he just pitch lmao.

[@mysticalmurray6373]

Johnster2657 cause throwing gas as a position player doesn’t make you a pitcher. Example: Christian Benthancourt

[@bk7962]

What about that jays game where goins AND Barney pitched?

[@BaufenBeast]

It's funny how basically everyone makes contact, but usually pops it up for a fly ball. It's like they aren't used to pitches that easy and try too hard.

[@shelbystepler576]

so mad riz isn’t on this

[@TotallyNotJr]

Mitch Moreland Threw God Dang Fast

[@gordonwiessner6327]

Well when you're down big time, you remember you need pitchers for tomorrows game.

[@bigman8293]

the best feeling is how they're getting crushed but they don't care in the slightest

[@PravdaKatyusha]

They throw in position players to pitch whenever the opposing side is winning by a high margin. Hence all the games here being very lopsided scoring like 16 - 3. It's basically just to have some fun.

[@ephrimko5239]

Haha go Moreland

[@polishtheturdmickelson5473]

He looked pretty good on the mound, wicked lefty stuff, lol.

[@prescottherbert9248]

he hit 92!? we need him out of the pen

[@elijahabromson236]

ya

[@NicCageCDXX]

He did pitch 25 games in college with a 3.27 ERA, and a 12.27 K/9 rate.

[@adamletourneau7891]

I was at that game, I was laughing so hard at the fact that he did better than Porcello.

[@xxxjakobi2809]

You know when a position player throws a 1-2-3 inning your bullpen is absolute trash

[@aidancathey5910]

Pretty sure Kris Davis pitched 2017

[@turbofast2510]

Add Sandoval to the 2018 list

[@lukee7595]

Where was Chris Davis?

[@ZJC_9]

Funny thing is you can tell who knows how to pitch compared to those who don’t

[@emmawitherow1200]

Uh did anyone else see how Vimeo could become like a pitcher for the Mainiacks

[@Jessirskiii]

They only do this if they're losing big-time so it doesn't matter cuz they're probably going to lose

[@caseyorsak1280]

My Enchanted Diamond Apple yeah that’s kind of the point

[@Cryolemon]

Or very deep in extra innings. See Chris Davis pitching 2 scoreless innings for the win a couple of years back.

[@SmilCardz]

Yeah, Im pretty sure they do that so they do not rack up pitch count for the actual pitching staff on an unwinnable game.

[@mitchelldodd4252]

It’s usually that or they ran out of pitchers in the bullpen

[@billybob9392]

Moreland was hands down the best in the video

[@evanhildebrand2851]

did anyone have to watch the add 3 times like i did? it was really weird

[@robtierney5653]

It was at 5 minutes, I realized how my fastball would of played out.

[@GeekyMeGT]

Ok, so... in Football (Soccer) when a player has to replace a goalkeeper is because there are no more changes and the goalkeeper had a red card or is injured or something like that... In baseball why would a player cover a pitcher? Honest cuestion, I'm curious because teams had a lot of pitchers so, I don't know if there is a limit on changes, Why use another position player? I'm lerning the rules :)

[@nelopee4536]

Pitchers in the minor league are hella mad after watching this

[@mezonaman4539]

Daniel Descalso. Hasn’t allowed a run yet.

[@redbirds6184]

Notice how almost every game they were down by like 10

[@GenF91]

This is a classic! 😂

[@Theyluvvvcj223]

What about Nori Aoki?

[@RyanWow65]

Mitch Moreland out here throwing 92 lol

[@shaniaturner7571]

Basically when the team is losing so badly and they put in someone else to pitch late.

[@ortiz_gaming2]

The first three teams are being demolished

[@lonewolfx499]

What about Romine when he played all 9?

[@tankwfw]

Moreland has a good fastball

[@AmazingWrld-007]

I deadass thought that was bautista. 2:46

[@johncwiek5729]

You know it’s a dumpster fire when the Marlins put up 22 runs.

[@pajamaboy5800]

WHERE IS DANIEL DESCALSO!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@purefuryyt2256]

Ive played a 12u team that their best pitcher throws 81mph which is faster than some of these guys

[@javybaezfan4516]

At 3:06 they are only down by 5. Did they really give up?

[@SRMkay]

Is there any particular reason for this? I see generally it's done by a team losing by a sizable margin in the 8th or 9th inning. Just don't want to waste a closer?

[@themudkid2028]

SRMkay yeah, and to have some fun. Gives guys like Moreland that used to pitch a chance to do it again for poops and giggles

[@gc315official]

7:07 look at the kid in the third row

[@Raptor9287]

You forgot Nori Aoki

[@davidmeiliken3163]

Yes

[@zachhoward8863]

What about Chris Davis?

[@JLive2003]

Where is descalso

[@brandonwarren1263]

Jesus Christ the twins had Chris gimenez pitch a ton

[@sad-cowboy]

what is Minnesota doing they need to find some pitchers

[@ronniestickney9884]

Jose Reyes is the best pitcher

[@eliasscimeca9727]

Now i get why the Sox resigned Moreland... if they use him for added bullpen depth in legit situations

[@rldontspeak6075]

So pitchers are unnecessary?

[@vonnieboi5956]

as a 13 year old some these are meatballs

[@jacoblong3541]

vonnie boi Most of them pitched in college or minor leagues so shut up

[@anthonycurrence6653]

vonnie boi you try pitching and see how hard it is

[@urmomurmom8488]

0:20 he threw 47mph thats like the slowest pitch in mlb

[@daleftuprightatsoldierfield]

ur mom ur mom I’m pretty sure the pitch at 5:01 was slower

[@okcfilms3558]

ur mom ur mom I play little league and still hit faster pitches

[@nayshthegreat]

OKC Films woah...we got a badass over here. 🙄

[@pauljones2745]

The majority of the batters have more difficulty hitting 65 MPH then 95

[@awful999]

paul jones to me i think that that proves the most important part of hitting is your timing

[@pauljones2745]

I'm Awful yes i believe timing and ability to lay off pitches that are un hitable,

[@mariofannick5001]

If I was in that situation with a player pitching that slow I'd get a heavier bat to help my timing because obviously a heavier bat will give you slower bat speed, but it would be a good time to do it because you dont want to be swinging the bat too early. another thing that would be possible is just not warm up with the bat weight.

[@sawyercoatney]

Daniel Descalso?

[@kinokojun5533]

Where is Shohei Ohtani

[@percivaldmc3671]

Lol it’s funny how it’s always when a team is getting creamed. It’s almost like telling the pitchers “You guys suck today so position players are gonna throw today”.

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

Turns out they should have put them in sooner

[@shane9245]

1:15 GIVE ME THOSE ORIOLES JERSEYS

[@lukesimino8908]

Well 47 mile per hour pitch

[@roclobello6583]

That was the only time Martinez did anything good for the Tribe

[@jadonbumbaugh7125]

Where is Chris Davis when he got the W against the Red Sox

[@coleslaw3365]

This was supposed to be 2017, dummy.

[@xRestart]

0:10 who is heyward signaling to step off the play?😂

[@luisrosado5008]

Who else noticed that the team only did this because they were down by like 15

[@andrewscotto5272]

Luis Rosado well that’s the point not use in wasting anymore of the bullpen

[@lewiszim]

Well, yes, of course. Putting a position player on the mound is kind of like resigning. You know you're going to lose the game, and you don't want to waste the bullpen arms. The bullpen is a precious, limited resource that would be better used when it matters.

[@shivakumaraguru4671]

0:23 he’s mad

[@elimaks7784]

i want to se manny machado pitch