The idea that it hurts more when you’re younger makes a lot of sense. My most painful experience happened when I was 10-years-old. The pitch was running in on me and I moved my back foot out without getting the rest of my body out of the way. I ended up taking it square in my back. I dropped to the ground in tears. The funny thing was I stayed in the game and ended up pitching the final inning or two. When the pitcher who hit me came up to bat I really wanted to strike him out. I threw the first pitch to him as hard as I could. It was high...high enough to bounce off his helmet. Nope, I didn’t deliberately hit him, but didn’t regret it either.
You wanted to strike out the pitcher who plunked you rather than plunking him back in retaliation. Wow. You showed more maturity at 10 years old than some of the man babies in the MLB.
72 years old now and always wondered about this. I got hit playing as a kid like most of us did. I watch how you and the other Major Leaguers shake it off and figured it must have something to do with muscle mass deflecting the pain. In the Sox Yankees game I'm watching , one of the Yankees took one off the elbow. But he had the pad there and he walked to first base like he barely felt it. So thank you, now I have a better understanding .
I got hit pulling back a bunt too, shattered my right index finger, and due to swelling and the internal bleeding the skin burst and I've still got the scar almost 2 years later. Docs said I'd never throw again, but fortunately they were wrong
haha! i have something similar. last november i was playing 3rd base and some kid absolutely rocketed the ball at me, and i didnt have time to react. the ball went straight off his bat and his my right index finger. it split wide open and i got 7 stitches. it hurt so bad and i couldnt play for 3 months but now im back and better than ever!
Dan P a similar think happened to me. I was playing in a summer league called "Jaycee Courant", and me and the other catcher on the team would alternate who played catcher each game. when I didn't play catcher, I usually played center field, which is what I was playing this particular game. during warm ups before the game, my coach hit a long fly ball, and I don't know if I stumbled, or wasn't paying close enough attention, or was just clumsy or what, but when I went to catch the ball, it hit directly into the end of my middle finger(on my throwing hand), jamming it, and tearing the nail almost completely off(which I ended up having to tear the rest of the way off in the dugout, which also hurt like mother fucker.) that was indeed painful. they didn't let me play the game, as I couldn't even throw(well, I guess I could, but it was extremely painful, and I couldn't throw well anyway because my finger was sort of numb.)
For me it’s a tie between the one to the wrist bone in college, trying to bunt a fastball that ran in or the pitch that i fouled strait up into my face in high school. But I concur…at least from my limited experience it’s much more where you get hit than how fast the pitch is.
I just recently got back into playing baseball after about 4 years off (when I was in HS) and my first at-bat I got hit right in the wrist at about 75 mph. It was a nice introduction back to baseball but it also got rid of the nervousness at the plate and I was able to be more relaxed the rest of the game. The next day I had a pretty big bruise but it wasn't that bad. lol
In my experience getting hit square in the head hurts less than anything else. The helmet does a great job of blocking out every little bit of pain. But that was only 75 mph so i cant relate to a big league fastball
On hard vs. soft body parts, the most painful time I ever got HBP as a kid was when I got hit by one right on the belly. I've been hit on bony parts (ankle, forearm, and wrist), but none were even CLOSE to as bad as that was. That hurt unbelievably badly.
In high school we had a kid who through 91 92 but couldn't couldnt get it across the plate save his life. One day he was pitching in a simulated game and hit me square in the ribs. It hurt like hell I wanted to cry but I somehow sucked it up and went to first.
This video made me think of an incident. I was throwing to a major league hitter during batting practice years ago and this particular hitter lined a ball back at my face. I didn't duck behind the net fast enough --I just froze because it was hit so damned hard. Miraculously, the ball barely glazed the horizontal crossbar of the "L" shape of the net and buzzed over the top of my head. I still have nightmares and flashbacks to this day, and this was decades ago.
Matt, I agree with you on about getting hit. However, I got drilled in the face playing legion ball by a fastball that came in about 85mph....3 plates and 16 screws holding my eye orbit back together... didn’t hurt though
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During tryouts my sophomore year, I was hit by like a 80 mph fastball up and in right into my elbow, well just above the elbow and my whole arm went numb. Worst pain ever
Great video Matt! How do you adjust to an off speed pitch if you hit with a leg kick? I am trying to incorporate a leg kick into my swing next season and I am wondering how I should go about adjusting to changeups and curveballs. Thanks!
I remember being down in the count 1-2 against the state’s best pitcher in high school and seeing 96 headed straight for the ribs. Somehow I had enough time to think that it was wise to take the free base. Had the seam marks on my ribs for a good three weeks.
I remember being at my friends batting practice before his game and they were in a net cage and a ball came through a hole and hit me right in the chest and I was 100% unaware it was coming...that killed, i had a bruise and you could see where the laces hit. Love the vids man
For some reason I always get hit in the head when I was little I took a baseball bat to the eye and I have got hit in the head 4 times and I never get hit anywhere else except for the chest on a bad hop or the shins
i can totally relate to this. most times I got hit by pitches in senior league and high school(which is as far as I played) it barely hurt at all. but the worst hit by pitch I experienced believe it or not was in little league minors. there was a guy named Nate Sylvia, who for some reason was a year or two older than everyone else, but was still in minors(plus he was really good. I remember coaches actually complaining about it.) he was pitching when I played them, and I still remember vividly getting hit on the outside of my left thigh. it hurt like a motherfucker, but I tried to walk it off, and limped to first. after about a minute, I sort of realized how much pain I was in, and I imagine maybe got a little scared/panicky, and started tearing up and called time out and they sent in a pinch runner. I was okay after a few minutes, but over the next couple of days I developed on of the biggest, nastiest looking bruises I've ever had. it was like pure black, with a little reddish spot in the middle where the baseball hit me directly. looking back on it, it seem strange that a kid that young could cause that much damage, especially since I was always a little big and muscular for my age, not (for example) a really small, skinny kid with no muscle or fat to absorb the blow(though I guess I did have sort of skinny legs.))
The reason why the kid wasn't in the little league majors probably was because the major coaches drafted 9 and 10 year old "phenoms". Older kids slip by and end up playing at a level way under their progress and the "phenoms" get to play only two innings a week. Too many of the little league majors feel like that they are Pat Gillick or something, drafting for the future. Sometimes it is not about the kids...
One time when I was like 9 I was throwing so fast, the other team could barely react to my fastball. So I strike out the first two kids and on the 3rd kid I threw a 4 seam up the pipe and he leaned into it. Needless to say he was on the ground for 10 minutes
In pony league I was at bat and I hit a line drive back to the pitcher and it hit him in the nuts. The ambulance came and he had to have one of his testicles amputated. Those were the good old days.
Dude I played with for two seasons pitched up and in on me during my first AB facing him. 3rd pitch caught my elbow. Punk. Stung pretty good and then I took second and third on him.
Yeah it hurts, and baseballs hurt a LOT more than softballs. One baseball season, in 14 regular season games, I got HBP 13 times. See, in softball, you can just tell the umpire you're walking the batter, but in baseball you have to throw four balls - or just hit the batter. Hitting the batter saves you from throwing three extra pitches. It got so I could tell I was gonna get hit, because I realised that the pitcher is looking at me, not the catcher's glove, just before they throw the ball. One time, just before a pitch, I said "Oh oh" - and got hit. I said to the umpire "You see? That was deliberate". The umpire didn't give a shit, and just gave me first base.
Just curious Matt..I've never actually played baseball comparatively but as a football player I have always wondered. When you connect at the plate with a solid hit, does it hurt your hands or wrists? The only reason I asked is because growing up in the south, many mailboxes fell victim to small town boredom and every once in awhile I would get the stinger. Love the videos btw. It's awesome to have a sneak peek into the life.
Thanks so much! When you really sqaure a ball up perfectly you typically don't feel anything. Almost feels like you are swinging at air. Thanks for watching and commenting!
i was in a batting cage, and i got a ball off the back of the thigh, it hurt so damn much left a bruise, , the pain was more i was not expecting it, but the batting cage machines were always all over the place, low and left, low and right, high and right, rare in the middle , this at a park as well lol
As a former catcher I used to experience the feeling of "the heavy ball". What I mean is, some guys, maybe not even the hardest throwers, would release the baseball somehow that when it went into my glove it seemed to hit my hand real hard, as if the ball just wanted to burrow it's way into my palm. I hated those guys! If they drilled a hitter you could see the grimace of discomfort on the hitters face. And then there were guys who threw real hard who would release the ball which tended to rise and it felt much lighter on the receiving end. It didn't seen to blister the hand nearly like the softer tossing pitchers whose fastball had the sinking action.
I got hit by several! Big part of my, “Plate approach,” because I was a decent fielder but always a garbage hitter. The one that hurt the least was when I was ten, took one to the temple (thought it was going to hit my shoulder, or I’d have moved) and got knocked the hell out. When they woke me up, I just got up and trotted to first! True story! I’d forgotten my helmet, though, so that was a little embarrassing.
It can be a psychological issue when getting hit as a little leaguer. I got hit in my second year and did not play for two years. Your right it did not hurt that much.
I remember the first time I got hit in a recreational game. My nose broke but i don’t remember feeling it. Ik i dropped to the floor covered my nose and went back to the batters box. My nose started to bleed and the catcher called time and said I’m not ok and they called up people to check on my face. It was a small nasal bone fracture
Yea elbow is the worst for me. My worst was a 92 mph in the right elbow as a RH hitter and fractured it. For younger kids I think it’s always worse b/c you remember it forever! I had to show this video to my kid, his first (kid pitch) game is tonight
Worst hbp was a two seam to the nose. That ball moved my nose about an inch lol had to get full blown surgery. Before you ask why I didn't move, it had a lot of spin and I read it as a curve.
Hey could you talk about how to make the game look easier ? Say you have the talent and are a good player, but have been told to make the game look easier, how do you do this?
I played my first varsity game and I’m a skinny 5 foot 6 9th grade and I got bean by a 87 on the back of the thigh and it is black but does it hurt at all when you have muscle?
My first little league practice, i got hit in the ear. Messed me up for awhile. Thankfully i got over it and was able to enjoy baseball through high school. I did get hit a lot, but thank God for adrenaline and chicks digging tough guys.
I remember in Junior high school, some problematic jackass threw a stone at me and it hit me right in my eyelid. We played some baseball several minutes later, same jackass was pitching, and I hit a line drive with a swollen eye right back at him, and it hit him in his manhood area. Best instant karma on my top 10. Lol
Question. Why do hitters look out to the pitcher/field of play while walking back to the dugout after a strike out? Is it a sign of “I look forward to my next AB”
I got hit in the face under the eye by a line drive off the bat when playing first base and I didn’t even feel it, happened so fast, but there was blood everywhere. Had to get stitches
I got hit by an 85 mph fastball on my forearm a few years ago, and after walking to first base, all I kept saying to myself over and over again was "Man, did that hurt," and then for a second I thought there was a chance I was going to cry. Anyway, you guys who periodically get hit by fastballs thrown in the 90s are probably a lot tougher than you realize because all I know is that 85 mph fastball really hurt!
only people who play baseball understand, especially as you get older it just isnt as big of a deal. You start to learn how to take it on the meaty parts of your body. I usually let something hit my left tricep or my left hamstring area. Getting hit in the tricep kinda feels like if you got punched in the arm pretty hard, the back of your leg kinda feels worse but you can easily jog it off on your way to 1st
I dont play baseball, but I play dodge ball and I am really good. One time I was playing dodge ball, and a kid threw the ball at me, and I jumped into the air horizontally, to try and dodge the ball. I ended up dodging it, but when I landed on the ground, I landed right on my arm. I think I broke my arm, but I never went to the doctor. That day I cried for hours, and several weeks later I still felt a horrible throbbing sensation in my arm, but by now I am fine. BTW that was possibly the second time I broke my arm. I am considering playing baseball next year for my school.
Took 83 mph off the knee. Could barely walk to first and idk why I was kept in the game to run. Worst part was we only had 10 guys and I was the only catcher so I had to CATCH the next inning
My son was hit by a pitch on his hand when he was eleven. He toughed it out and finished the game. Turned out he had a couple of fractured bones. He's thirteen now and has been a few more times but his hand was the worst.
Matt great insight and amazing channel. I am from Toronto and a huge Jay's fan. I am curious as to what is the perception from players to play in Canada? Are there any advantages or disadvantages to playing North of the border?
It depends where it hits, in the back isn’t bad, arm sucks but it’s not terrible unless you get it in the funny bone and get the numbness, and even upper leg isn’t too bad. But I got one off the knee cap once though and omg it was horrible. The foot can also be really bad, I fouled a batting cage ball off my toe once and that really sucked too. Never had my head thrown at by a pitcher thankfully. Got hit in the head by coach teaching us pickoff throws but the helmet protected it and we all just laughed it off
When I played hockey I used to block shots and that hurt like a M-F! But that's with pads. I can't imagine how much a hard ball to the bony parts of the body would hurt! Getting hit in the face would be horrible.
Worst for me...arch of the foot. Ouch. I tried to jump out of the way cuz i aint tryna get hit in the shin or calf and it caught me right in the arch. I fell to the ground inm the rain and mud and my beautiful white jersey was no longer white. I think that hurt more but damn, i though i broke my foot.
Some pitches dont hurt as bad as others. If you're playing in an intense situation sometimes you look up to the sky and thank God you got beaned for your teammates. But in general if hurts like hell, especially fingers and elbows
Hit on my knee hurt worse than getting hit in my face (cheekbone/nose). Went to jog to 1st n knee buckled after 1st step and fell/tumbled. Coach gave wrong sign and signaled for me to steal on the very next pitch (wtf?) and knee buckled again on 1st step.. And fell again. Got lucky and catcher threw wild back to first and i crawled to the bag w/o getting tagged. Embarrassing as hell. Sat out the rest of the game icing my knee. Next day was the size of a grapefruit.
Preston Hawk yeah I got hit one time dead on the elbow but it probably was only like about 70 but it definitely was the worst one tht I’ve had in baseball
Does it hurt getting hit by a pitch?
It certainly doesn't tickle
Pain tolersnce goes up as you age,marriage makes it goe up as well..
haha
I was scared because I just broke my thumb from a pitch and was looking for a way to help that fear
turn into the pitch, also try to study recognizing pitches. You’ll gain confidence and feel more comfortable taking fast scary pitches :)
The idea that it hurts more when you’re younger makes a lot of sense. My most painful experience happened when I was 10-years-old. The pitch was running in on me and I moved my back foot out without getting the rest of my body out of the way. I ended up taking it square in my back. I dropped to the ground in tears. The funny thing was I stayed in the game and ended up pitching the final inning or two. When the pitcher who hit me came up to bat I really wanted to strike him out. I threw the first pitch to him as hard as I could. It was high...high enough to bounce off his helmet. Nope, I didn’t deliberately hit him, but didn’t regret it either.
Interesting!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!
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You wanted to strike out the pitcher who plunked you rather than plunking him back in retaliation. Wow. You showed more maturity at 10 years old than some of the man babies in the MLB.
72 years old now and always wondered about this. I got hit playing as a kid like most of us did. I watch how you and the other Major Leaguers shake it off and figured it must have something to do with muscle mass deflecting the pain. In the Sox Yankees game I'm watching , one of the Yankees took one off the elbow. But he had the pad there and he walked to first base like he barely felt it. So thank you, now I have a better understanding .
I got hit pulling back a bunt too, shattered my right index finger, and due to swelling and the internal bleeding the skin burst and I've still got the scar almost 2 years later. Docs said I'd never throw again, but fortunately they were wrong
Wow that is crazy! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Antonelli Baseball you're welcome, I love the videos!
haha! i have something similar. last november i was playing 3rd base and some kid absolutely rocketed the ball at me, and i didnt have time to react. the ball went straight off his bat and his my right index finger. it split wide open and i got 7 stitches. it hurt so bad and i couldnt play for 3 months but now im back and better than ever!
OMG
Glad to hear you're okay! 🙂
No, actually it feels amazing!
hahahahaha😂
Feels like 400k a year minimum lol
U wish bc in the eye oof that happened to me
Such a basic topic yet you still managed to make a full video 👍🏻 love the vids
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Cause he’s done so much
getting hit on the wrist was my worst hit by pitch or when i was catching i took one off the top of my nail.. lost my finger nail. Great vid Matt!
That hurts!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Dan P a similar think happened to me.
I was playing in a summer league called "Jaycee Courant", and me and the other catcher on the team would alternate who played catcher each game. when I didn't play catcher, I usually played center field, which is what I was playing this particular game.
during warm ups before the game, my coach hit a long fly ball, and I don't know if I stumbled, or wasn't paying close enough attention, or was just clumsy or what, but when I went to catch the ball, it hit directly into the end of my middle finger(on my throwing hand), jamming it, and tearing the nail almost completely off(which I ended up having to tear the rest of the way off in the dugout, which also hurt like mother fucker.)
that was indeed painful. they didn't let me play the game, as I couldn't even throw(well, I guess I could, but it was extremely painful, and I couldn't throw well anyway because my finger was sort of numb.)
yoo it doesnt hurt to bad
Once I got hit in the left buttcheek and after about 15-30 seconds, I could feel the pan in my left heel
For me it’s a tie between the one to the wrist bone in college, trying to bunt a fastball that ran in or the pitch that i fouled strait up into my face in high school. But I concur…at least from my limited experience it’s much more where you get hit than how fast the pitch is.
Yours are some of my favorite TH-cam videos. I find the insights into baseball at the pro level fascinating. Thanks for doing this.
Thank you!!!
I just recently got back into playing baseball after about 4 years off (when I was in HS) and my first at-bat I got hit right in the wrist at about 75 mph. It was a nice introduction back to baseball but it also got rid of the nervousness at the plate and I was able to be more relaxed the rest of the game. The next day I had a pretty big bruise but it wasn't that bad. lol
You were 11 and that Dominican kid was probably 16
xD
In my experience getting hit square in the head hurts less than anything else. The helmet does a great job of blocking out every little bit of pain. But that was only 75 mph so i cant relate to a big league fastball
Interesting! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Does a bear shit in the woods?
I believe so, but I've never really seen it in person. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Rickster79 haha!
Seth Bowman not if they are at the zoo! 🤪 Also I’m pretty sure Polar Bears don’t either!
Seth Bowman can’t remember what movie this was from but it was funny af
On hard vs. soft body parts, the most painful time I ever got HBP as a kid was when I got hit by one right on the belly. I've been hit on bony parts (ankle, forearm, and wrist), but none were even CLOSE to as bad as that was. That hurt unbelievably badly.
In high school we had a kid who through 91 92 but couldn't couldnt get it across the plate save his life. One day he was pitching in a simulated game and hit me square in the ribs. It hurt like hell I wanted to cry but I somehow sucked it up and went to first.
Worst I've gotten hit is a pitch around 75 right under the ribs
That will leave a mark lol! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Yep that sucks I fractured two ribs because of that and didn’t know for two days!
I always got hit in the ass lol. I'm a lefty and idk but I literally always got hit in the same spot. Idk why
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ipwn3du 6’1 240 left-handed hitter, I got hit 8 times in 11 games, they always managed to hit me in shoulder blade
Lmao same I got hit in the ass 3x in a row by the same dude in the ass in PE and the teacher got mad at me for standing too close to the plate....
ipwn3du lol
Qizzardofoz Jr. getting that obp up there doe
great video... To expand on this question some. After getting hit by a pitch does it affect your next at bat mentally?
This video made me think of an incident. I was throwing to a major league hitter during batting practice years ago and this particular hitter lined a ball back at my face. I didn't duck behind the net fast enough --I just froze because it was hit so damned hard. Miraculously, the ball barely glazed the horizontal crossbar of the "L" shape of the net and buzzed over the top of my head. I still have nightmares and flashbacks to this day, and this was decades ago.
Matt, I agree with you on about getting hit. However, I got drilled in the face playing legion ball by a fastball that came in about 85mph....3 plates and 16 screws holding my eye orbit back together... didn’t hurt though
K Scotto damn dude..turn your head away
You must have looked like a boss staring that pitch down and letting it hit you square in the face lol.
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Personally I️ don’t know how I️ was able to live my life before these videos everyday! And I’m scared what will happen to me, if Matt ever stops making them! 👍
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Lol
During tryouts my sophomore year, I was hit by like a 80 mph fastball up and in right into my elbow, well just above the elbow and my whole arm went numb. Worst pain ever
Great video Matt! How do you adjust to an off speed pitch if you hit with a leg kick? I am trying to incorporate a leg kick into my swing next season and I am wondering how I should go about adjusting to changeups and curveballs. Thanks!
Thanks!!! I'll try to make a video for you! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Antonelli Baseball Thanks Matt! It really helps!
I know when Corey Kluber got hit in the arm and broke it they said it went numb and he didn't wince or anything either, but his was below the elbow.
I remember being down in the count 1-2 against the state’s best pitcher in high school and seeing 96 headed straight for the ribs. Somehow I had enough time to think that it was wise to take the free base. Had the seam marks on my ribs for a good three weeks.
I remember being at my friends batting practice before his game and they were in a net cage and a ball came through a hole and hit me right in the chest and I was 100% unaware it was coming...that killed, i had a bruise and you could see where the laces hit. Love the vids man
Thanks and you got lucky it didn’t seriously hurt you!
interesting stuff Matt thanks!
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For some reason I always get hit in the head when I was little I took a baseball bat to the eye and I have got hit in the head 4 times and I never get hit anywhere else except for the chest on a bad hop or the shins
My first at bat in little league on the first pitch I got hit in the arm. It hurt but I did not cry. I was excited to be on base:)
Awesome video.
*me trying to sleep*....My brain at 0:02
Saw you get drilled at Civic Stadium...Christ, that was funny! You left out your killer dance move as you spun around @ the plate... 😆
What do you think about wearing arm protection? Does it interfere with batting ability?
What do you do during spring training/ offseason
i can totally relate to this. most times I got hit by pitches in senior league and high school(which is as far as I played) it barely hurt at all.
but the worst hit by pitch I experienced believe it or not was in little league minors.
there was a guy named Nate Sylvia, who for some reason was a year or two older than everyone else, but was still in minors(plus he was really good. I remember coaches actually complaining about it.)
he was pitching when I played them, and I still remember vividly getting hit on the outside of my left thigh.
it hurt like a motherfucker, but I tried to walk it off, and limped to first. after about a minute, I sort of realized how much pain I was in, and I imagine maybe got a little scared/panicky, and started tearing up and called time out and they sent in a pinch runner.
I was okay after a few minutes, but over the next couple of days I developed on of the biggest, nastiest looking bruises I've ever had. it was like pure black, with a little reddish spot in the middle where the baseball hit me directly.
looking back on it, it seem strange that a kid that young could cause that much damage, especially since I was always a little big and muscular for my age, not (for example) a really small, skinny kid with no muscle or fat to absorb the blow(though I guess I did have sort of skinny legs.))
Thanks for sharing!!!
The reason why the kid wasn't in the little league majors probably was because the major coaches drafted 9 and 10 year old "phenoms". Older kids slip by and end up playing at a level way under their progress and the "phenoms" get to play only two innings a week. Too many of the little league majors feel like that they are Pat Gillick or something, drafting for the future.
Sometimes it is not about the kids...
One time when I was like 9 I was throwing so fast, the other team could barely react to my fastball. So I strike out the first two kids and on the 3rd kid I threw a 4 seam up the pipe and he leaned into it. Needless to say he was on the ground for 10 minutes
In pony league I was at bat and I hit a line drive back to the pitcher and it hit him in the nuts. The ambulance came and he had to have one of his testicles amputated. Those were the good old days.
Dude I played with for two seasons pitched up and in on me during my first AB facing him. 3rd pitch caught my elbow. Punk. Stung pretty good and then I took second and third on him.
Yeah it hurts, and baseballs hurt a LOT more than softballs. One baseball season, in 14 regular season games, I got HBP 13 times. See, in softball, you can just tell the umpire you're walking the batter, but in baseball you have to throw four balls - or just hit the batter. Hitting the batter saves you from throwing three extra pitches.
It got so I could tell I was gonna get hit, because I realised that the pitcher is looking at me, not the catcher's glove, just before they throw the ball. One time, just before a pitch, I said "Oh oh" - and got hit. I said to the umpire "You see? That was deliberate". The umpire didn't give a shit, and just gave me first base.
Just curious Matt..I've never actually played baseball comparatively but as a football player I have always wondered. When you connect at the plate with a solid hit, does it hurt your hands or wrists? The only reason I asked is because growing up in the south, many mailboxes fell victim to small town boredom and every once in awhile I would get the stinger. Love the videos btw. It's awesome to have a sneak peek into the life.
Thanks so much! When you really sqaure a ball up perfectly you typically don't feel anything. Almost feels like you are swinging at air. Thanks for watching and commenting!
i was in a batting cage, and i got a ball off the back of the thigh, it hurt so damn much left a bruise, , the pain was more i was not expecting it, but the batting cage machines were always all over the place, low and left, low and right, high and right, rare in the middle , this at a park as well lol
As a former catcher I used to experience the feeling of "the heavy ball". What I mean is, some guys, maybe not even the hardest throwers, would release the baseball somehow that when it went into my glove it seemed to hit my hand real hard, as if the ball just wanted to burrow it's way into my palm. I hated those guys! If they drilled a hitter you could see the grimace of discomfort on the hitters face. And then there were guys who threw real hard who would release the ball which tended to rise and it felt much lighter on the receiving end. It didn't seen to blister the hand nearly like the softer tossing pitchers whose fastball had the sinking action.
I got hit by several! Big part of my, “Plate approach,” because I was a decent fielder but always a garbage hitter.
The one that hurt the least was when I was ten, took one to the temple (thought it was going to hit my shoulder, or I’d have moved) and got knocked the hell out.
When they woke me up, I just got up and trotted to first! True story! I’d forgotten my helmet, though, so that was a little embarrassing.
“I acted like it really hurt, because it really hurt!”
Did you ever find that footage of being hit at 11 yrs old? Would LOOVE to see that uploaded to your channel.
It can be a psychological issue when getting hit as a little leaguer. I got hit in my second year and did not play for two years. Your right it did not hurt that much.
I remember the first time I got hit in a recreational game. My nose broke but i don’t remember feeling it. Ik i dropped to the floor covered my nose and went back to the batters box. My nose started to bleed and the catcher called time and said I’m not ok and they called up people to check on my face. It was a small nasal bone fracture
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Antonelli Baseball 2 seamers got away from the pitcher and didn’t have much time to react
What’s the difference between matt getting hit vs acuna?
Yea elbow is the worst for me. My worst was a 92 mph in the right elbow as a RH hitter and fractured it. For younger kids I think it’s always worse b/c you remember it forever! I had to show this video to my kid, his first (kid pitch) game is tonight
Worst hbp was a two seam to the nose. That ball moved my nose about an inch lol had to get full blown surgery. Before you ask why I didn't move, it had a lot of spin and I read it as a curve.
2:55 same I play little league baseball and I always get hit there and I lose feeling in my arm for like 30 seconds
Yeah that's the worst!! Thanks for watching and commenting!
It hit me in the eye
Hey could you talk about how to make the game look easier ? Say you have the talent and are a good player, but have been told to make the game look easier, how do you do this?
Sure thing I'll make a video! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Antonelli Baseball thanks for making them! There really helpful and interesting.
I took 94mph (by my calculation) to my left elbow. That shot hurt so damn bad. Elbow immediately started swelling up and I was taken out of the game.
That’s gotta kill! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I always thought it felt good when the players start wriggling on the ground after they got hit.
Thanks
I took a 90mph fastball to the wrist. My forearm muscle was sore for 4 days lol.
I played my first varsity game and I’m a skinny 5 foot 6 9th grade and I got bean by a 87 on the back of the thigh and it is black but does it hurt at all when you have muscle?
My first little league practice, i got hit in the ear. Messed me up for awhile. Thankfully i got over it and was able to enjoy baseball through high school. I did get hit a lot, but thank God for adrenaline and chicks digging tough guys.
I work at extra innings! How often do you go to Vegas and hit there?
Nice! I've never been to the Vegas one. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Have a few questions: what’s it like to be on the winning end and losing end of a walk-off? Second is what’s it like to play a doubleheader?
Good questions! I'll make a video for you! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I remember in Junior high school, some problematic jackass threw a stone at me and it hit me right in my eyelid. We played some baseball several minutes later, same jackass was pitching, and I hit a line drive with a swollen eye right back at him, and it hit him in his manhood area. Best instant karma on my top 10. Lol
Question. Why do hitters look out to the pitcher/field of play while walking back to the dugout after a strike out? Is it a sign of “I look forward to my next AB”
Usually just thinking about something. Not looking at anything in particular
I got hit in the face under the eye by a line drive off the bat when playing first base and I didn’t even feel it, happened so fast, but there was blood everywhere. Had to get stitches
I got hit in the funny bone and it made me laugh
whats funny bone ? your peepee bone ?
I got hit in the funny bone and I pissed my pants
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I got hit by an 85 mph fastball on my forearm a few years ago, and after walking to first base, all I kept saying to myself over and over again was "Man, did that hurt," and then for a second I thought there was a chance I was going to cry. Anyway, you guys who periodically get hit by fastballs thrown in the 90s are probably a lot tougher than you realize because all I know is that 85 mph fastball really hurt!
haha I bet it hurt!!!
Are pads and elbow guards too resticting?
This is true I got hit in the knee cap by a off speed and got hit in the back of the arm by a fastball and it hurt less
only people who play baseball understand, especially as you get older it just isnt as big of a deal. You start to learn how to take it on the meaty parts of your body. I usually let something hit my left tricep or my left hamstring area. Getting hit in the tricep kinda feels like if you got punched in the arm pretty hard, the back of your leg kinda feels worse but you can easily jog it off on your way to 1st
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Have you ever charged the mound?
Ouch man. Hey have you hit any home runs off any all stars or current well known pitchers?
Hmmm no home runs I don't believe. Thanks for watching our vids and commenting I appreciate it!!
Hector the one that plays in mlb currently?
what was your favorite bbcor bat(s) to use??
I haven't found one yet that I like more than others. I really like a bunch of the two piece bats though. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I was 10 and playing up with the 12 and 13 year olds and I got hit by a 70 mph pitch and I almost passed out l
Would have loved this to be a 2 second video where you just say, "yes"
Hey what should I do now this offseason
Watch our videos and start to work on it all. Pick one thing each day and work on it. Good luck! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I got a hit by a pitch in the where the ball pushed me helmet up so I took a whole impact and gave my first concussion
1:16 find it and post it, for the love of Pete
Hey I remember you from the Emeralds. Don't know if you heard old Civic Stadium was burned to the ground by kids playing with fireworks.
Yes I did hear! That was a great old stadium I was sad to hear it's no longer there. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I dont play baseball, but I play dodge ball and I am really good. One time I was playing dodge ball, and a kid threw the ball at me, and I jumped into the air horizontally, to try and dodge the ball. I ended up dodging it, but when I landed on the ground, I landed right on my arm. I think I broke my arm, but I never went to the doctor. That day I cried for hours, and several weeks later I still felt a horrible throbbing sensation in my arm, but by now I am fine. BTW that was possibly the second time I broke my arm. I am considering playing baseball next year for my school.
Wow crazy story! Good luck to you!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I got hit in the shoulder blade that pops out when you put your arm behind your back. It was horrible
Took 83 mph off the knee. Could barely walk to first and idk why I was kept in the game to run. Worst part was we only had 10 guys and I was the only catcher so I had to CATCH the next inning
I got hit in the funny bone last year and this year I am 12
That stings! Thanks for watching and commenting!
My son was hit by a pitch on his hand when he was eleven. He toughed it out and finished the game. Turned out he had a couple of fractured bones. He's thirteen now and has been a few more times but his hand was the worst.
That definitely sounds like it hurts!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Matt great insight and amazing channel. I am from Toronto and a huge Jay's fan. I am curious as to what is the perception from players to play in Canada? Are there any advantages or disadvantages to playing North of the border?
Thanks so much! I personally never thought about it. I'm not really sure what other guys think, I never really asked. Thanks for watching!
When I was 14 I took a ~75mph curveball to the nuts, as a catcher. Even with a cup I was convinced I was going to die that day.
Have kids yet?
It depends where it hits, in the back isn’t bad, arm sucks but it’s not terrible unless you get it in the funny bone and get the numbness, and even upper leg isn’t too bad. But I got one off the knee cap once though and omg it was horrible. The foot can also be really bad, I fouled a batting cage ball off my toe once and that really sucked too. Never had my head thrown at by a pitcher thankfully. Got hit in the head by coach teaching us pickoff throws but the helmet protected it and we all just laughed it off
When I played hockey I used to block shots and that hurt like a M-F! But that's with pads. I can't imagine how much a hard ball to the bony parts of the body would hurt! Getting hit in the face would be horrible.
Haha doesn’t feel great! Thanks so much for commenting and watching our videos!
i got hit with a ball in the side of my head and i threw up and cried on the floor for 3 minutes
I remember getting hit on the wrist right on the bone lucky i had on batting gloves but worse ive ever been
Once I got hit in the knee and now when I get hit there I can’t feel it at all
Hell yeah is this even a question.
Worst for me...arch of the foot. Ouch. I tried to jump out of the way cuz i aint tryna get hit in the shin or calf and it caught me right in the arch. I fell to the ground inm the rain and mud and my beautiful white jersey was no longer white. I think that hurt more but damn, i though i broke my foot.
Yeah very true that sounds painful! Don't think I've ever gotten hit there before. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Is water wet?
Some pitches dont hurt as bad as others. If you're playing in an intense situation sometimes you look up to the sky and thank God you got beaned for your teammates. But in general if hurts like hell, especially fingers and elbows
For sure! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Last time I️ was this early London ball was good....
Hit on my knee hurt worse than getting hit in my face (cheekbone/nose). Went to jog to 1st n knee buckled after 1st step and fell/tumbled. Coach gave wrong sign and signaled for me to steal on the very next pitch (wtf?) and knee buckled again on 1st step.. And fell again. Got lucky and catcher threw wild back to first and i crawled to the bag w/o getting tagged. Embarrassing as hell. Sat out the rest of the game icing my knee. Next day was the size of a grapefruit.
Only when it's the elbow or middle of the back
Preston Hawk yeah I got hit one time dead on the elbow but it probably was only like about 70 but it definitely was the worst one tht I’ve had in baseball
Preston Hawk or directly behind the knee