The INCREDIBLE Yo-Yo Curveball -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto's magic weapon.

[@zavatar11]

Yamamoto and Imanaga have been straight nasty. It's gonna be really fun when Sasaki joins the majors next year, too.

[@PitchingNinjaVideos]

It's over when Sasaki comes into the league. Can't decide between him or Skenes re who I think will dominate more

[@sonnyanthonyzabala680]

​@@PitchingNinjaVideoswhoever has an arm that lasts wins...

[@a006delta]

Lets hope the Chiba Lotte Marines would let him go at the end of this year. Apparently the conditions for him to be posted is to complete a season with enough innings pitched to qualify for titles, and potentially win a pitching award. Apparently his physical isn't up to standard for a full workload, so that'll definitely need working before domination happens

[@hoodiewaffles]

Roki is a dodger

[@JoshuaLubin-n4o]

​He's going to be a philly because we missed out on Yamamoto. We gave Yamamoto more money than any mlb team​@@hoodiewaffles

[@buboyasilo2992]

Damn! I'm so excited for next year. Hoping that Yoshi and Shota stays healthy so we can watch Ohtani, Sasaki, Senga, Yamamoto, and Imanaga :)

[@wilburwood8261]

dont forget Kikuchi, Maeda, Uwasawa and Fujinami!

[@buboyasilo2992]

@@wilburwood8261 yeah. But im more excited on those 5 that i mentioned coz they are more consistent. Also, not sure if Darvish can still pitch good next year. The man's turning 38 LOL.

[@Cornwall1298]

Clay Holmes in 15 games: 15 IP, 0.00 ERA, 16 SO, 1 BB, 10 Saves, and a WHIP of 0.93 This man is throwing up some insane numbers so far in his walk year

[@PitchingNinjaVideos]

He's really really good when he's on. Unhittable stuff.

[@wisewolftony]

And of course my fellow Yankees fans wanted him replaced as the closer like 10 games into the season with Hamilton. Like yea Hamilton can be nasty when he's on but he's never been a closer and lately has given me multiple heart attacks including last night where feel like he would have blown the game in the 8th if Boone didn't pull him for Holmes. His WHIP is 1.77 on the season which is the last thing you want for a closer is a guy who on average is allowing two guys on an inning.

[@TRoLo408]

Shota has put up double digits fantasy points every start, greatest free agent fantasy pull of all time

[@PlaySA]

Something I haven't seen anyone talk about, which I'd like to see you talk about @Pitching Ninja, is how Yoshinobu CLEARLY looks to the right just before the throws a pitch. He looks AWAY from the catcher DURING his windup, then looks back just before he releases the pitch. It's really something interesting to me, and I'm dumbfounded that it seems no one has noticed this. I'm incredibly curious as to why he might do that. Working on his visualization skills? Kind of 'clearing' his mind just before the pitch? It's very strange.

[@wilburwood8261]

Uwasawa of Boston does exactly the same thing

[@猫キャット-y3g]

Yamamoto’s Yo-yo curve ball is a kin to Ginoza curve (宜野座カーブ), which is a famous breaking ball among baseball fans of Japan, although few professional players put it in their stuff. It’s a breaking ball that created a whirlwind once in 2001 on 73th national high school invitational baseball tournament.

[@billmitchell6575]

When Holmes has his best stuff he is the best closer in the league. Knew you were gonna have him at 1 today. Just filthy yesterday.

[@domdang3558]

this was gnarly stuff man

[@jacobvn4046]

I love watching shota😃

[@wilburwood8261]

adult anime star lol

[@remnow]

Another awesome vid, I miss Prime Blake T. Was good to see highlights of him again, I never forgot but he had some innings where after the first few pitches, I knew the only chance was someone guessing and even then getting a bit lucky.

[@TheEnergyPKPK]

Imanaga's stuff😂

[@harrisonclutter9620]

The royals starting pitching staff has been a very pleasant surprise this season

[@JackKnoxx]

Especially Seth Lugo. He's lowkey been better than Ragans.

[@adambarnes1908]

Bowel-locking slider to “The Big Dumper”. Fantastic! 😂

[@GCLU]

Sherlock Holmes being insane as usual.

[@agg8355]

Ninja, please try and find Erik Miller (SF reliever) vs. Devers from today (5/2). The pitches are wicked. Blows his doors at 100 with arm side run after not getting a strike 3 call on a knee buckling slider.

[@Mo_Ketchups]

*This is for Will* (He juss don’t get enough love for yinning all Ninja’s yanging.) 🤩🤟

[@PitchingNinjaVideos]

Thank you! All of the Super Thanks $ will go to Will. He's the best!

[@will.leahey]

Wow AJ that is incredibly generous. Thank you very much, and thanks for watchin 🤜🤛

[@Mo_Ketchups]

@@will.leahey The sum total greater than its parts. You’re a pisser, Will. 😅🫵👊

[@countrycorner9337]

chapters please 🙏🏼

[@garrettpayne5799]

If Imanaga ends with an ERA under 3.50, even if Yamamoto ends under 3, I'd say the Cubs probably pulled off one of the biggest steals of the past few years easy. Wow. Glad Yamamoto is recovering from the Seoul game but WOW, Imanaga has been so sick

[@iliketurtles536]

7:35 Will's joke was a Major League Movie joke type level there.

[@Mo_Ketchups]

You get a 👍 just for the name/avatar. 😅

[@will.leahey]

🤝 “alright you’re great..zombie.”

[@bryanfouts287]

Just nailed your parlay Ninja

[@JackKnoxx]

Mason Miller is letting the other relievers get the spot light xD

[@mattheide2775]

Flexen is Awesome. And has a good sized sense of humor 😊

[@ryanlowry7130]

I think it would be really cool if you could cover Trevor Bauer's outings in the Mexico League. Looks like he may be at his best.

[@acgonzales7]

Munoz started in the Braves system and is on his 4th team but has looked good. His twin Rolddy is still with the Braves and throws easy gas out of the pen. Future closer stuff but just got promoted to AA this week.

[@Manstrual]

I threw this in my yard as a kid. I thought the ball spinning the opposite way was so interesting; I'm surprised to see it as a legitimate pitch 😂

[@helloman3676]

Imanaga fastball is so strange. It looks like its rising.

[@wilburwood8261]

he has one the highest spin rate in MLB and the world

[@petervanzyverden]

what is the difference between a 2 seamer, and a sinker? are they considered different pitches?

[@PlaySA]

In terms of movement, a sinker, as you would expect, displays greater 'diving' motion. A two seamer should maintain lift just like a four seam, but add arm side run. Two seamers should not dive at all. Honestly a sinker is more akin to a changeup or splitter, just thrown way way harder and with a slightly different grip.

[@petervanzyverden]

@@PlaySA so the sinker has less back spin, and is gripped differently than a 2 seamer on release?

[@MajorChipHazard16]

We call it the "snap dragon" curve ball.

[@AL__EX]

I want to see Yamamoto with sticky stuff lol

[@patrickflint1106]

Who gets the credit for, "sword," Trevor Bauer or Pitching Ninja?

[@PlaySA]

Pitching ninja 100 percent.

[@xxSLAV33xx]

Holmes throws a slider and a sweeper which makes it just a little bit tougher.

[@PitchingNinjaVideos]

Yep--I tweeted an overlay of both of those yesterday. Filthy. x.com/PitchingNinja/status/1785838179750126010

[@acrophobia7596]

Next Japanese pitchar you attention to is "Hiroya Miyagi" Orix Buffaloes, same as Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

[@kckstnd8]

Love ninjas videos

[@PlaySA]

Has anyone checked if Imanaga is not, in fact, a Naga, mythical beast of legend??? I mean, he's telling us what he is right there with his last name

[@TheAllahMoeJr.]

I don’t even understand how they can calculate a pitcher to have a negative FIP

[@Jt7166]

I’m no doctor…but just trying yo yo a ball like that did not feel good on the ol elbow. Idk how he does that 😂

[@jhberg17]

Hard to see the Red Sox better than 4th in the division. Cmon.

[@likearollingstone007]

Go Red Sox !

[@meowmeow8591]

"I'managa throw that again"

[@sKarr6988]

GO RED SOX!!!!

[@イシュ-u9q]

Yoshinobu Forget about the Padres game.

[@solitaryman777]

Where is Blake Treinen?

[@PitchingNinjaVideos]

Rehabbing.

[@Fatherhacks222]

what do you mean paintish, that sh*t was 3 inches off the plate😂😂 #robo ump 1:51

[@tad.cardinalnews]

The Braves let Roddery Munoz go, and I wonder if they might wind up regretting that.

[@adamscott3453]

Hi pitching ninja

[@PitchingNinjaVideos]

Hi!

[@愛宕姫-n5x]

6:03 ~ Yamamoto Yoshinobu 山本 由伸 7:22 ~ Imanaga Shota 今永 昇太

[@josephlevine3045]

Expeliarmus Splitter! 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@WallStreet06]

That clay overlay is fake. I did the math. You can’t do that on earth.

[@PitchingNinjaVideos]

haha--i agree

[@grokeffer6226]

Filthy!!! 👍✌🖖⚾⚾⚾

[@jimc.goodfellas]

Angel Hernandez sucks.