This is a video of 13-year old Layla retrieving the last bat of her career with the Clearwater Threshers (a Minor League affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies). Layla has retrieved bats for the team for the past six years, after her owner trained her to fetch beer from the fridge
This is the ump-cam footage from Game 4 of the ALCS where Astros star second baseman ALCS José Altuve almost took a fastball to the face (although it looks like it wouldn’t have hit him, unlike Bryan Abreu’s beanball to Adolis García in Game 5). That’s a wild angle to
Because everybody’s reaction to near-death experiences is different, this is a video of a baseball batter taking a ball square to the front of the helmet and not even flinching. Does he even have reflexes? Also, what was the ruling on this, because it looks like he takes off for
This is a video of a dude swinging for the fences on a piñata, which immediately decides it’s had enough of this life and is leaving, hitting the two twins from The Shining and the camerawoman during its hasty exit. Hey, you see an opportunity, and you take it. God
Flown by cinematographer Jay Christensen of JayByrd Films, this is a drone tour of Yankee Stadium, beginning outside the stadium, flying through some of the interior, then out onto the field and into the stands. It was a fun ride, and I did pretend I was making a Death Star
This is a video of Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz stealing second, third, AND home in the span of two pitches. That home plate steal — that was nuts. It’s a shame you can’t steal first base too or Elly could rock a .000 batting average but still
This is a video from a recent Indiana State vs Iowa college baseball game in which an Indiana State outfielder pretends to catch a Iowa batter’s home run ball, convincing him enough that the hitter stops running and begins to walk off the field. As he does, his teammates urge
Because, no matter what you’re doing, there’s always room to add a little flair, this is a video of 6-year old Mattea DiGirolamo performing a cartwheel on her run to first base during a recent t-ball game, while six members of the opposing team fail to pick up the ball.