Why are softball and baseball different sports? (Olympics Preview!) | Quick Question

[@LowkeyUzi2614]

I'm a fan of softball but what I don't like is when they try to compare the two sports and act like they could compete

[@bradleymcdaniel7915]

Softball is by FAR the best women's sport! It's brilliant because it is so different from baseball.

[@HochgeborenKlown]

How do you know they couldn't???

[@XBLBuLLeT]

@@HochgeborenKlown try putting a professional baseball pitcher at the distance of the softball rubber. See how many woman can hit that.

[@HochgeborenKlown]

@@XBLBuLLeT And I suppose that in order to complete your male dominance syndrome you would make the women pitch from 60'6"...Typical brainless observation...

[@yeats-999]

@@HochgeborenKlown no woman could EVER hit a home run off of degrom or any other big pitcher and the only problem men would have hitting off of women pitchers is how they throw it, but as soon as they would figure that out it would be over. don't even bother replying

[@kiroolioneaver8532]

Comparing wins for pitchers in baseball and softball is a bit difficult since throwing a softball (underhand) is a natural motion for the body while throwing a baseball (overhand) is unnatural and more taxing on the arm. That's why college softball pitchers routinely can throw the majority of their teams games even back to back to back while in baseball this is almost impossible.

[@superklondoentertainmentsy4061]

The quote, "You don't have to be either team Baseball or team Softball" says so much and shows that not everything needs to be competitive.

[@gustavbrodin8628]

The Main problem when people compare baseball and fastpitch softball, is they tend to compare men and women to each other instead of the actual sports.

[@stlfatman]

Finally someone gets it.

[@mikeh4910]

Actually, the best baseball players would still be the best softball players.

[@gustavbrodin8628]

@@mikeh4910 I'm assuming you meant beat instead of "be", but if you thinks that's the case please search Adam Folkard pitching. He is a softball pitcher who can throw 85mph which is the MLB equivalent of over 100mph

[@Imugi007]

@@gustavbrodin8628 no. Pretty sure he meant what he said. If pro baseball players were trained as softball players instead, they'd still be the best at what they do. It uses the same skills.

[@tramarthomas6105]

theyre just mood killers honestly

[@coop1146]

I love the quick question videos!

[@nkalnins5]

SAme

[@chrisporto2622]

SAME

[@mattmurphy5805]

Wow a heart from mlb themselves

[@ayanazizayanaziz3524]

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[@jamunachalise6379]

The n

[@devinwells6974]

We've heard of softball pitchers striking out pros, but let's have the best batter in softball against Jacob degrom

[@theingsoe159]

You know they’d get destroyed lmao

[@o_smith4106]

I’ll tell you how it’d go 1.Good morning 2. Good afternoon 3. Good night K

[@bradleymcdaniel7915]

Yeah that isn't news worthy... No one is gonna watch deGrom or Ohtani or even Luke Jackson strike out the best hitter in softball for charity. But they'll watch a girl/woman pitch to a HR champ... either way it'll be fun to watch.

[@staciemohler4624]

5:06 she has as many wins as bonds has Home Runs

[@kingshanium1672]

Ik Fun Fact: many athletes do

[@HochgeborenKlown]

And she did it without the aid of PED's

[@klypz2175]

5:35 stop trying to act like that wasn’t staged😂

[@k1dcarson81]

5:52 She never struck out Barry Bonds. He just did fake weak swings and that was it.

[@ilovememes2238]

me:mom i want baseball mom:no we have baseball at home baseball at home:

[@charlieladg]

Please keep this series of videos coming!!

[@colinwxiang]

Love these, please make more!!

[@iamataco79]

Comparing baseball to softball is like comparing badminton to tennis or the WNBA to the NBA. They have the same idea except they are very different

[@MidnightMiner1]

And I’m sure babe could strike out any softball players

[@aarond3844]

A pro softball league would be great…..as long as it allowed anyone to join which softball hasnt done at the college level

[@berniegordon6338]

What do you mean?

[@bobokoki8238]

Boring

[@kiroolioneaver8532]

There's already one National Pro Fastpitch.

[@dathunderman4]

@@berniegordon6338college softball teams are essentially exclusive to women

[@dasfinalgaming]

To me, baseball is a FAMILY sport. That's why as much as I cheer for our MLB players, I will cheer for the mothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, and nieces of the world. The more people play the sport, the more interesting the world becomes at least in my opinion. Good video, MLB!

[@GianLucaGuiglia]

Thank you MLB. Informative and interesting 👍

[@ronaldcammarata3422]

I rather like watching college softball. Moreso than college baseball.

[@kritikalmass1334]

All i got to say is growing up playing little league i still played with many girls on my teams. I feel as though they start out playing baseball to get the basics but then when it starts to become more competitive and actually want to make a career out of it is when the switch to softball naturally occurs. Nothing bad about that at all!! Beautiful sports in their own rights!!!

[@AJD363]

I love how quick questions go over the history of baseball and sports alike.

[@inf8nite_101]

I love these!!! Make moreee

[@ChrisJ107]

I would very much like to see a 5'7 woman pitch in the big league.

[@seeyouintea6874]

They would be batting practice if not slower. For a women To throw a fastball even 80mph they would have to be freakishly athletic,super strong, and massive.

[@k1dcarson81]

@@seeyouintea6874 they would probably be better If they just lobbed the ball like position players do when they pitch

[@kiroolioneaver8532]

@@seeyouintea6874 But you don't have to throw hard to be an effective pitcher. Junk pitches like knuckleballs can work. Fox did a television series "Pitch" a few years back that imagined a woman pitcher for the Padres.

[@seeyouintea6874]

@@kiroolioneaver8532 to make a off speds be remotely effective you have to have the arm speed of someone who throws 88+. As a 63mph curveball isn’t doing much past high school JV baseball. That’s why speed is more than just the fastball velocity. But I agree speds isn’t the do all tell all.

[@kiroolioneaver8532]

@@seeyouintea6874 Yep that's why she'd need to be a knuckleball/screwball/eephus pitcher

[@zohan1ify]

we in india mens plays both soft ball and baseball , i played both and also our team won and got gold medal in soft ball tournament. Softball is quick game if we compare with baseball because when a batsmen hit the ball and when it travels to any base then a base player needs to collect quickly and decide where to throw unlikely in baseball where it has more time even if we miss then also there are high chances of out. so in nutshell softball needs quick and active mind and with no errors at the base fielding #mlb #softball #baseball

[@tela-vgaming4793]

you got your stuff mixed up buddy you only accounted for one part of the game, though ill agree softball is pretty hard in some ways

[@28-3]

Well if u have been told ur whole life if the ball is to high dont swing at it and u can tell if its to high with the time it takes for half a blink then ur told when the ball is to high u need to swing or ur wrong how’d u think u would fair

[@navalpanic12]

Love these videos! Excellent work on the history. Please keep it up!!

[@superduperwiiuowner]

Awesome Video, i learned alot. Thanks!

[@hiramnoone]

If you've played both you know why.

[@actxce9220]

Softball is easier?

[@tannerolroyd7876]

any mlb pitcher would strike out any softball player

[@blitzblix9455]

true

[@seeyouintea6874]

Ya it’s hard to hit a small ball that moves like crazy and zips by

[@rachelgro]

So what? They're different games nobody is saying they are the exact same

[@chrisporto2622]

Very interesting I love learning New Things thank you MLB.

[@johngullo9420]

So this is a quick question video. That lasts 7:24.

[@marapamts]

So?

[@somerandominternetuser9172]

looking at that i think the not-so-quick question video lasts 20 minutes-1 hour.

[@Tate3rd]

Because baseball is harder

[@christill]

I would love to watch women play baseball more. I enjoyed watching the Japanese team at Tokyo 2020 in the softball, but it would be great to see those players playing baseball to see how they do. Baseball just appeals to me more aesthetically and with the bigger distances, it would be interesting to see how pitching, baserunning and defence would work.

[@CCQ75]

Neither baseball nor softball are truly Global Sports, they're only played in a handful of countries. It's a shame. I wish it could be like soccer or at least like basketball one day. Two Global Sports played and watched by people everywhere. Will that day ever come? I hope so

[@tela-vgaming4793]

baseball is a global sport i dont know what your talking about

[@Mariajith-v4y]

@@tela-vgaming4793 lol only soccer is global others are name sake

[@tela-vgaming4793]

@@Mariajith-v4y uh baseball id definelty global

[@Mariajith-v4y]

@@tela-vgaming4793 ur a fool only japan and korea in asia play and in africa it is unknown so it is not global

[@Mariajith-v4y]

Baseball is nothing compared to soccer cricket hockey and basketball lol

[@nickfoley6554]

This about to we a warfare in these comments

[@larryn1929]

The work league - softball. The beer league - softball.

[@blockmanplays6779]

Softball the most widely played sport???!? In what world. I need to see that study right now

[@russellbrooker2122]

So true. Soccer beats everything out

[@fishinthewater]

@@russellbrooker2122 as hard as it is for me to say, it is

[@Ryan-ml5nf]

She said the most recreationally played sport because a lot of old men play it.

[@anderson74]

In the United States, especially with all the leagues it isn’t that hard to believe.

[@fishinthewater]

@@anderson74 that’s only the usa though

[@edmundlewandowski4189]

I literally just started a school project on this in my final year. THANKS MLB

[@beautyan5309]

I was watching soft ball in the Olympic Games thought I was watching baseball

[@Hinona.]

Why are so many people in this comment section so con.

[@eightowldesign2003]

It's my biggest question for a long time

[@XBLBuLLeT]

Love this video, but saying a woman could compete in MLB at the highest level is foolish. Men are faster, stronger, and quicker at the upper echelon of athletes.

[@shimnakt955]

Watch from 5:20

[@doppelplusungutmensch1141]

That's true for most sports, but baseball is somewhat different, considering pretty fat men can compete at the pro-level.

[@mattmurphy5805]

Good question, I never understood why there wasn’t women’s baseball

[@russellbrooker2122]

It be garbage to watch

[@Hinona.]

@@russellbrooker2122 please explain to me why it would be boring to watch?

[@colinaitken5090]

We call it rounders,usually played by early school kids

[@dandylion2837]

Amen Rounders, England

[@FoolOnCool]

They strike them out throwing from a closer distance lol

[@AustinBarnesForMVP]

6:07 where you are????

[@hdrosa26]

two things: saying that the softball pitch is faster because the mound is closer is basically just compensating for the less hard throwers, and also thats like making the rim higher in wnba and saying its a harder sport. 2nd: most of the softball on baseball stuff was staged and jennie finch didnt strike out barry bond. he bunted a bunch of pitches and then stopped hitting.

[@rolonieves1140]

i still believe we will never see a major leaguer who is a woman 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Stopit01]

1:03 lol

[@jakeholliday9171]

So this is all about how the two sports are completely different and the. They throw shade at cy young for having 200 less wins than whoever the nobody they sad had and then they go on to talk about women striking men out. When they clearly pitch differently and way closer to the plate. Let’s see those women who struck the men out hit 100mph fast balls. Didn’t think so

[@Magic_beans_]

Another thing to consider is that many of the best hitters also strike out a lot. Reggie Jackson is the all-time strikeout king, while Jim Thome, Alex Rodriguez, and Jose Canseco all made the top 10. It’s not necessarily due to long careers or up and down seasons either. In 1982 Jackson led the league in both homers and strikeouts. In 2003 Thome did the same. In 1998 Sosa was the RBI and strikeout champ. These guys go big. Sometimes it pays off, other times it doesn’t.

[@rachelgro]

Are you dense. They were not throwing shade at Cy young that would be stupid. It was clearly just to show how some professional softball players have revolutionized their own sport, in that example by pitching an unheard of amount of games in a season. You can say it's because it's less demanding to pitch in softball but their point that it defied what most previously was possible still stands.

[@Vinh001]

This is very usefull for me

[@Elias256-l]

6:19 Aaron Hernandez gone forever!

[@ayram_exe8437]

💀💀💀😂😂😂😂

[@MrMike77471]

Would someone please tell me what, exactly, an "NFT" is??

[@lakeerthebaker1402]

Finch didn’t strikeout bonds

[@rayzr1120]

Lmao there’s literally videos of it

[@lakeerthebaker1402]

Bonds watched a couple pitches then checked then checked swinger a few times and that was it they never actually did a legit at bat

[@fishinthewater]

ye that’s what i was thinking

[@rodrigoscustodio]

Sorry... the main reason women strike out men is because they are incredibly beautiful and talented at the same time. Is hard for our brain to deal with that! =)

[@ceejaydaniel2287]

So im confused if the ball was originally soft, it totally makes sense to call it "softball". But why on earth did they change the ball from "soft" to "hard". Doesnt that change the game/rules??? Like it totally makes "softball" a name that completely unjustified... not irritated or tryna debate. Just curious as to why this was done Love to learn

[@eddiehilbert2211]

As a father of a daughter there two different sports there the same but different know what I mean

[@accurrent]

I am a boy and now I wanna play softball

[@reauxnbears]

Huh? Baseball is the toughest sport to play in the world. That’s why

[@carines8995]

Most people would disagree

[@carines8995]

Baseball can be hard because there's a lot to learn and get good at but imo hockey is the hardest sport

[@Elias256-l]

@@carines8995 No

[@gamieTG]

Honestly all sports can be challenging in different ways

[@carines8995]

@@Bradley_doofus why not?

[@markosoloanime]

Okay, now let's see some of those "legendary" softball girls try to hit Jacob deGrom's fastball.

[@whitesoxfanluiszavala1265]

7:01 snoop repping them sox yessir gosox

[@thesaroscycle_archive]

Yoooo my Little League got featured

[@Maazin5]

This video explains why there is a gender split in the US. But what about the rest of the world and the Olympics? Is it a similar story in East Asia and Latin America?

[@Maazin5]

Or even Canada

[@bigcheese2949]

Impressive but have a girl try and hit a 102 fastball

[@casschu1718]

Lol try hitting a 75 mph pitch from 35 feet then bud.

[@anderson74]

@@casschu1718 am mlb player would absolutely obliterate a 75 mph ball. Especially since the pitches are almost always either super straight or a lob. I don’t think the best softball player on earth could hit a 102 mph baseball unless they actually practice baseball.

[@casschu1718]

@@anderson74 75 mph ball from 43 feet is equivalent to 106 mph from 60 ft. Give both players time to adjust to release they can both hit it. I’m literally sick and tired of men trying to trash women’s sports JUST because we’re female.

[@anderson74]

@@casschu1718 it isn't because you are women, it is cause females have way more physical limitations cause of evolution, i am sure if you guys didn't evolve to become "weaker" you could probably compete with the top male athletes, but because of the physical limitations, women's sports are just a watered down version of men's sports in my opinion.

[@tosoftball18]

It is what it is..👍🏼

[@johnkerry6312]

watered-down baseball

[@themoongateofficial]

Ez baseball is harder and softball is easier

[@Hinona.]

Did you even take the time to watch the full video?

[@justifythis4375]

Oh my word.

[@urex1717]

To answer your question; male athletes play baseball. Women and drunks play softball.

[@casschu1718]

Okay misogynist.

[@rachelgro]

It wasn't designed to be that way, as stated in the video. Anyone can play either sport

[@urex1717]

@@rachelgro Just like anyone can fish or play chess or play poker. Women, as a rule, choose not to engage in such things. There are obviously outliers but men and women are vastly different and that is exactly as nature intended.

[@mrsticky005]

They should bring back the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. Then have all the players be Swedish Fashion Models.

[@Lonewolfmike]

I would LOVE to see a woman playing baseball. There was a girl who was a damned good baseball player in my town.

[@triplec6408]

Hello

[@minamikoneko]

Why still rhythmic gymnastics is only for women at the Olympics.

[@kingshanium1672]

YeH the only difference is that in baseball they throw overhand and in softball the throw underhand and of course the size difference between the balls. I know everyone knows that but idc. Ps As emojis there the same size 🥎⚾️.

[@casschu1718]

Lol then you’ve never watched a good fast pitch softball game. Softball is SOOOOOO much faster of a game than baseball. All sorts of different mechanics and strategy.

[@casschu1718]

@Clay Walt both sports require different skills even tho they’re sister sports. Just cuz you have experience in one sport doesn’t mean it’s “harder” than the other. Both sports are difficult and I reaaaallly don’t like /grown/ men trying to dictate if a women’s sport is easy. That’s what it comes down to buddy. Idk if you’ve seen high level 14u travel softball but I can guarantee it’s much faster than many think.

[@TANK0113]

@@casschu1718 That's because each game is 7 innings long, the small field makes it easier for outs, and they don't throw a pitch every 30 seconds like they do in baseball

[@casschu1718]

@@TANK0113 does it? Does the smaller field make it “easier?” When the ball can come off the bat 100+ mph just like in baseball? Why do you think some pitchers have to wear masks? And most of the time it’s not just 1 game a day. It’s at the VERY LEAST 2, especially in college. So we play 14 innings minimum. Both games have their difficulties and I don’t like men trying to delegitimize a sport because women play it.

[@kingshanium1672]

@@casschu1718 well I don’t really care which one is faster and btw I already know everything u just said.

[@CheeseMasterSports]

#FireTonyLaRussa

[@iamkonner4813]

Best manager ever

[@whentheygolow_wegohigh7306]

Knowledge contents ok 👌

[@deepghetto8968]

It's simple. Softball is played by those that can't play fast pitch baseball. Baseball requires a higher level of athletic ability.

[@sdrob6374]

Men and women don't play the same sport. who cares if softball and baseball are different? its stated in the name of each sport

[@Hinona.]

Wdym?

[@joemomma5164]

It’s the sam reason WNBA rims are wider and lower, biologically a woman can’t keep up with the pace of baseball (neither can many men)

[@Hinona.]

What?

[@staciemohler4624]

I don’t know why are you asking me

[@poison789]

1

[@DividedByAlgorithms]

Men's Fastpitch Softball is in competition with Advertising Revenue, Video Games, Merchandise, ect.... Heros get remembered. Legends can't hit a rise ball to save their lives.. Adam Folkard and Ramon Jones would roll through the entire MLB, multiple times, without a doubt, before any ball was touched. Baseball creates television watchers. Lobball isn't Fastpitch. MLB=Diabetes

[@FrankOcean--]

You ok bro?

[@DividedByAlgorithms]

@@FrankOcean-- I'd be a lot better if children were shown a sport that didn't end for most after high school.. Lobball is for leg day skippers and adult baseball leagues are far and few between.. Men's Fastpitch Softball is far more challenging and closer to the original game of baseball than the current home runs and 100mph fastball worshipping money that disconnected Billionaires call major league baseball..Watch television if you must,, but you are ill-informed if you think Fastpitch Softball is feminized..

[@bradleymcdaniel7915]

@@FrankOcean-- so... I guess he's not ok

[@brick197]

🧐 I still haven’t found who asked

[@Hinona.]

To answer your question, a lot of people actually and we could ask you the same thing,who asked?

[@7BOOTS7]

Best baseball player I know was a girl and didn't make it on the high school because she was girl

[@o_smith4106]

Softball players are some of the most arrogant of any of the sports players. Always trying to say they could compete with the men and giving reasons why softball is harder

[@bradleymcdaniel7915]

I actually find female soccer and basketball players to be more arrogant but could be just perspective or personal experience.

[@o_smith4106]

@@bradleymcdaniel7915 yeah that’s true. I guess I should say just female sports players in general are super arogant cough cough *Meagan Rapinoe*

[@rachelgro]

Hmmm why could they possibly be driven to be like that??? Hmmm I wonder if they are constantly being delegitimzied and their athletic ability downplayed?? Anyways, 99% of male athletics, especially professionals, have the biggest egos imaginable.

[@dominicverdin5724]

This woman strikeout Ruth and Williams when they past their prime and were they old men by this time?? Real question. And I really don’t believe Williams believes what he said about that female pitcher being the best he has ever faced. And I’m not being sexist of anybody thinks otherwise. Also, I forgot the woman’s name this why I keep referencing her biological characteristic.

[@arjb1046]

One day, we'll see men and women on the same fields.

[@mcdonaldmindset4577]

Can we agree that softball players can’t play baseball a But baseball players can play softball and softball is easy

[@casschu1718]

No.

[@tosoftball18]

Softball is harder. Baseball players need the extra distance for their slow reaction time.

[@mcdonaldmindset4577]

@@tosoftball18 bro that’s not true. A real 100 mph fast ball is harder then 100mph reaction time I’ve hit 100 mph reaction time it’s easy and plus mlb pitchers have nasterier pitches

[@Hinona.]

I'd love to see you do a good fast under hand throw like softball players, I sure can't and I am a baseball player.

[@berniegordon6338]

A female baseball player in the MLB hilarious.

[@LeBombJames7]

First one

[@24Dodgers]

stupid question

[@aD7str3cti0n]

Hu

[@ricardolopez1228]

why the yankees calls Soccer when is FOOTBALL??. or why the yankees says football when is a type of rugby?

[@bradleymcdaniel7915]

Soccer was called Association Football back in the day, which evolved into Soccer. American football is not a type of rugby.

[@anderson74]

American football isn’t a type of rugby, it is a completely different sport, just cause the ball is similar doesn’t mean it is a “variation”

[@davidparnell1903]

Hi