Which of These Throws Is the Best In MLB History?

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@AntonelliBaseball 3 ай бұрын

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@aarond23 3 ай бұрын

Jose Guillen throw in 1998 vs the Rockies!

@AntonelliBaseball 3 ай бұрын

Yup remember that one! He had a cannon

@jdubb9688 2 ай бұрын

Agreed 100%. That was best I’ve seen.

@25yearstolate 15 күн бұрын

AGREED!

@TheBierp 3 ай бұрын

For me it's always been Ichiro's throw. That happened before anyone really knew who he was. The ball doesn't have a high arcing trajectory. It doesn't "fall" into place, it's a frozen rope. Right into Russ Davis' (I think) glove, at tag height, no sweeping tag required. Amazing.

@micmathers1 3 ай бұрын

David Bell actually. Nobody ran on him again. 🤣

@TheBierp 3 ай бұрын

@@micmathers1 Right, David Bell. Sigh. Showing my age.

@scottf76 2 ай бұрын

That was opening day of the 2001 season. I was at that game and we were all stunned by Ichiro. He completely dominated that series all together and put the A’s into a tailspin for about two months. This particular throw was foretelling as Terrence Long was the runner. When all was said and done that season it turned out that Ichiro beat out Terrence Long for rookie of the year. Go figure..

@micmathers1 2 ай бұрын

@@scottf76 It was a magic season for M's fans for sure!

@kaylon39 3 ай бұрын

I watched Clemente play as a kid , I'm a cardinals fan but the pirates had some great players in the 60's.

@azgacks 3 ай бұрын

I think the Bo Jackson throw would narrowly edge out them all if there was a full camera view of the play. Nobody thought it was even a possibility considering it was in one of the larger ball parks, a deep ball, and he threw out one of the fastest and best base runners in the league. It was almost eerie. I always wondered how far he could throw a football too. 🤷‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️💪

@michaelreimer951 3 ай бұрын

I remember seeing that throw live on TV. I was excited to see him get the out, but my dad sat there jaw open saying how amazed he was that just happened. It finally sunk in hearing the announcers as well on how incredible of a throw that was and grasping exactly what I had exactly just witnessed. That Ichiro throw was always the 2nd throw I think about, but that Dave Parker throw was pretty amazing in my book, never seen that one before.

@michaelshettig7805 3 ай бұрын

The Dave Parker throw was during the 1979 Allstate Game. He threw a runner out at third in that game and won the MVP because of those 2 throws. I am a lifelong Pirate Fan, so, Clemente and Parker were the ones to watch for me.

@Musiccafe5890 3 ай бұрын

I'm a fan of the game. I used to watch the Pirates during the 2:47 when I was a kid. Those teams were awesome. Stargell, Phil Garner, Tim Foley, Bill Madlock, Dave Parker, Omar Moreno, Ed Ott, and that reliever throwing an upper sidearm, Kent Takulve. Excuse my spelling. And those uniforms were the best. I miss those days.

@kenneththomas2706 3 ай бұрын

Parkers was the strongest , would like to know speed. Had to be in upper 90's or maybe 100 mph

@booman351 3 ай бұрын

Yoenis Cespedes, Jesse Barfield, and Larry Walker also had cannons from the outfield.

@AntonelliBaseball 3 ай бұрын

No doubt!

@positively_broad_st3780 3 ай бұрын

Dwight Evans as well...

@Reagles8 2 ай бұрын

Jim Edmonds

@Seanzysthaman 2 ай бұрын

Cespedes with the A's definitely came to mind!

@rileymcconnell4728 3 ай бұрын

Jose Guillen throwing Neifi Perez out at 3rd from RF (Don't care about the Coors Field altitude) it's an absolutely amazing play.

@cheapercharlie 3 ай бұрын

first thing i thought of

@michaelfitting1164 3 ай бұрын

This

@KeepItFresh02 3 ай бұрын

yeah this is my number one throw.

@AntonelliBaseball 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@ScubzMcTalBowling 3 ай бұрын

The other Bo Jackson throw was when threw out a guy at third. Maybe it wasn't as hard or far of a throw, but he was completely flat footed. He made it look like he was casually playing catch with the third baseman, haha.

@davidbohn8955 3 ай бұрын

Vlad is the first player to come to my mind when outfield hose jobs are the topic. Confirmed that some players were just born with bazookas instead of a second arm. All of these are great highlights that will stand the test of time.

@VioletDeliriums 3 ай бұрын

Andre Dawson was the first to come to my mind.

@EdwardCurrent 3 ай бұрын

Glad you got the Laureano double play (1:31). It's even more incredible when you watch the whole play, including robbing a double. Search "Ramon Laureano fires a 321-ft. throw to turn a double play" for multiple replays and commentary.

@fredhixon2965 3 ай бұрын

I was at a game where Dwight Evans was playing right field throw out one player on a pop fly to Dwight. The player was on second and tried to take third. Three innings later Dwight threw out the same player a second time trying to advance to third. He threw him out two at third. He tried to test Dwight's arm a third time but faked an attempt. Dwight still threw the ball to third and would have gotten him out a third time. Dwight had a hand cannon!

@billjr121212 3 ай бұрын

I was going to mention this one as well.

@positively_broad_st3780 3 ай бұрын

Don't run on Dewey...

@donaldbuckley89 3 ай бұрын

Roberto clemente throw was absolutely awesome!!!

@ronondechek14 3 ай бұрын

Clemente is called “The Great One” for a reason.

@conanobrennan53 3 ай бұрын

There were a couple from Yasiel Puig that were great. The one to get Story at third always stands out to me.

@gregmead2967 3 ай бұрын

"Story can run! Puig can throw!"

@positively_broad_st3780 3 ай бұрын

That Dave Parker '79 ASG throw to home to nail Brian Downing galvanized me from liking baseball to absolutely loving the game. Eight year old me was amazed! Parker also tossed another runner out at third base in that game. Dave Parker was a five tool stud in his prime...

@mcmrv14 3 ай бұрын

This

@positively_broad_st3780 3 ай бұрын

Back a dozen years or so ago East Carolina University had an outfielder named Jamie Ray that could throw out runners at the plate from deep in the corner of the outfield. He couldn't really hit, but damn, that dude threw missles from the warning track...

@bhbliss27 3 ай бұрын

An ESPN documentary on Bo Jackson says that Reynolds sat in the locker room for like 15 minutes in disbelief after the game.

@robloxvids2233 3 ай бұрын

Then sexually assaulted a woman at ESPN.

@rdwells 3 ай бұрын

That first one from Ichiro is still my favorite. I really admire the way he timed his footwork with the fielding of the ball so he was ready to make the best possible throw.

@HolyShnikeez_1975 3 ай бұрын

Somewhere right now Trevor Bauer is wanting a top list of top throws from the pitchers mound to the center field bleachers

@rnr5682 3 ай бұрын

😂 Rob Dibble Cincinnati reds

@michaelangelos5117 3 ай бұрын

When I was 9 years old I saw Clemente play against the dodgers in dodger stadium. I think it was 1971. It was 2-1 in 16 innings, and Don Sutton actually one hit The pirates except for Clemente who was five for seven.

@CrosswordsStoned 3 ай бұрын

Rick Ankiel, 2 in the same game gets my vote.

@BrianPittner 3 ай бұрын

Agree, very tough to choose the best. But for me, sentimentally, was Parker’s throw. I saw that one live…couldn’t believe it. Perfect.

@Frank4202 3 ай бұрын

For me, it’s the Matt Antonelli air mail in the Padres vs Brewers game. 45ft over the catchers head. BEST. THROW. EVER.

@MmaFan34 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@AntonelliBaseball 3 ай бұрын

I had that just outside of the top 5, but close!

@positively_broad_st3780 3 ай бұрын

I commented about that Vin Sculley commentary on Matt's FB page and the administrator of his page hid the comment...😅

@terrapingee 3 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite “plays” in baseball. I’d have to rate Dave Parker’s throw at the top, because it had the pressure of being late in the all star game AND the NL had a win streak that was in danger of being snapped.

@JayRoberts244 3 ай бұрын

Rick Ankiel had an absolute cannon

@gregmead2967 3 ай бұрын

There's a clip of him catching a fly in the outfield and throwing a strike to home. The runner didn't even try to tag.

@JayRoberts244 3 ай бұрын

@@gregmead2967 the clip shown here definitely wasn’t his best one

@MiC-T 3 ай бұрын

Raul Mondesi has a few. Clemente's the best in this video. The way he plays that carom so perfectly and puts it on one bounce perfectly for the catcher is other-worldly.

@Musiccafe5890 3 ай бұрын

I was going to be speechless if you didn't mention Dave Parker during an Allstar game! But it's in there. I was watching that game as a young boy, and it still stands as my favorite.

@freddsims648 3 ай бұрын

As a pitcher, Rick Ankiel couldn't find home plate from the mound. But, he could find it and third base from the outfield. He had a cannon for an arm.

@JustJoe326 3 ай бұрын

Clemente had a better throw into third from the outfield but of course most of his legendary throws aren't on film. (Many amazing throws from other outfielders in history aren't on film either so we truly will never know)

@jayhawk6767 2 ай бұрын

Amos Otis had a great throw from the CF warning track in the 70s. I remember the Bo throw. I was stunned when it happened. Amazing.

@MrSuzukigsx10 3 ай бұрын

If u look at the clemente footage he was at the warning track when he threw yet the runner didnt even try to score thats how good & accurate his arm was and thats how much runners respected it.

@bomorris5050 3 ай бұрын

The Bo Jackson throw on Aug. 31st, 1993 when he was with the White Sox and he made a throw from right field to nail Mike Gallego at third base at Yankee Stadium HAS to be on the list as well.

@RobKandell 3 ай бұрын

A bit before my time, as he had moved into the broadcast booth by the time I started watching baseball, but you can find highlight reels of Tiger great, Al Kaline, on KZbin. He had a hand cannon and would take batting practice with Gordie Howe.

@RobKandell 3 ай бұрын

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@RobKandell 3 ай бұрын

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@MichaelMotorcycle-ut4vo 3 ай бұрын

Well you forgot to mention Ellis Valentine of the new York Mets and Montreal Expos? He had a rocket 🚀 of an arm and he could throw out runners on home plate all the way back from the corner of the wall in left field 😮but his highlights are on KZbin

@halfbked 3 ай бұрын

Had all the great ones that I remember. Probably Jackson is winner for me, but as a Cards fan I am glad Ankiel is included ...

@JM-ze6ql 2 ай бұрын

I agree, hard to pick best one, all great! Imagine if Elway would have gone the baseball route? There were guys in spring training saying they wanted a modified glove for catching his balls from outfield...they didn't slow down like they are supposed to!😂

@VioletDeliriums 3 ай бұрын

What about Andre Dawson? ... PS I usually don't like "the best in history" on KZbin because most people with these shows don't really go back very far into history to make the claim. I appreciate that you at least went back to Roberto Clemente! That said, who can say "the best in history" because you have no real criteria for it. Let's just enjoy all the great plays. :) You did cover some of my other fav. players besides Dawson like Clemente and Ichiro!!!

@AntonelliBaseball 3 ай бұрын

Yup he had a strong arm for sure! Lots to chose from

@aaronspeight5309 3 ай бұрын

Most underrated throw: Willie Mays - after making “the catch” in deep center of the Polo Grounds - unleashed a throw that held the runners in place. Everyone knows “the catch” - few talk about the throw.

@EsjayBhea 3 ай бұрын

Dwight Evans Game Six 1975

@lewisgrimes7171 3 ай бұрын

Jermaine Dye! He has 2 of the best I’ve ever scene for Oakland, Cespdes throw was ridiculous also… also gotta have more Larry Walker

@williamhicks7736 3 ай бұрын

Dave Parker has two great assists in the 1979 all star game, if memory serves! He won the game with his arm… was MVP… that was back when they played the ASG to win !

@fumblerooskie 3 ай бұрын

I saw Andre Dawson make a throw to home plate when he played for the Expos. I was sitting directly behind him in dead centre field. He caught the ball two steps from the wall and fired a absolute rocket to the plate to hold the (very wise) runner at third. Here's an example of his arm from when he was a Cub. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqKzoaCZad6Zl80si=zZH5xrcJxuisw6rj

@nazfrde 3 ай бұрын

Some of the best throws are right-fielders throwing guys out at first. Ichiro did that several time, IIRC.

@rnr5682 3 ай бұрын

Yes. These are often overlooked

@jeremy454 2 ай бұрын

Tris Speaker is the all time leader in OF assists with over 400. So he must have had a cannon. It would be cool if there was video from back then.

@adamcarter6862 3 ай бұрын

Dave Parker, Even at the end of his career with the Jays he threw a guy out at home from the warning track. I was amazed.

@armychowmein8021 2 ай бұрын

Matt! Chusei Mannami makes 3 to 4 throws like that per week. He has the best OF arm since Ichiro in Japan. He has been expressing interest in coming to MLB.

@MickLoud999 6 күн бұрын

Jesse Barfield exhibition stadium vs the Royals. Wilson on 3rd. A fly ball around where this throw was from. Barfield caught it facing the stands. He jumps and does a 180 and throws a laser to the plate. Ernie Whit is ALREADY IN HIS CROUCH. The ball hits Whitt's glove without moving it. Wilson didn't even try to score as everyone knew about Jesse's arm. Best throw I have ever seen by far.

@backyardbaseball2006 3 ай бұрын

As an Angel's fan i'm glad they aren't on here twice.But that throw Cespedes uncorked to get Kendrick was unworldly! That and Bo Jackson BC HR was one of the faster players in the league at that time...and was running on the pitch🤧

@AdamtheGrey02 3 ай бұрын

That Bo Jackson throw always terrific and I would assume there was no bounce I would think which is why I always wanted another angle to make sure of that. My favorite outfielder with a canon of an arm has always been Jessie Barfield there's not enough footage out there to do it justice for the young ones to see. Dave Parker's throw looked amazing as you said, more powerful than the Japanese player at the start but the camera angles were different so that may have to do with my saying that. Jose Guillen's bullet throw from the warning track in right field to third with no bounce and caught chin high by the 3rd basemen has been my favorite for a while now though.

@TimothyMoore-ys2bx 3 ай бұрын

Downtown Ollie Brown. Had been a pitcher before he was converted to OF. If you can find any of his Phils play, it looked like to me that his tosses never had an arc. I was at the park for a lot of them. I know physics states that there has to be an arc. I’m saying that if there was one, it was minuscule. Very few clubs ran on him.

@spiritculture4401 3 ай бұрын

I remember Dwight Evans doing some of this.

@haydenpottkotter3966 3 ай бұрын

The Vladimir Guerrero one is my favorite. He does take a step to make the throw, but it was all in the air into the catcher's glove.

@chrislaroche3886 2 ай бұрын

I always loved the arm on Andre Dawson.

@cidmontenegro8225 3 ай бұрын

Trevor Bauer over the CF fence??? That throw from the Cobra is probably my fave of this bunch. During All-star game too.

@CommonSense823 3 ай бұрын

Bo and Ichiro!

@187Overkillah 3 ай бұрын

Immaculate camera & director work on that Japanese throw, besides the throw itself makes it sooooo great. Wish all these other older throws would also have some better camera work at least… so it’s just the facts (how they throw/ from where they throw) and the out what makes these old throws ridiculous.

@dsking416 3 ай бұрын

Mark Whiten has to be on this list somewhere. He used to throw batters out at first base after hitting ground balls to right field

@mattregoli7831 2 ай бұрын

Acuna with a dot to third from right field, Raul Mondesi from the Dodgers had a few as well

@davidteller7681 3 ай бұрын

I believe Ankiel had 2 extraordinary throws that game

@sleong 2 ай бұрын

Jose Guillen in 1998 NAILING Neifi Perez at 3rd base

@jeffreywright6901 3 ай бұрын

Willie Horton 'The Throw' 1968 WS getting the great Lou Brock- watch it!

@bucksdiaryfan 3 ай бұрын

Parker's throw inspired my entire high school / American Legion career... I would just dare guys to take an extra base so I could "Parker" them... when I saw that throw live, it was like watching God strike down a sinner from right field, it revamped my mind like "Rubber Soul" did to Brian Wilson

@brianbrahm6906 3 ай бұрын

There is a Jose Guillen throw you missed, other than that I think you nailed it.

@WilliamLambert-mh7lf 3 ай бұрын

While I can't recall any real game throws by him, I always enjoyed watching Joe Lefebvre during pre-games at Yankee Stadium throwing strikes from the deepest part of of CF

@CJ-jr2uh 3 ай бұрын

All incredible but Jose Guillen’s throw from right field to third base my all time favorite.

@jasonfullerton7763 3 ай бұрын

Shane Victorino had an absolute dime to end a game on an attempted sac fly in 2008. Best throw I've ever seen in person, and Lidge's "perfect season" was saved.

@kirkwoodbr1 3 ай бұрын

I thought Willie Mays I believe in the World Series made a miraculous catch from deep CF and then turned 360 degrees to throw either to the plate or the infield to either keep a runner from advancing or scoring from 3rd. Not sure if it was a double play but the throw was regarded the equal to his catch.

@aaronpatalune4363 3 ай бұрын

Before i even watched the video this is what came to mind. All we ever see is the catch, not where the throw went.

@rnr5682 3 ай бұрын

360 degrees?!!!

@aaronpatalune4363 3 ай бұрын

@@rnr5682 I know what you're asking. Wouldn't make sense to do that. I think he meant turned 360 making the throw. Actually, from where he was facing when he caught it to after he was done making the throw it was about 450 degrees.

@haywood0457 3 ай бұрын

Yoenis Cespedes Oakland As vs Angels in 2014 I believe definitely belongs on this list.

@psychtrane 2 ай бұрын

I can't find any good video of Jesse Barfield, but as a Blue Jay fan during his prime years he had about the best arm I ever saw. His throws actually seemed to accelerate, as if they were being drawn to the fielder's glove by a tractor beam.

@thomaskelo4244 3 ай бұрын

Love Bo Jackson shout outs favorite athlete

@ebahns 3 ай бұрын

For me, it's Bo Jackson first. 2nd goes to the Japanese guy in very beginning. Sorry if his name was mentioned I missed it.

@johndoe-yw7eb 3 ай бұрын

Cespedes throwing out Kendrick was ridiculous, but you hate to give a guy credit for a throw that only happened because he booted the ball and then was dogging after it.

@ErrolMarshall-th3dt 3 ай бұрын

Ken Griffey, Jr had a pretty good arm. Wasn't he a league leader in outfield assists most years?

@nicknick1864 2 ай бұрын

Check out the frozen rope from Dave Winfield in the 1981 all star game.

@michaelbomersback1752 3 ай бұрын

In Montreal we were lucky to have Ellis, Vlad and Larry Walker in right field with great arms.

@petecopeland9906 3 ай бұрын

Bo Jackson!

@charliesalsa4327 3 ай бұрын

Clemente by far he is near the fence the best

@MrFRANKOK 3 ай бұрын

Clemente had a rocket arm. The best ever

@jimflanagan8186 3 ай бұрын

Clemente, because he was flat footed, throwing from the track.

@scottd692 3 ай бұрын

Dave Parker

@flaviodealmeida6308 3 ай бұрын

Dwight Evans was so good at getting guys out, especially at home plate

@leonardshevlin7260 2 ай бұрын

Bigger outfields and taller walls would keep more balls in the yard and result in more baseball (fielding, running, throwing, sliding, tagging, tactical decisions).

@rachitdhawan3127 3 ай бұрын

That double up 👌

@8beazy 2 ай бұрын

Clemente’s “turn n burn” throw to third against the Orioles in the World Series is the illest sh*! ever!

@waynechapieski8973 3 ай бұрын

Detroit tiger great al Kalie has to be on anyone’s List like Roberto clemente

@WinsTab 2 ай бұрын

Cesar Geronimo of Cinci Reds early to late 70's...well known for throwing runners out

@bucksdiaryfan 3 ай бұрын

I will ALWAYS revere Parker's All Star game throw, because I've never ever been excited about a throw from the outfield before that -- but that Japanese guy threw an absolute LASER to home plate -- how do you say "Wow" in Japanese (answer: its a couple of untypeable symbols pronounced "OOOOO")

@chrismeeks7707 3 ай бұрын

The Bo Jackson throw is iconic. This video doesn’t get the best shot of it, but I think we’ve all seen it. When I was a kid and I watched that throw on ESPN, it literally looked like it broke the laws of gravity. The ball just kept flying through the air on such a straight trajectory and refused to drop any altitude!! We don’t see athletes like that anymore these days…I don’t think we ever will. Everything is so specialized nowadays and contracts are so litigious. Just imagine an MLB team allowing a premiere player to spend their off-season playing in the NFL!! 😂😂😂 No fucking way! Players back, then were paid nicely, but not like the contracts were seeing nowadays.

@rupaabhi 3 ай бұрын

Greatest throw 300 ft strike from left field and throwing out the tag runner from third.

@rockyrips1168 3 ай бұрын

Bo Jackson. Greatest athlete I have ever seen

@meadowgreenandtheellisnurs3151 3 ай бұрын

Check out throws by Dwight Evans

@albertjackson172 2 ай бұрын

Dave Parker Pittsburgh Pirates, Throw from Right Field to Home Plate

@user-er4bm4lt8p 3 ай бұрын

Al Kaline had a cannon in right field, you didn't try to advance on him. The 1968 WS I think it was lou brock he threw out at 2nd base and it wasn't even close.