MLB Legendary Outfield Throws REACTION!! | OFFICE BLOKES REACT!!

[@williamjordan5554]

Baserunning rules are more complicated than you think. Basically, if the runner can't go to the previous base because another runner is on it or headed to it or it's home plate, you don't need to tag the runner with the ball. Just touch the base with your foot once you have the ball. Also, there are different rules for runners if the ball is caught or not caught. You can't run to the next base until the ball is caught. And if you did, thinking the ball couldn't be caught but it was, you better get back to the base you were on...quickly.

[@horacecock-johnson5035]

Also to clarify, the base runner can't leave the base until ball is caught.

[@screwylooygaming]

@@horacecock-johnson5035 or hits the ground in play.

[@jeremyweaver8546]

The only time the catcher doesn’t have to tag the runner out at home plate is when the bases are loaded and home plate becomes a force out. Not sure if I misread your comment but it seemed like you were saying home plate is always a force out when it’s really the least likely base to have a force out at.

[@HouTexHemi]

Lol these comments confuse me and I have been watching a and playing baseball for 40 years. Bottom line is almost every throw in this video required the runner to be tagged. That’s probably all that needs to be said. It makes the throws 10x more impressive because the ball doesn’t need to just get there in time but has to be placed within a tiny area to give the recipient a chance to make the tag.

[@Scufflegrit]

@@HouTexHemi short version: If the runner can’t return to the base he left, the fielder can just touch the base. If the runner can return to the base he left, he has to be physically tagged.

[@pushpak]

18:00 Bo Jackson threw that ball from over 310 feet away. Harold Reynolds, the runner and a fast one at that, could not believe that Jackson got him out from that far away. He watched the video of it several times and still couldn't believe it. Bo knew!

[@TheCosmicGenius]

I had friends who were at that game who couldn't stop talking about it for days.

[@shaun374]

It's worth noting Reynolds was one of the fastest men in the league at the time. Bo picked up the ball and threw it after Reynolds had rounded third. Reynolds had to run about 85 ft and Jackson had to throw it about 310 feet. One of the greatest throws of all time.

[@JVTrickypants]

Harold Reynolds STILL can't stop talking about it lol. Thought it was a relay throw lol. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIawqYKXp5aehNU

[@gregjames2531]

Made PEDs popular gg Jackson

[@GunnyRaps]

I love how Harold Reynolds was the one thrown out, and he considers it the best throw ever. All arm... Barely stepped into it. Crazy

[@bobcarr2649]

Bo Jackson was possibly the most gifted athlete of his generation. Top flight baseball and American football in the off season. The film about him has someone referring to an incident when as a young man he was swimming in a local river, standing thigh deep in the water he bent and did a full back somersault landing on his feet. Strength for miles...

[@noodlem5000]

I’m glad someone beat me to the punch. Bo is the perfect athletic specimen.

[@itsCorona29]

That's just amazing

[@whimsofmim]

Bo knows....

[@jawbone78]

You didn't need to qualify that statement with "possibly". To me, there is absolutely no doubt that Bo was the greatest athlete of his generation, if not of all time.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Best athlete I’ve seen in my 54 years..

[@johanna0131]

You’re absolutely right, Daz. The third base coach is signaling to the runner to keep running from third to home. He makes a big circular motion with his arm to tell the runner to go, because the runner doesn’t have the time to turn his head to see where the ball is. He relies on the third base coach to tell him what to do.

[@Gandalf1232]

It's difficult to imagine, but some of these throws are coming in at distances beyond a football field endzone to endzone. The arm talent these guys have is insane

[@shoelesblondlady]

Rick ankiel was a young stud pitcher who was dominant untill he got the yips in the playoffs and threw like ten balls to the backstop and he started taking shots to deal with anxiety during the games and eventually went down to the minors to become an outfielder and he probably extended his career by 6 or 7 years

[@kevinexline5392]

Playing little league all-stars as a shortstop, I randomly got the yips mid practice one time. I lost my footwork and couldn’t get the timing of my throw and hop step together. Coach put me on 2nd to shorten the distance to help out. Took me like 2 or 3 weeks to work myself through it, but once I did, I won back-to-back 4 years straight “Best Fielder” in the league award as a second baseman lol. Obviously, not the same stakes at Rick, but I’ve always kind of laughed at the similarity. Yips is tough to get over because it is 100% mental and there is nothing harder to overcome than your own brain.

[@DurosKlav]

Dont know why these things never show him gunning out 2 guys at third in the same game against the Rockies I want to say when he still on the Cardinals.

[@gdo3510]

Dude the yips suck. I got them bad when I played 3rd base and had time to think about the throw to first all the time. I was more of pitcher and never had yips on the mound unless I was fielding and throwing to first or 2nd. Such a mental thing that makes no sense. Pitching against a batter to my catcher, no problem. Time to think and throw to first, fuuuckk, I’m already thinking I’m gonna mess up this throw.

[@DougTurley]

@@DurosKlav he was on the Cardinals. That night I made the decision to get his name/number on my first replica jersey.

[@Swordsfor200Alex]

@@DurosKlav - Yep definitely a unique play for a CF having two put outs at 3rd base. The Rockies players couldn’t believe it.

[@alincoln25]

You guys should watch the career highlights of Bo Jackson. He was a top level baseball and American football player. Injuries cut his career short but he was amazing.

[@StrosB4Hos]

That older clip from the 80s. That dude Bo Jackson had a crazy strong arm, he also played football in the NFL and was an elite running back. He was a rare 2-sport athlete, all-star in both.

[@mpw301]

One of those highlights was of Bo Jackson. Check him out. An amazing NFL and MLB star with a sick set of highlights. Bo knows 😜

[@CinesterCharlie]

The standing on the base only matters if it's a force out. It's kind of hard to explain.

[@GrayMoe]

Yeah only if the player has nowhere else to go (can't retreat to the previous base)

[@CinesterCharlie]

@@Renegade15 I grew up playing baseball, I don't even know how explain it in text lol

[@boxbarry8061]

@@CinesterCharlie yea I would if the runner is unable to return to the base he's running from then the defensive player can tag the base instead of the runner

[@leodee3]

If the runner has no choice but to try to advance to the next base (because there's another runner on the previous base now), the defense can force him out by simply stepping on the base while holding the ball. However, if a runner is between two empty bases and has the choice of either, the defense must chase him down between those bases and tag him with the ball.

[@marcuscook6990]

do a reaction of BO JACKSON!!!! he played NFL and MLB

[@marchendrickson2382]

Its a very pleasant surprise to see video of Roberto Clemente showing his RIDICULOUS arm. It is without question, he had the strongest the game has ever seen. People don't realize how HUGE old Forbes field was. The throw seen here was right at 400 feet...and that was right center, much less dead center...

[@mark-be9mq]

Best arm in history & Too often forgotten.

[@paulobrien9572]

If the ball is caught by a fielder then a runner may do what is called tagging up. The runner can't leave a base until the ball is caught. That's why the runner at 12:20 was doubled up at first, he left first early thinking the ball would not be caught and had to retreat back to first base and did not beat the throw to first

[@josephsoto9933]

You will note that base runner had already touched and ran past 2nd base and on his way to 3rd. When the batted ball was caught on the fly he had to returned back to 1st base....and "by the rule book" he had to touch (again) 2nd base, he can not simply cut across the field. He gambled that the ball was hit too far and that the outfielder would nit be able to catch it on the fly.....and he lost.

[@jasonbell4226]

One of my favorite reactions from you blokes. Great job!

[@oldmanballer5088]

Yeah guys the 3rd base coach tells the runners to go or stay. So even if the guy gets thrown out at home they don’t blame the runner it was the coaches decision. Most of these are perfect throws an that’s why the coach sends them because he realizes they have to throw it perfect to get them and the odds are in your favor that won’t happen. Love the videos on baseball.

[@gtaisgreat8385]

Sometimes you can blame the runner because occasionally you'll have runners go through 3rd base coach's stop sign.

[@bradewing4980]

You guys need to react to Bo Jackson highlights.

[@nathanambers1714]

You have to tag the runner if he is not “forced” to advance. Also called a force out. Example, runners on first and second base. Ground ball is hit to the third baseman. The runners are “forced” to advance with the batter having to go to first. The third baseman can step on the bag for the out. Remove the runner from first base in this scenario and you would have to tag the runner if he decides to try and advance to third. So in the case of some of the throws the runner is advancing without being forced to advance and thus has to be tagged to be out.

[@TheKukulkan]

I absolutely love the first clip mainly because I was about 150' away from Cespedes when he made that throw. All the fans in our section were screaming when he misplayed the ball, then screaming more when we thought another run was going to score. When we saw the called out we screamed until we saw the replay. Then we gave him a mini standing ovation. The distance and accuracy of the throw and the pressure he was on by all of us screaming when he misplayed the ball added to the shear awe we were in. I will never forget that throw.

[@Jessewinz]

One of my favorite parts of this video is the 1st baseman at 12:20. He sort of stands around at 1st base as if the ball was still a ways away, doesnt give away to the runner that he ball is actually almost there. Then lunges and catches it at the last second. Pretty good stuff.

[@Cheryltwin2012]

The plays that show Rick Ankiel in the outfield...you should know he started his career as a pitcher so he has always had a strong, accurate arm.

[@SE-gs6gd]

Well Bo Jackson can do it all...amazing! Edit: I really miss baseball. Haven't really had time to get back into watching games but it really is a fun sport when you know whats going on

[@brianb8060]

Remember. Bo knows...

[@SE-gs6gd]

@@brianb8060 Right. Lol. Surprised Daz didn't mention him

[@blakebrown534]

I'm glad they had a clip of Bo Jackson. American sports legend who played both in the NFL and the MLB at the same time. Career cut short from an injury from one of his NFL games. Bo was one of the best athletes ever.

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

Bo Knows Baseball. Bo Knows Football. Bo Knows

[@syx3s]

one of the first throws in this was from the wall at the outfield marked as 350ish feet to home plate. that throw was over three hundred feet and nailed home plate. good outfield throws are really hard to comprehend how far they're throwing the ball. the distance between bases is 90'.

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

Bo knows baseball. Bo knows Football. Bo Knows

[@lovecacy]

15:05 Suzuki Ichiro is the most famous and legendary Japanese baseball player in whole Asia before shohei ohtani.

[@williamjordan5554]

8:45. Bo had already had a hip replacement that ended his football career. His baseball days were numbered too.

[@hifijohn]

Once again you have to give these umps credit for the calls.

[@whimsofmim]

Notice, no Joe West or Angel Hernandez in any of these close calls afaik... XD

[@MickLoud999]

You need to include Jesse Barfield. I skimmed through and only saw one Blue Jay highlight when you should have included 3-4 Barfield throws alone. I remember one throw he made against Kansas City. Willie Wilson was on third base. A fly ball was hit towards the right field foul line. Jesse caught the ball facing the seats. He spun around 180 degrees and threw to home plate. There was a camera angle taken down the line from the outfield fence due to Jesse's arm. It showed the ball travel like a fastball from the mound. NO ARC. The catcher, Ernie Whitt, was used to these throws from Jesse and was already in a crouch at home plate. The ball hit Whitt's glove without having to move it. Wilson didn't even think about going as Jesse's reputation preceded him.

[@pokeygorilla9368]

I love the baseball reactions. More please. Not so serious baseball? I think you guys would like that.

[@robertcalhoun3123]

Baseball is a game of anticipation, once you understand what's going on its not slow or boring because every play has so many possible outcomes.

[@whimsofmim]

Others have already said, but can't heap enough praises on Bo Jackson. Heisman Trophy-winning Running Back (more or less, the dominant college football player of his generation), then became an all-star in both professional baseball and NFL. He was amazing in the NFL too and one of the great baseball players too. It's a huge shame he was injured in football because he probably could have played 20 years in MLB and been like a right handed Barry Bonds (but a much, much better fielder and baserunner), but he had a terrible football injury the ended both of his professional sport careers early. People are right to point out that the throw at 18:00 was insane and the video doesn't capture it well. A lot of people would struggle to throw a baseball accurately even a few feet, and these guys are throwing strikes (sometimes flat-footed) from 300+ feet away. One of the amazing thing about MLB is just how freakishly good a lot of the players are, especially when it comes to fielding. Some of them are so good they sometimes make it look effortless so you don't always appreciate how good they are, but then you have moments like these where you realize just what kinds of crazy things they can do.

[@brians2869]

Love this... Such gems when dudes get gunned down from hundreds of feet...

[@cmurr1174]

There also an imaginary baseline that runners cannot stray to far outside. So from base to base the runner must stay basically on a line

[@agent1543]

If you guys were to watch a game it would make a lot of sense to you. When the ball is caught then all players have to return to the base they were on, most of the time on a deep ball the players will stand on base and once the ball is caught then they will leave as soon as the ball is caught and try to move up a base, or try to score. If they leave the base before the ball is caught then they are automatically out so it's a race to run from the base to the next base before being tagged out.

[@RAD-82ndABN]

Usually what happens when a baserunner if he’s a force to take the next base you just have to tag the base itself… For instant if there’s a man on 1st base and the next batter up hits the ball the man on 1st Basee is force to run to run the second because 2 runners can not occupy the same base therefore he has to run to next base. If he’s not force to run like stealing a base or running to the next base and no one behind you that batter has to be tagged out. Also if a batter hits a fly ball and the outfielder catches the ball if there’s a runner already on base he can decide to tag up meaning he has to physically touch the base and wait till it’s caught then he can decide whether to run or stay. Most runners see if the ball is caught very far away from them then they’ll tag up and run to the next base!!!

[@paladin313]

One thing, though: it isn't just the throws. Having played a little ball myself, you have to have your head in it as a fielder to track the runner that's coming, catch the throw, and have the wherewithal to know where the runner is when you do to wheel around and make the tag. It happens so quickly that you can't even think. You just have to act by instinct.

[@32a34a]

Dwight Evans had one of the best arms I ever saw . That guy had a cannon. Now if you go back back to the 50s there was a guy by the name of Carl Furillo nicknamed The Reading Rifle. He also had a cannon attached to his arm.

[@Eagless97]

Unless there are two outs, If the ball is hit into the air and is catchable to a field player the runner must tag up(have his foot on the bag) before he runs to the next bag. If there are two outs the base runners always run on contact no matter what in hopes the fielder drops the ball.

[@thseed7]

Check out Bo Jackson. He played in the NFL and MLB simultaneously. Absolutely incredible athlete featured a couple of times in this video.

[@341Michael]

All of the plays where the batter is out on a fly ball and the runner gets thrown out: it's called "tagging up". the runner has to wait until the catch is made before trying to advance. Very exciting baseball play

[@jennifermoon3276]

The thing to remember is you can never have two runners "safe" on one base. In situations where the runner if forced to advance because the batter and anyone who might be in-between is forced to advance, any tag on the base is an out because the runner cannot avoid going for the base. That's a force out. In a run-down, the runner had the option and got caught, but he has a chance of getting back to either base safely. In that case you want to guard the base with your foot so you are there first and/or tag the runner - both if possible. When combined with other rules like .. runners can overrun first base, runners cannot run outside the base path, and the fact that runners have to tag back up to the original base if the ball is caught ... it requires base-running skills and knowledge on top of the other skills.

[@bleachedbrother]

You are correct; the 3rd base coach helps the runner know whether to stand up or slide into 3rd base OR continue running past 3rd base and try to score a run at home plate. That coach is like a rear view mirror for the runner because they can't see behind them where the ball is and where, or if, it's being thrown.

[@meanyvizzini8347]

On a cricket field, the longest possible throw to the opposite wicket is about 300 feet (for the larger grounds). A good number of these throws were from over 300 feet away. The accuracy is simply mind blowing

[@tully3711th]

Bo Jackso who threw the runner at home also played NFL at the same time

[@dillanwalker4806]

3 types of outs for the most part. 1. Catching a ball off the bat before it hits the ground. 2. A force out, if there's a runner on first and the batter hits a ball on the ground the man on first is forced to second base, if you have the ball you can force the out by simply putting your foot on 2nd base before the man reaches it. 3. Is a tag out, putting the ball on a runner who's not on a base is a tag out.

[@ThunderPants13]

I counted 4 Yasiel Puig highlights. Guy has a cannon for an arm.

[@kinjiru731]

I don't know if you guys have seen many great shortstop plays but that's the position that impresses me most. That said, amazing arms and gloves in the outfield are a sight to behold.

[@kevindunn5650]

The guy standing next to 3rd base, the 3rd base coach has lots of uses. He lets the runner know if he should advance to 3rd from 2nd base, also gives a signal to slide into 3rd if it's a close play, and waves them on to home plate if they think the runner has a good chance of making it.

[@artaxAF]

In regards to whether they have to tag the runner or the base, it depends on if it's a force out or not, meaning the runner has to advance because there's another one behind him, in which case they can just tag the base. If it's not a force out, they have to tag the runner, because theoretically, the runner could stop and run back to the previous base.

[@stoneyopinion767]

When a fly ball is caught, the batter is out, but also the base runners need to "tag up", meaning they have to go back to the base they were on when the ball was hit, only then can they try to go to the next base, but there is a chance they don't make it to the next base before the ball, and they can be tagged out. Many runnners just choose to stay at the base they started on, rather than try to beat a throw to the next base. When you hear the term "they doubled him up", it means the base runner left the base before the fly was caught, which means he needs to get back to the base he started from before the outfielder throws the ball back to that starting base. If the outfield catches the fly ball AND throws out the runner trying to get back to his base, that's two outs, a double play. They've "doubled him up".

[@roymoore3156]

At about 12 minutes they referred to Rick Ankiel, the left handed right fielder who threw soo accurately...he began his career as a rising star pitcher, rookie whiz pitcher. But within a few years he’d lost his ability to be the pitcher he once was. He was basically done with baseball--as a pitcher. He, Rick Ankiel, reinvented himself to a position player, and made it back to the major league as a position player with the best arm!

[@richardtibbitts3841]

I'm glad to see how well you understand the game and how much you appreciate it!

[@gregcable3250]

That older film of the right fielder throwing to home (gold hats) is of Roberto Clemente--the greatest arm in the history of baseball--he was 38 years old at the time of that game.

[@douglasmijangos3327]

The guys on the bases making some great catches too man .. crazy 🔥

[@whit1110]

you guys have to react to bo jackson....greatest american athlete of all time!!

[@MovieGuy808]

Awesome! You blokes definitely need to keep reacting to baseball videos.

[@cyndianderson7056]

I love baseball. some people think it's boring but it's stuff like this that makes it fun.

[@timd4780]

The guy who threw to home and the runner never even tried to run was a pitcher previously. But he ended up having some sort of mental block and all of a sudden he couldnt throw a strike, like not even close, the ball would nearly fly into the stands on some pitches. It was the weirdest thing. He was able to re-invent himself as a outfielder though.

[@smw4628]

If you ever see anything on Bo Jackson don't pass it up. This video showed a little of him. He was a huge star in both football and baseball until an injury ruined it. An absolute stud athlete. His "Bo knows" commercials were huge in the 80's.

[@paladin313]

@9:51 That's something I've seen in Cricket running errors. It's the old, "Yes, no, wait, NUTS!"

[@steeljawX]

The basic rule of thumb of whether or not you have to tag out a runner is if they're being forced onto the base they're running to, you can tag the base. This includes when the ball is caught before it hits the ground and all runners must return to the bases they were on before the ball was hit. However, a runner cannot go backwards otherwise, as in you can't have someone run from 3rd to 2nd in a "progression" of the play. But that's the reason why some of these plays are so great. It's not enough to just catch the ball from the outfield because a good number of these plays are plays onto free bases (they don't have another runner on the base behind them forcing them onto the plate they're running to.) Because of that, they HAVE to be tagged out physically. The base option is no longer viable except if they were to get to base, step off of it and then you could tag the base; because that's the base they're supposed to be touching before the ball leaves the bat. Do you have to be touching it? No, but it's kind of the assumed position you have as a runner. You're physically occupying that base and you can get a lead onto the next base, but if you're caught not at your assumed position of being on that base and the ball tags your base, you're out . . . unless you and your team mates all make a coordinated steal together which is really risky. But for simplicity's sake, just go with if they're being forced on to a base from a runner behind them, they don't have to be physically tagged; the base can be tagged and they'll be out.

[@gregcable3250]

Surprised you did not recognize Bo Jackson--best athlete ever, period. Was a great NFL player and played in MLB at the same time. 6ft 1, 235 lbs, ran a 4.15 40 yard dash--his combined highlights in NFL and MLB are unparalleled.

[@marklawrence2239]

The guy who throws the ball in and the runner doesn't even try to go is Rick Ankiel, he used to be a big fastball pitcher but got the shakes, and kept throwing wild balls against the backstops. They gave him some time and converted him to an outfielder where he did great, so yeah that guy did not want to run on one of the strongest arms in the league.

[@Samhain606]

Amazing talent. My coach would have had an aneurysm if one of us tried to throw from right field to third base 😂

[@buckinjb]

@12:24...On a fly ball catch, you can advance to the next base, but I have to have your foot on your current base until it is caught....then you can run if you want, but you can then get tagged out at the advanced base. In this case - the fly ball was caught by the outfielder, the batter it out. The guy running back to first didn't think the ball would be caught and had to step on 2nd to continue back to 1st base. The outfielder threw the ball to the 1st baseman and ONLY had to step on the base to get the runner out....that is called a forced out.

[@bleachedbrother]

The 3rd BASE coach, between pitches, also looks into his team's dugout for the manager's coded messages, telling the batter to bunt, swing, or take the next pitch. It's done with hand signals called "signs". The coach relays the message to the batter before he steps back into the batter's box for the next pitch.

[@uncomfortablepinkman6447]

To explain why runners don’t try to dodge tags: Is because if they do they are usually called Out because they left the base path. The base path is established by the runner but it needs to be a straight line from base A to base B. The sliding is there to try to combat the tags ie going under them or dodging them with their hands and stuff like that.

[@waywardson1663]

Ideally, fielders throw the ball with a grip that will make it travel as straight as possible. Usually, this will be with a '4 seam' grip where the middle and index finger each touch the seams of the ball in two places. When there is little time to get a good grip, the ball can sail and drift away from the target, especially when thrown hard.

[@joeldykman7591]

So ideally, when throwing a ball to a baseman from outfield, you want to position the ball as close to that baseman's knees as possible so that there's minimal maneuvering needed to get a potential tag. But just the ability to get the ball in-line from hundreds of feet away is great.

[@Bozemanjustin]

3:35 the only time having your foot on the base matters, is if the runner is forced to go to the base. Then you've already pre-tagged him out. If the runner is not obligated to go to the base, you must tag the physical runner himself. The only time a runner is obligated to go to a base, is first base in every case. If there are men behind him, and their obligation would push him off of his base, then he is obligated to move forward. So if you are on first base, and your teammate gets a hit, you absolutely are forced to go to second base, therefore if they throw the ball to second base before you're even halfway there, you are automatically out. But if the runner was on second base, when his teammate gets a hit, and there was nobody on first, he could remain on second if he felt that was the only safe move. As there is already space on first base for the runner.

[@williamjordan5554]

13:17. The great Roberto Clemente. He died in a 1973 plane crash taking disaster relief supplies to Nicaragua.

[@jahnj2523]

Wasn't he Puerto Rican ?

[@LulyRockerBabe65]

He was from Puerto Rico. He was taking relief supplies to Nicaragua after the Earthquake. He died on 12\31\1972 when the plane crashed right after take off. He was named to the Baseball HOF in 1973.

[@satsunada]

The fun tactical part about a lot of these guys is that coaches and players are aware of powerful arms in the outfield so you have many occasions where runners just won't try it because of the risk assessment. Ankiel's throw shows that, where the runner was held because the coach knew there was no chance. You do not want to test a cannon arm in the outfield.

[@RealDiehl99]

If you use the example at the end of the video where Daz pointed out that the yellow bases showed runners on first and third, it is easier to explain when a tag needs to be applied and when a runner can be thrown out by simply catching the ball with the fielder's foot on the base (a force out). The runner on first base can be forced out at second bc he is being forced to go to second base by the batter who will be running to first. The runner on third base is not being forced to run to home plate since 2nd base was unoccupied when the play began. Therefore he must be tagged out. BUT...the runner on third must wait until the ball is caught by the outfielder before running for home plate. This is called, "tagging up" and is only necessary when the ball is caught in the air by a fielder.

[@kodiak138]

I would love for you guys to get an official MLB baseball and 3 baseball gloves and film a session with the 3 of you trying to play catch with each other.

[@AllDayHemenway]

Most of these throws are from lengths equivalent to a soccer/football field and hitting the goal post. Insanely accurate.

[@michaelb.3982]

I requested that video. Thanks for reacting to it.. You guys should check out great outfield catches next..

[@hughsonj]

Base runners must "tag up" when a hit ball is caught before it bounces by a fielder. That means they have to remain on or go back to the last base they occupied. For example, if the batter hits the ball into the outfield and it is caught, many times the runner on 3rd base will tag up and then try to sprint home before the ball can get to home. The play is called a "sacrifice fly", because you sacrifice one out to advance the batter.

[@mark-be9mq]

Roberto Clemente(Pittsburgh yellow cap, '54-'72), featured in just the one old clip, considered by many if not most the best arm in history. So good, people largely stopped trying to run on him. He was the first Hispanic superstar. He died tragically while flying aide to his home Puerto Rico after an earthquake devastated the small country. He'd rented an older plane & pilot, made multiple trips and eventually the plane failed killing them. A true Hero his great career led to his enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

[@RobertNugent]

The rules of baseball state that the runners on base are not allowed to advance on a ball caught in the air, but once the ball is caught the runners are always free to try and advance as long as the runner touches the base they're on when (or after) the ball is caught. This is commonly referred to as 'tagging up'. Any runner off the base when the ball is caught has to get back to the base they were on before a fielder in possession of the ball can touch the base. Alternately, the runner can always be tagged out when they're between the bases. ("Tagging" a runner out can either be with the ball or the glove holding the ball.) Yes, the batter is always out if the ball is caught in the air (not touching the ground or a wall/fencing) by a fielder, just like in cricket. I had never given it a thought, but yeah, announcers never mention that the batter is out. I guess that's just to be assumed by the audience. Whether or not the fielder has to tag the runner, or can just touch the base while possessing the ball, is dependent upon whether or not the runner has the option of returning to the base they came from. Two runners can't occupy the same base at the same time, so if the runner can't go back because that base is occupied by another runner the fielder with the ball just has to touch the base. No need to tag the runner. Runners can't advance on a foul ball (a ball that lands outside the white lines), but if the ball is caught in foul territory it's not considered a foul ball (it didn't touch the ground, after all) so any runners on base can tag up and try to advance, just like on a fly ball to the outfield.

[@beschutzer42]

Oh and it depends on when you have to tag the actual base runner with the glove or just put your foot on the next base. One can be tagged out with the glove at any point really, this is called a tag out. A fielder can only put his foot on the next base when the base runner has no other destination, this is called a force out. Usually a tag out occurs when the base runner has already run through a base while the ball is in play (1 to 3; 2 to 3 but rarely; or 2 to home; almost never 1 to 2 unless a base runner is attempting to steal). A force out always either occurs when their is another base runner behind them needing to advance (usually after the ball is out into play) or when a fly ball is caught and the base runner left the base before the fly was caught by the fielder. The baserunner then has to proceed back to their original base before the ball was put into play before the ball reaches the base, where the fielder only had to step on the base. This is called tagging up, or in this case not tagging up

[@bryangettel4060]

When I was a kid we had PPK - Punt, Pass and Kick. This was geared towards kids before actual Football to get them into it and a little prepped. That would also be a good starting point for you to do a bit of competition

[@coyotelong4349]

The infielder can either get a baserunner out by catching the ball with his foot on the base ahead of the runner (force out) OR by touching the runner with the glove or hand holding the ball (tag out) A lot of times though on a throw from the outfield you might see the infielder try and do BOTH as the runner is sliding in, just to leave no doubt in the umpire’s mind that the runner was out

[@ericjorgensen3911]

Most exciting play in baseball? When runner on 3rd tries to score on fly ball. Rules are you can't leave the base UNTIL the ball is caught. Then it`s a matter of can you reach Home Plate before the ball? It helps of course to grow up playing the game to know the rules.

[@lorettaross5146]

This video kind of skimmed over where Bo Jackson threw out Harold Reynolds. That play *is* a classic. If you see a longer version sometime you'll see the manager of Reynold's team, guy named Lefevre, come out and argue with the umpires. That manager's son Ryan Lefevre is now an on-air personality with Bo Jackson's team, the Royals.

[@k1ndalow]

A lot of people don't realize that the pitcher isnt the only one with a cannon for a arm. Also if you're on third base and ur coming home you used to be able to run straight over the catcher if he was standing in the baseline.

[@bintang__bint]

You guys should react to the final day of the 2011 MLB regular season, the drama of Game 162.

[@georgeprchal3924]

Bojack vs Harold Reynolds is the best one ever, just how effortless Bo throws it.

[@allieren]

I believe in another video someone asked if professional players ever play in more than one sport. There haven’t been very many, but Bo Jackson did play both professional baseball and football and was an All-Star in both sports. Tom Brady was drafted out of college to the Montreal Expos (a Major League Baseball team that doesn’t exist anymore) but chose to focus on football instead. Which seems to have turned out well for him 😉

[@Fishmorph]

The baserunning rules in baseball are basically: 1. You can choose to try to run to the next base (that is, try to advance when the ball is hit, or try to steal), but 2. You can be *forced* to run if the batter hits the ball safely and there are no empty bases behind you. For instance, if you hit a double (you make it to first and then second base), you don't *have* to run on the next hit because first base is open for the hitter at the plate. If you are on second, and there is a runner on first, then *both* of you have to run if the batter hits the ball. However... 3. If the ball is hit in the air and the defense catches it before it hits the ground, you have to go back to touch the base you were on when the ball was hit. (This rule that requires the runner to "tag up,' as it's called, is to prevent the strategy of just hitting the ball really super high and running the bases before it comes down.) Sometimes runners will choose *not* to run when the ball is hit in the air. This happened in the last clip you showed with runners on 1st and 3rd. The runner at 3rd sees the ball hit in the air and holds at 3rd until it's caught, then tries to make a break for home. Sometimes hitters will deliberately hit the ball high in the air and deep in order to advance the runners (example at 7:30; this is called a *sacrifice* play); the hitter is out but the runner can tag up and move ahead, possibly scoring. Obviously this doesn't work when there are already 2 outs. 4. The runners are required to return to their bases if the ball is hit foul (it goes to the left, the right, or behind the field of play). 5. Base runners can't pass one another or occupy the same base. 6. If you skip a base because you failed to touch it, you're out.

[@Fishmorph]

Getting the runners out: 1. If the ball is caught in the air, the batter is always out. Runners have to tag up, but may advance at their own risk after that. 2. If a fielder touches a runner with the ball (in his hand or in his glove), and the runner is not on base, the runner is out. A lot of these plays at 3rd in this video were of this variety. 3. If the runners are *forced* to run (there are no empty bases behind the lead runner), all you have to do is get the ball to the next base and step on the bag. This is a *force out.* 4. It is also a force out when the batter hits the ball and runs to first, and you get the ball to first base before them, like at 15:49. 5. If the runner is off his original base and needs to tag up (because the ball was caught unexpectedly, perhaps), all you have to do is get the ball back to that base. This is what happens at 12:12. The runner Young ran when the ball was hit, because he expected it wouldn't be caught. But it was, and he had to run back to tag first.

[@62impalaconvert]

12:05 that's correct, the first and third base coaches tell the runner whether to stop at the base or keep going. 19:40 on a fly ball the runners can't leave their base until the fielder catches (or drops) the ball.

[@MattMichaelVO]

If there are runners on 1st and 2nd base and the batter hits the ball then all the fielder has to do is step on any base because the batter and runners are forcing the runners in front of them to run to the next base. It's called a force out because the base runners have to run. In these cases you can also tag any runner as well - stepping on the base or tagging will get the out. ------------ If there is a runner on second base and the batter hits a single, and the runner on second advances to third, a fielder has to tag the runner going to third for the out. -------- Or if a batter hits a ball and is running for a double or a triple, there are obviously no runners behind him and the fielder has to tag the runner out. Or say there are runners on second and third and the batter hits a single and the runners on second and third run to home and third, -the fielder must still tag the runners because there isn't a force play on because the runners could have stayed at second and third. It doesn't matter that there is no place to go back to for the runner heading home - the fielder still has to tag the runner going home or the runner advancing to third. In short; only when runners are advancing behind you all the way around can you just step on the base for the out. Runner on first and ball is hit - runners on first and second and the ball is hit - bases loaded and the ball is hit are all force play scenarios.

[@341Michael]

Third base coach is watching the play. He was telling his slow runner to hold but when the outfielder misses the ball, he sees that and sends him home. He's safe without the highlight throw

[@btnhstillfire]

You only need to have your foot on the base if its a force out. Meaning if theres runners on 1st and second the only force outs are 3rd, 2nd and first. If theres a guy on 2nd and the ball is hit, in order to get that guy on 2nd out is to tag him when off the base. Basically if theres an open base behind you then theres no force play on that runner.

[@syx3s]

if it's not a forced out (a runner behind you occupying the base you came from) the tag has to be made. it's actually kind of rare to make it through a game without a single very close call via replay camera review in these situations. it's insane how close so many of these plays are. the proportions of the fields are just about perfect, and every outfield is at least slightly different witch always keeps things more interesting.

[@pierrelevasseur2701]

The one from 12:12 is great just for the distance he threw the ball and on the fly to first base. Clemente at 13:12 was impressive too, it prevented a run being scored. I believe that was the 1971 World Series, that's why there's video. Clemente was known for his strong arm, not just for his bat. But I think the most amazing throw I've ever seen was Ellis Valentine in 1978. You can see it in this video at 1:18: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYLal6mEqaZ5r80 Dave Winfield had a strong arm too. I think it was 1977 or 1978 when Winfield was with the Padres and they played in Montreal and the power went out. The game eventually got resumed the next day but while waiting for lights to come back and only in emergency lighting, both Winfield and Valentine put their arms on display for the fans and threw balls from home plate over the outfield wall, a minimum of 330 feet. There is surely no video of that but I remember listening to that game on radio, the lights goes out and the announcers described what was happening.

[@johncagnettajr344]

Tagging up rule- if I’m a runner on base and the hitter hits a fly ball, I can’t leave the base until the ball is caught. So I get ready to take off until the ball hits the fielders glove. However I can run if I’m sure the ball won’t be caught on the fly. Strategy: If the runner is not sure wether the ball is going to caught of the fly then it’s usually advised that he goes 1/2 way to the next base and watches. If caught then the runner runs back to the base. If dropped then he would advance to the next base.

[@mhaug02]

Made a Patreon request months ago about Bo Jackson - Super Bo (Remastered). Best athlete ever.

[@itsenergybob8917]

One way to get to enjoy watching baseball more is focusing on the pitcher/batter duel. Each team has scouts that do research on each opposing player. They use that data to determine how to approach each opposing player during the games according to their strengths and weaknesses. For instance, if a player's batting style means he will favor hitting pitches that are low and outside, it would be beneficial for the pitcher to pitch to them high and inside. Many times a pitcher will lead a batter with multiple pitches because more than one pitch is allowed. The use of statistics and strategies are rampant in baseball.

[@betsyduane3461]

The 3rd baseman is the guy really making the play.