The Best Reunions in MLB History

[@carstenk24]

Babe, wake up… New Happy Grape just dropped

[@fuktrumpanzeeskum]

These "babe, wake up..." comments were funnier the first 10,000 times i saw it.

[@ccselmo9363]

@@fuktrumpanzeeskumok?

[@wheels8138]

Don’t worry baby I’m awake

[@theschmeez8767]

@@fuktrumpanzeeskumtell me you are single without telling me you are single. Can’t wait for the “No I have a gf comment”

[@Shoey79]

@@fuktrumpanzeeskumdon’t remember asking you bro smoke a blizzy n calm down

[@jakeleibowitz165]

Pujols got his swagger back from the home run derby tbh. Beating the 1 seed in the first round and getting a crazy ovation by the crowd and his fellow players must have lit a spark in him

[@mysterygamermgclues8864]

i honestly can agree with that.

[@Hacksaw_HIM_Thuggin]

Pujols emptied the tank. I remember he had to change his foot part of stance since he got injured with plantar fasciitis. Maybe he went out with all he had, because more than likely wouldn’t be able to recover next season.

[@BobbyWelcomePackets]

@@Hacksaw_HIM_Thugginyou’re right. Though plantar fasciitis isn’t as much as an acute injury as it is a chronic problem. It’s like shin splints for the bottom of your feet if I remember correctly. Probably hurts like a mf and the fact he performed as well as he did at his age was super cool to see and shows he is a warrior imo

[@Compucles]

@@BobbyWelcomePackets Heck, that injury dates all the way back to 2004. Pujols played the last 19 years of his 22 year career with a bad foot. It just affected him worse in the second half of his career.

[@joshuameyer1382]

He said he made a slight change to his swing preparing for the Derby. He also said he was considering retirement if things hadn't changed in the following two weeks.

[@Foo8-y2r]

Matt kemp in 2018 is probably my favorite reunions in baseball, even tho they don’t win it all that year at least he got to hit a homerun.

[@ayydubs987]

matty deserved a ring 😢

[@LawdReekers]

​@@ayydubs987 and an mvp :(

[@jamesesterline]

0:16 As a Rays fan they absolutely need to do this, it'd be the perfect sendoff for him and give him a chance to reach 2,000 hits and 350 home runs to put him back in the HOF conversation, not to mention he's still good at hitting against lefties and solid at defending so they might as well go for it and use him as a platoon piece. Plus imagine how much it would increase attendance and jersey sales from his return.

[@robinsiefkin8326]

As much as I would love this personally, there is no way they would do that without more things going seriously wrong in the injury department. Paredes, Mead, Caminero, and Rosario are all righties that mash lefties and can play third base. DH is Yandy's on his day off in the field, and Harold's when its not Yandy's. There just is not space at the moment. Longo wouldn't get enough, if any, at-bats to get those achievements.

[@Neckrollios18]

👏👏👏

[@ryangale3757]

Problem is, where do you play him? He's not getting much time at 3rd since Paredes is already there, hits righty, and is probably a better overall player, and the Rays already have Harold Ramirez to DH against lefties (he's struggling now, but expect at least that part of his game will normalize with time). What the Rays need is more lefty bats, and well, there are 3 who will be back eventually that will need roster spots and Longoria isn't likely to hold onto one over them. Now, if Harold Ramirez gets hurt, then Longoria makes a ton of sense, but til then, Brandon Belt makes more sense as a bench bat/DH addition than Longo does, which pains me to say since I too would very much like for him to come back home for a nice sendoff season.

[@jacksonking718]

@@ryangale3757 I agree, they also have Mead and Caminero who will need AB's this season

[@Compucles]

@@ryangale3757 Are you sure neither of those will be traded next offseason? You never know with the Rays.

[@matthewwhite8706]

I wish you added Matt kemp reunion with the dodgers. He was a problem when he came back to LA

[@danielricketts1079]

I got to train with Albert in SoCal going into his last year w the angels ( then to the dodgers ). His first day there he was asking everyone who wanted to play golf and go drive around in one of his porches, super down to earth guy who deserved the farewell he had. One of the GOATS of the game for sure

[@brendanschaeppi]

Wasn't the most productive return tour (still hit 22 home runs), but as a Twins fan having Torii Hunter come back for his last year was pretty special

[@shaindaman13]

Kenny Lofton not being in the HOF is a travesty. That Man got on base. And when he made it to 1B he was as good as on 3B. You could bet on it. He was scary fast and an avid Web Gem contributor. You will ALWAYS be in my Hall K-Lo!

[@WilliamSt.Clair1399]

I think he was definitely affected by being a journeyman.

[@SconnerStudios]

He's the biggest victim of the steroid era on so many levels. If steroids never existed, he'd probably be talked about like he should be: a slightly worse ballplayer than Ken Griffey Jr. Probably would have gotten in the Hall of Fame his 2nd or 3rd year too. Probably would've placed higher in MVP voting. Probably gets another all star nod and a silver slugger or two (probably steals one from Juan Gonzalez or Jose Canseco)

[@Compucles]

He had a somewhat different skill set, but the same can also be said for Jim Edmonds, who also got terribly snubbed on his first ballot around the same time.

[@SakAttack87]

As a Yankees fan, having Tino Martinez come back to finish his career in 2005 was awesome. He was a big part of that dynasty era and seeing him get dismissed so easily to make room for Giambi really hurt as Tino had a monster year in 2001. It seemed like just a nostalgia farewell tour at first. The Yanks got out to a terrible start in 2005 and were in the AL East basement by the time May came around. Out of nowhere, Tino went on this crazy home run stretch and his hot streak singlehandedly helped them climb out of the hole. In that eight game span, he hit 8 homers with 17 RBI.

[@penguinbrony2415]

Albert's return on opening day 2022 gave me chills. The ovation he got was incredible.

[@olliebramm4586]

That 2022 was so much fun in St. Louis, all Albert did in the last 2 months was clutch homer after clutch homer. Every game was exciting.

[@thegamingpigeon3216]

The thing that still amazes me about Pujols is obviously he's a first ballot hall of famer, no question, but the fact that he could've retired after 2011 when his tenure with the Cards ended and still would've been a Hall of Famer.

[@ICALLCAP-z3n]

Roids

[@ayydubs987]

that half season tío albert had with the dodgers felt like a fever dream 😂 but it was so cool to see him having fun again. he said the team just picked him up and made him fall in love with baseball again and definitely reinvigorated him. seeing him pour wisdom into the dodgers rooks that year was so cool. what better place for him to record numbers 699 and 700? it was awesome 💙🤟🏼

[@jacobjohnson8456]

Jim Thome’s Indians return in 2011 was great too

[@maxsabido3099]

I got goosebumps while reminiscing about Pujols' return, and I am not even a cardinals fan. Such an amazing story.

[@stanleychiu4576]

Travis Ishikawa returning to the Giants in 2014 and hitting that pennant clinching home run. That was incredibly memorable.

[@maya-claire]

Would to see another video on this mentioning Matt Kemp coming back to LA and being a force in 2018. My favorite player growing up and the true 2011 NL MVP

[@BoardmanRaz]

Exuberant Apricot with another banger🔥

[@ElectricalFlame]

I know this is totally unimportant to the vid but super big shoutout to the MLB Power Pros music you played in the background. Made me smile real big once I realized it was playing

[@brettduncan15]

Thank you Delightful Blueberry ❤

[@XJapanGonnaGiveItToYa-cd4xj]

Eddie Murray went back to Baltimore in 1996, hit his 500th home run at home in Baltimore, then hit .333 in the playoffs over two series. Considering the somewhat ugly way Eddie left town in the first place this was a miraculous re-union. The relationship was repaired enough that when Eddie retired after 1997 he became an Orioles coach for 4 years.

[@robertcrist6059]

Those ESPN commercials were the apex mountain of ESPN

[@curronwilliams]

FACTS!.

[@houktj112]

Love the Channel, random idea for a video. Players who saved their contracts or provided huge value at the end of the contact. I'm thinking about Ozuna from the Braves. First couple years he underperformed and all the fans wanted him gone. Last 2 years, one of the best values in Baseball.

[@Compucles]

As short as it was, Ozuna also had an excellent first season with the Braves in 2020.

[@Cb14604]

Charlie Morton and the Braves is also a decent one. He’s been damn solid in the regular season and they don’t win the World Series without him. His postseason Performance was awesome.

[@NathanKobland]

The MLB Power Pros music is sent me back!!! Great video!

[@dannydonvito]

Pujols is my body hated but respected player ever… what he did to my Astros in the 00s will forever scar me.. but I am so thankful to have witnessed him

[@carlpacquing2575]

I never realized old man Pujols had a 151 OPS+ in his last season. Crazy!

[@Greg_the_eggg]

I can’t tell you how happy I am every time I hear an MLB Power Pros song in these videos

[@Archemist03]

Same!

[@adamkrinsky9054]

Jolly I hope you know that this is easily so my favorite youtube account and your videos give me great joy!

[@reggiegarcia07]

The joyous grape strikes again

[@kajr8580]

Absolute banger of a video as always Jolly no questions about it. Would love to see a pt 2 if you think there is enough considerable candidates. Great to see the channel growing like it is as well.

[@louisminati]

Dude kenny back in Cleveland was my favorite thing that ever happened. Just need him in the hall one day veterans committee

[@aVerveQuest]

Eddie Murray returning to Baltimore to play with is close friend Cal ripken and get his 500th home run was an awesome game to watch

[@gregcub3d]

adding my 2 cents to the matt kemp dodgers reunion. he was so important that first half and he played such a large part in squashing the diamondbacks that there is still an image floating around with him and elmo (archie bradley) on the mound

[@LouT1501]

Nice episode, Jolly! That said, it sure was fun watching Pujols in his last season.

[@Neckrollios18]

Such a shame we never got to see Evan Longoria play at the Trop again, nevermind okay for them. He definitely will get a one year deal though, at some point.

[@martiinezjordannn]

2018 Matt Kemp reunion 😭😭 has a special place in my heart

[@gearspulse]

Always enjoy watching your videos every Saturday on my break at work, goated.

[@ryanc1296]

Torii Hunter’s first half of his 2015 reunion with the Twins was outstanding. Even though he slumped in the second half, his clubhouse leadership that year led to a frankly pretty poor Twins team only missing the playoffs by like 2 games.

[@daryldixon3685]

Having Puljos coming back to STL and see him go off in the second half was special! The Cardinals like bringing old players back like Carpenter and Lynn. It’s cool but it doesn’t always work out! Go Cardinals!!!

[@Compucles]

We haven't had a chance to see Carpenter yet, but Lynn has been great so far. Unfortunately, I think he's going to continue his career with another team next year.

[@strideg7215]

Great video Cheerful Cherry!

[@crlarkin95]

As a life long cardinals fan, thanks jolly ❤ 2022 was maybe more fun than 2006 or 2011 for me and I actually didn't remember Holliday going back to COL but have a rare #15 Holliday STL shirt from the year he was traded to STL

[@randomgamerandre7595]

i always watch every jolly video before its benn up for an hour

[@BigKy-Mart]

There was a play in the 2007 ALCS where the 3B coach didn't send Kenny Lofton to try to score from second on a hit up the left field line at Fenway. As I recall it, if Lofton scores, CLE wins that game and takes the series. I could write a whole book on the reasons I think Kenny isn't in the Hall of Fame, but in this instance, not winning a title is one of those reasons.

[@paulfesta5084]

Honorable mention to Lee Mazzilli. He slashed .269/.359/.404 in his first go around with the Mets from 1976-1981. He returned to Queens at the trade deadline in time for the 1986 WS run and put up a .276/.417/.431 line in a part time role. He followed that up with a great 1987 before falling off in 1988.

[@bryantsteury8910]

The Lofton reunion is zero surprise given how he was on my cubs. Dude could slap and steal with the best of them. I dunno if I'd say hall of fame, though I CERTAINLY wouldn't complain if he got there

[@robertcrist6059]

I rewound and paused at 13:24 to see the Loftin catch b/c I thought when he caught it, he looked at the fans right there. He looked at the ball in his glove, but it made me want video of a play like this but the player turns to the fans, gives them big eyes and sticks their tongue out lol and it would be sweet then if it was the third out so as they were running back in they could toss the ball back over their shoulder and then turn back to the fans and wave, maybe do a bow if on the road. Mind wandered a bit there, thanks for following.

[@TheTEN24]

Awesome video concept idea jolly, it’s still criminal lofton got snubbed that badly

[@adamkrinsky9054]

Also I was 10 years old during the Alfonso Soriano comeback to the Yankees and i never wanted to see it end

[@redmage08]

Not a Cards fan but man oh man does Pujol's reunion tour touch me in a special way

[@keithbroussard123]

Great premise and execution for a video, liked ❤

[@collinboyd5759]

Love the 9 innings plug tbh

[@zackaryhaselius2226]

Video idea. Go back and look at blockbuster trades and see how the team trading the superstar made out. Mookie Betts trade, Manny Machado, Nolan Arenado, etc.

[@gibbywierenga7703]

Machado was a FA

[@zackaryhaselius2226]

@@gibbywierenga7703 Ummm. No. The Orioles traded him to the Dodgers.

[@drewskidayosh]

Cutch and Pujols just never felt right in jerseys other than the Pirates and Cards. Good to see them finish up where they established themselves as stars. Great vid idea as usual Jolly

[@nosedondeelmarsetermina]

Tener a Josep Pedrerol en un video me da mucha gracia lol Great to see Josep

[@t-boneangus8480]

thank you for this glorious video overjoyed strawberry

[@lxxredxxl9587]

Tori Hunter returning to the Twins should be on here!!!

[@jamesburky]

Finally a relevant time for me to say Holliday was the true 2007 MVP

[@Laxor204]

another certified bombastic cherry classic

[@OshiZlebaseball]

At 3:08.I met an ex teammate of Albert Pujols in that 2022 season. He said that Albert almost retired after the first half because of how awful that first half of the season he had.

[@FREEM1ND]

Alfonso Soriano in a Norwich Navigators helmet playing at Fenway isnt something i had on my childhood bingo card.

[@dravinbarnyard1325]

I was so thrilled I got to see Pujols in a Cards jersey again. I live in Texas and in August I visited my Dad in St Louis and managed to catch a game. Got to see his 690th Homer against the Rockies, which happened to be his last career Grand Slam.

[@lexzone-six9912]

Brian McCann kind of found the fountain of youth in his return to Atlanta in 2019.

[@the51geese38]

Now day 6 of asking Jolly to make a video about players whose best season was there rookie season! Thought my very popular comment last week gave u some ideas for that video.

[@jamesesterline]

Mike Aviles and Jeremy Hellickson come to mind

[@the51geese38]

@@jamesesterline more ideas Jolly

[@SakAttack87]

It's been six days. He probably has a bunch of videos already in production. This kind of content takes time to create.

[@the51geese38]

@@SakAttack87 that’s fair, I just hope he does this video

[@SakAttack87]

@@the51geese38 It is a great topic for a video though for sure. I'm sure he'll cover it soon enough.

[@pathutchison7688]

Kenny Lofton is a hall of famer. Period.

[@wiovelli]

Jose Reyes returning to the Mets should be here provided a spark to a team that still made the playoffs albeit a wild card loss

[@jayjustice1908]

Is that the MLB Power Pros music I hear in the background???

[@blakecarter1312]

Happy Grape Banger

[@arrsequoia4087]

Lofton and the Hall NEED to be a thing.

[@PaulCohen1834]

JO mini docs are the best!

[@AHTharp]

Brian McCann back to the braves in 19 was solid as well

[@MLBTwins]

Torii hunter with the twins was fun as well

[@bigmoneymatt]

Carlos Santana in 2019, probably his best season

[@mustainefan]

Hurry up and make part 2 already Mr. Grape

[@MrKeychange]

Didn't Lofton do it twice with the Indians? He was traded to Atlanta, returned to Cleveland for another great run and then came back a third time late in his career. He also started with the Astros if we're getting technical.

[@JohnBrownDidNothingWrong]

Another banger from the outstanding fruit.

[@andrewramos5938]

All my goats in one video wow

[@lancesantana]

the joyous raisin hath posted

[@willfrasure1348]

Jolly I believe in you in mlb the show

[@lb3bodybuilding278]

Hey Jolly. First time, long time. I was curious if you’d ever do a video on the fact that no Central Division (AL or NL) team has made the WS since 2016? This is something I feel like nobody talks enough about. It’s crazy to think not one team has won their respective league crown since the Cubs & Indians in 2016.

[@wisyanksfangaming3434]

Kenny Lofton had a season with the Stros before becoming an Indian, so the statistic should be 9 out of his first 11 seasons, also accounting for his uear with the Braves

[@asdfaeou]

Reminder: Someone made a blog solely dedicated to Matt Holliday’s forearms.

[@weskeaton1]

Coco Crisp came back to Cleveland in 2016 and crushed it in the postseason. Should’ve been the final batter instead of Michael Martinez but Tito made the swap for defense.

[@brendanb36]

The Mookie Betts 1 year deal with the Red Sox at age forty is gonna make the next list (let me have my delusions please)

[@dereklee8103]

Jolly can you do a video ranking the nl and al rookies of the year since 2000? Unlike football it seems that baseball has some much more flash in the pan rookies of the year

[@notahouse2008]

Freddie Freeman's reunion run with Atlanta will be legendary

[@mattc6462]

Mitch haniger off to a good start on this front :)

[@czhskala]

Matt Kemp not being mentioned is criminal

[@ligomi]

Torii back with the Twins

[@Te0Lariviere]

Wait you’re telling me Matt Holliday isn’t most known for his 93 games with Oakland?

[@theMattMan20]

Once again asking for a Josh Willingham video. One of the most unlikely sluggers in baseball history.

[@Trillyana]

Alfonso Soriano mentioned

[@savage751]

What I think happened with Pujols is, and mind you I have no proof just a feeling, I think pitchers were throwing some easy to hit pitches for him. Putting on my tin foil hat for a moment, his homecoming to st.Louis, him turning back the clock to reach 700 seems a lil to perfect to me lol

[@Chris-f9f8p]

Andy pennant left the Yankees went to Houston and came back when his fifth ring

[@funoutdoortimes7498]

Shouldve included Josh Hamilton returning to the rangers in 2015

[@ThatFellaJake]

Shoutout to 2021 Jose Iglesias.

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

I think Kevin Durant and Seattle will be a real unique one.

[@Stoopcrew34]

Kenny not being in the Hall is so infuriating.

[@JustkeepthrowingYT]

Can we get a video on good “random” left handed pitchers.

[@bigtasty8446]

I saw St. Louis & I HAD to click