Randy H. The thing is everyone is different, a cutter can be thrown by putting pressure on your middle finger, I've thrown a cutter that way for 5 years and I've never felt pain in my elbow, even throwing a 12-6 curve and a slider very often, if you take care of your arm you can throw whatever you please, it's when you over use it, because you SHOULD know that tommy john is snapping a tendon in your elbow... glad to shed a little light
I think you are forgetting the most important rule in pitching. Genetics. Some people have natural cutters, some people have natural armside run. Grip manipulation ie. putting pressure on the ball is just messing with physics and spin a little bit to accentuate genetics/armslot and so on. Tons of people have rubber arms. But a lot more don't. You can take care of your arm as well as anyone and still get tendonitis, bursitis, TJ and have done everything right. Moral of the story - this guy knows what he is talking about.. listen to him. No kid should throw a curveball until he can throw a straight/sinker fastball, and locate a changeup. Those three got me to D1, curveball became a solid 0-1 pitch but unless you wanna go pro, you really don't need anything but a get me over curve ball for strike one or to change speeds. Anyone who speaks differently doesn't know how to pitch and relied on throwing way way way too much.
Fresh M3 I agree that some people have natural movement, I have a little bit and some people do have rubber arms and can't hurt themselves but the cutter was my biggest issue because every pitch can be thrown multiple ways so a single pitch doing damage isn't the issue in my opinion, the issue is poor mechanics and over use, if you have the right grip and technique you can throw any pitch at any time and be okay
I think what you said is partially true. You can have the right grip on splitfinger and it will inevitably without question over time destroy your elbow. Same is with a curveball. The primary reason is that our arms pronate naturally when we throw, so any pitch that counters this natural pronation like a split, cutter, curve, slider - put more stress on the elbow than the other pitches do. If you didn't luck out genetically it will catch up to you. But like you said, good mechanics can minimize the majority of risk/compounded damage - but don't fool yourself and think it takes care of all of it haha. But yeah, realistically as long as you practice the basics, balance at the top, balance at the bottom, good follow throw/finish, consistent arm slot, don't overuse, good arm conditioning prior to the season, good between outing routine, things like ICE, compression sleeves if you need, solid warmups, stretching all that stuff that is a staple to a healthy arm... you'll prolly be fine. But high schoolers spinning off curve balls every other pitch because it looks cool and gets people out is good for high schoolers... it isn't if you want that arm to last through college/proball because it is eye opening how much more throwing you actually do at the higher levels.
@Stephen yeah you re right, that was a dumb question :D. Im not a baseball fan. I think aroldis gets hyped up because he throws fastest and plays for the yankees
Thetruth99 Exactly. Really does. He doesn’t want to cross up 2B Harold Reynolds. Lol. Pedro was a straight up Gangster on the mound. Taking hitters man hood. Lol
Don't Worry i promise you you won’t be catching 60mph pitches let alone 90mph or even 100 like colon can throw. not catch let alone even hit it with a bat
From the Dominican Republic to the baseball world and now Pedro who came to USA with no English at all work for MLB TV. This guy is an example on how to be a professional in and out of the field. El Grande Pedro Martinez.
I know this guy's a hall of fame pitcher but still is crazy to me how naturally he places the ball directly at the other guy's chest. It's like he's not even trying.
No. Bartolo is on another level of control. That one of the main reasons he’s able to pitch well into his 40’s. He can place the ball wherever he wants.
One of these MLB teams needs to hire Pedro as a pitching coach . He's worth millions cause he knows it all about pitching . Keyshaw, grienke , arrietta can all still learn from Pedro
Sean my hope is that my redsox hire him eventually as they're pitching coach with Big Papi n Nomar as the hitting coaches and perhaps Varitek as the head coach or at least the bench coach....now that will be unbeliavable....
Sean he worked with David Price a lot in this years spring training. David also worked with a lot of hitters. Not sure Pedro or David wants jobs in the MLB. But they will for sure always be there to help Red Sox players
Me too,I just don't get tired of listening to this. Pedro is of of my favorite player,I had the pleasure of meeting him in the hotel where I work here in midtown Manhattan and waooo what a great human being and he gave me his autograph on a baseball which I keep it dearly. I'm proud that he's dominican like me.
How is there not a reality show where Pedro takes celebrities or people in general and teach them how to pitch different pitches? I would so watch that.
For me it goes Maddux, Pedro, Nolan Ryan. But Pedro is only behind Maddux bc he was who I looked up to growing up, who I modeled my pitching after. Pedro didn't come around until I was older
Wow....met Pedro in Montreal in the 90’s, Expos had an event where you donated blood for tickets. His English is so improved. Pound for pound, one of the most dominant pitchers ever
That’s actually a really cool promo to partner with blood banks to give tickets to those who donate blood! Cheap bleacher seats, whatever-seems good all-around. ... I guess you call those... nosebleed seats! Aha!
As much as I hated this guy as a Yankees fan in his playing days; y'all kiddos need to listen to this man. These are jewels that he is giving from a true grand master of pitching.
I'm still got my pics with him never forget the kind of human that he it wonderful person thanks Pedro for make me feel more proud of my land my country Dominican Republic
Blessed to Live in MTL and seen him live! I love how he ALWAYS and i mean ALWAYS makes a point to say what kids should and should not do pitching wise!
It’s like Pedro has OCD because every pitch has to be perfect I mean look at that control every time I throw a Four-seam it misses the catcher and hits a car
This is Thee Man right here. Baddest lil Gun slinger to ever do it. All the other All Time Greats are quite a bit bigger. Especially @ their playing sizes. Maddux was the other All Time Great of smaller stature but Pedro was A whole other animal. Pedro threw HARD and was skinny as a twig. All the way back in LA with his brother Ramon. Then Montreal is where he really started showing US what he was capable of and what hitters were in for throughout the next Decade plus. I Loved it when Pedro pitched. It was must see Tv whenever PEDRO MARTINEZ was throwing on S/M/WNB. Thank you Sir. “Who’s your Daddy?!!!” 😉
I love Pedro so much. He is the ultimate ball player. Absolute class act. Would make a great pitching coach/Manager if he ever got bored at the desk. I wouldn't mind him coming back to boston to help John Farrel out as a pitching coach maybe
Pedro should be getting money for these lessons. He had one of the greatest stretches in the history of pitching and one of the greatest back to back seasons ever. Nasty man
Do You want to be successful,And have a Healthy pitching Career? Listen To This Great Pitcher's Advise! Pedro is a kind of professional Players who knows this Game like no one else!!
Gota love pedros insight on how to be a better pitcher. I play on an adult city league, never pitched but im thinking of giving it a try since i have decent speed but will have to throw batters off with some 2 seamers that sink and change ups.
Not a Big Baseball Fan and I'm From Chicago But That Team with Him Manny and Big Papi was just Cool To watch they played with Style man Like I wanted to hang with them Lol Swagger
I heard a story about Pedro. When he first came to the country, he knew no English. One of his coaches took him under his wing and let him stay in his house. Supposedly his wife would give Pedro a new word every morning and by evening, he knew the meaning, could spell it and use it in a sentence. He is very intelligent. Early on, he planned on becoming a doctor.
At 14 years old I was regularly throwing 89-90 mph. I pitched on every travel team, sometimes playing literally 7 days a week for various teams traveling the country. I blew out my arm at 14 and spent over a year rehabbing. I then blew it out for good again at 17 while throwing about 92-93 mph. Their were scouts at the game to watch me and another player, and I knew it was over for me almost instantly when it happened. It's just not worth throwing so often, and throwing breaking balls at a young age. If I have a son that plays baseball (which I hope to) I will not let him pitch in a game at all until he's at least 17 years old. He can focus on hitting and learn the fundamentals of pitching with me in our spare time without all the wear and tear.
Es un placer escuchar a Pedro dar su clase maestra de picheo y como se preocupa de que los jovenes no hagan los lanzamientos que pueden dañar su futuro.
That's how you should always pitch as a starer. Only show as many different pitches as you need to. If they can't hit the fastball, don't even show them the curve or changeup until they prove they can hit it. Then you have such a weapon in the late innings, when you're throwing pitches they haven't even seen in the game yet.
He's on the money about the pressure on shoulder and elbow. I speak from experience. I had a devastating curve ball as a teen, but shoulder didn't like it.
Wish I'd seen this when I was younger. As a lefty I threw a 2 seamer, a 12-6ish over the top curve, 3/4 slurve and circle change. Never had any arm problems my whole life. Picked up a conventional slider (same action as the cutter) soph year in college, blew out my UCL from that within a year. Wish I never touched it.
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every time Pedro teaches pitching, i feel like i owe him some money for the lesson
Pitching 101: When Pedro Martinez speaks...you listen.
bruh ur like the millionth person to say this...glad to see we all agree on the sanity and supreme intelligence of baseball royalty
Randy H. The thing is everyone is different, a cutter can be thrown by putting pressure on your middle finger, I've thrown a cutter that way for 5 years and I've never felt pain in my elbow, even throwing a 12-6 curve and a slider very often, if you take care of your arm you can throw whatever you please, it's when you over use it, because you SHOULD know that tommy john is snapping a tendon in your elbow... glad to shed a little light
I think you are forgetting the most important rule in pitching. Genetics. Some people have natural cutters, some people have natural armside run. Grip manipulation ie. putting pressure on the ball is just messing with physics and spin a little bit to accentuate genetics/armslot and so on. Tons of people have rubber arms. But a lot more don't. You can take care of your arm as well as anyone and still get tendonitis, bursitis, TJ and have done everything right. Moral of the story - this guy knows what he is talking about.. listen to him. No kid should throw a curveball until he can throw a straight/sinker fastball, and locate a changeup. Those three got me to D1, curveball became a solid 0-1 pitch but unless you wanna go pro, you really don't need anything but a get me over curve ball for strike one or to change speeds. Anyone who speaks differently doesn't know how to pitch and relied on throwing way way way too much.
Fresh M3 I agree that some people have natural movement, I have a little bit and some people do have rubber arms and can't hurt themselves but the cutter was my biggest issue because every pitch can be thrown multiple ways so a single pitch doing damage isn't the issue in my opinion, the issue is poor mechanics and over use, if you have the right grip and technique you can throw any pitch at any time and be okay
I think what you said is partially true. You can have the right grip on splitfinger and it will inevitably without question over time destroy your elbow. Same is with a curveball. The primary reason is that our arms pronate naturally when we throw, so any pitch that counters this natural pronation like a split, cutter, curve, slider - put more stress on the elbow than the other pitches do. If you didn't luck out genetically it will catch up to you. But like you said, good mechanics can minimize the majority of risk/compounded damage - but don't fool yourself and think it takes care of all of it haha. But yeah, realistically as long as you practice the basics, balance at the top, balance at the bottom, good follow throw/finish, consistent arm slot, don't overuse, good arm conditioning prior to the season, good between outing routine, things like ICE, compression sleeves if you need, solid warmups, stretching all that stuff that is a staple to a healthy arm... you'll prolly be fine. But high schoolers spinning off curve balls every other pitch because it looks cool and gets people out is good for high schoolers... it isn't if you want that arm to last through college/proball because it is eye opening how much more throwing you actually do at the higher levels.
listen up kids this guy knows what he's talking about. He's a hall of famer.
Just the accuracy with which he threw that pitch would have proved it to me
He’s a pitching god.
one of the best ever. Randy Johnson is the best i’ve ever seen and Martinez is up there
Had the nastiest stuff I have ever seen. Kerry Wood before the injury was the only other guy that had that kind of stuff.
@@wakeupsweep9731 depends on the pitch you want.
I respect Pedro so much.
@Stephen who is better aroldis or pedro ? And why ?
@Stephen yeah you re right, that was a dumb question :D. Im not a baseball fan. I think aroldis gets hyped up because he throws fastest and plays for the yankees
Remember that 80 year old he pushed
I don't
Amen I was just coming to the comments to say this
Shit. This is just awsome. He's throwing this ball so easy and still you can see how fast the pitch goes. Baaaam!
Thetruth99
Exactly. Really does.
He doesn’t want to cross up 2B Harold Reynolds. Lol.
Pedro was a straight up Gangster on the mound.
Taking hitters man hood. Lol
5ZtripleO.G. He’s not 25 anymore and he was throwing like 50 in the video
Don't Worry i promise you you won’t be catching 60mph pitches let alone 90mph or even 100 like colon can throw. not catch let alone even hit it with a bat
@@spectac1 Can you even a well located 60 mph knuckle ball
Almost like he did it for a living
From the Dominican Republic to the baseball world and now Pedro who came to USA with no English at all work for MLB TV. This guy is an example on how to be a professional in and out of the field. El Grande Pedro Martinez.
enriquillo1971 really good English. I'm impressed
The dude a legend.
Adaptation is the name of the game. To the land you go, do the things you see
Pedro is a legend. He was going head to head with PED guys without using any of that shit.
Pedro was not professional on the field.
Pedro Martinez is the man. A hall of famer and one of the best pitcher in the history of MLB.
and broke the curse.
Pedro is flat out the man. Pitching to him is like riding a bicycle for the rest of us.
I know this guy's a hall of fame pitcher but still is crazy to me how naturally he places the ball directly at the other guy's chest. It's like he's not even trying.
Nah. That's a regular athlete. He doesn't have the same strength as when he was pitching but his timing's still good.
No. Bartolo is on another level of control. That one of the main reasons he’s able to pitch well into his 40’s. He can place the ball wherever he wants.
he did it for a living for 30 years of course he can! That's called muscle memory.
It’s called muscle memory
Pedros is the best!
Lol
U mean worst
@@jenpugliese1013 ur just mad that he’s just good
@Callum Atlas I have seen this comment before your a bot get out
@@jenpugliese1013 You’re a Jealous Yankees fan and your salty because Pedro was better than the whole Yankees team.
One of these MLB teams needs to hire Pedro as a pitching coach . He's worth millions cause he knows it all about pitching . Keyshaw, grienke , arrietta can all still learn from Pedro
Sean syndergaard,degrom
Sean my hope is that my redsox hire him eventually as they're pitching coach with Big Papi n Nomar as the hitting coaches and perhaps Varitek as the head coach or at least the bench coach....now that will be unbeliavable....
He is the John Chancellor of analyst baseball. This is his gift.
The Miami Marlins need to hire him
Sean he worked with David Price a lot in this years spring training. David also worked with a lot of hitters. Not sure Pedro or David wants jobs in the MLB. But they will for sure always be there to help Red Sox players
I love when Pedro speaks he's an intelligent mind of baseball
man I could listing to this all day.
was thinking the same
Same
Me too,I just don't get tired of listening to this. Pedro is of of my favorite player,I had the pleasure of meeting him in the hotel where I work here in midtown Manhattan and waooo what a great human being and he gave me his autograph on a baseball which I keep it dearly. I'm proud that he's dominican like me.
How is there not a reality show where Pedro takes celebrities or people in general and teach them how to pitch different pitches? I would so watch that.
8/8 m8 would r8 because its gr8 m8
how about instead he wears clothing and just causally throws it like that and we see how many pitches it takes before a celebrity makes contact
not even a big baseball fan and i would watch this every week
Professor Martinez droppin Mad Knowledge
After watching everything about this dude, he's my all time favorite pitcher
What he did in the steroid era, and at his size, I completely agree with you.
MrBaseballfan84 3
For me it goes Maddux, Pedro, Nolan Ryan. But Pedro is only behind Maddux bc he was who I looked up to growing up, who I modeled my pitching after. Pedro didn't come around until I was older
Wow....met Pedro in Montreal in the 90’s, Expos had an event where you donated blood for tickets. His English is so improved. Pound for pound, one of the most dominant pitchers ever
That’s actually a really cool promo to partner with blood banks to give tickets to those who donate blood! Cheap bleacher seats, whatever-seems good all-around.
...
I guess you call those... nosebleed seats! Aha!
Jeff Finkbonner And you get soda and powdered donuts after to “replenish “. In the last 25 years, I reckon I replenished another 200 pounds
Absolutely my favorite player of all time.
I learned more about pitching from this video then my entire little league/highschool career
As much as I hated this guy as a Yankees fan in his playing days; y'all kiddos need to listen to this man. These are jewels that he is giving from a true grand master of pitching.
F S Did u know that Yanks had a chance to trade for Pedro after he left the expos?
He makes me proud of being Dominican 🇩🇴 and inspires me to succeed here in the US! ❤
Greatest pitcher since Koufax showing show it is done. Amazing.
Brendan A. MacWade lol where's verlander?
Forget both of them. I think you can make a case for kershaw
Maddux is a beast too thou
Pedro was better than koufax, and Maddux
Your talking about bartolo right?
I'm still got my pics with him never forget the kind of human that he it wonderful person thanks Pedro for make me feel more proud of my land my country Dominican Republic
One of the raddest videos I’ve ever seen. Love it when Pedro teaches.
Pedro is just great to listen to.
I could watch breakdowns like this all day
It's so great to watch an all-time great throw a baseball...
Blessed to Live in MTL and seen him live! I love how he ALWAYS and i mean ALWAYS makes a point to say what kids should and should not do pitching wise!
It’s like Pedro has OCD because every pitch has to be perfect I mean look at that control every time I throw a Four-seam it misses the catcher and hits a car
Pedro with the pitcher wisdom. I love it. Maybe I'll be able to throw one like him now.... or maybe not😄
Pedro is one of my favorite pitchers off all time!!!
esa es la leyenda de mi pais arriba pedro
This is Thee Man right here.
Baddest lil Gun slinger to ever do it.
All the other All Time Greats are quite a bit bigger.
Especially @ their playing sizes.
Maddux was the other All Time Great of smaller stature but Pedro was A whole other animal.
Pedro threw HARD and was skinny as a twig.
All the way back in LA with his brother Ramon.
Then Montreal is where he really started showing US what he was capable of and what hitters were in for throughout the next Decade plus.
I Loved it when Pedro pitched.
It was must see Tv whenever
PEDRO MARTINEZ was throwing on S/M/WNB.
Thank you Sir.
“Who’s your Daddy?!!!” 😉
Man I miss watching him pitch I'm going to sound like an old guy but I miss the baseball I grew up with in the 90s so many legends so many greats
I love Pedro so much. He is the ultimate ball player. Absolute class act. Would make a great pitching coach/Manager if he ever got bored at the desk. I wouldn't mind him coming back to boston to help John Farrel out as a pitching coach maybe
can he be on the network every night lol? i would love to have a series with pedro dedicated to pitching
Pedro's explanations are just fantastic.
When Pedro speaks, everyone listens
One of the greatest in baseball 🇩🇴 proud to be Dominicano
Pedro should be getting money for these lessons. He had one of the greatest stretches in the history of pitching and one of the greatest back to back seasons ever. Nasty man
Pedro Latinoamérica te admira y respeta. Hall of famer forever. #RESPECT
"dont try this at home unless you can do it"
classic
I could listen to Pedro talk pitching all day. This was sweet
I don't know much about pitching, but I don't understand how the fact of which way the seams point changes the ball's behavior?
@@greytoeimp It's physics. I'm sure there's a video out there that could explain it better than I can.
So good, pedro such a great teacher
What great insight!!! so great to know!!!
2:00 Damn it looks so easy to throw a strike. Then you try it and the ball goes like 50 cent.
That is the funniest thing I've read today.
I don’t get it
@@corneliusflake2103 Look up 50 Cent's first pitch and you'll laugh for days
What a legend.
Wow just amazing to watch the breakdown of throwing these pitches.
I could listen to Pedro all day talk about pitching it's music to my ears.
great man from dominican republic.
Do You want to be successful,And have a Healthy pitching Career? Listen To This Great Pitcher's Advise! Pedro is a kind of professional Players who knows this Game like no one else!!
WOW, he is unbelieveably knowledgeable! I am so proud to be dominican.
Pedro sound like a magician with the baseball ...my respect... one of the best ....
As a yankee fan ..pedro in his prime is just filthy...top3 pitcher in my list
Pure class Pedro Martinez
Who could give a hit to Pedro Martinez???? hall of famer.!!!!!!!! Dominican!!!! love
God man, Pedro is incredible. Him and Randy for me in my lifetime
Gota love pedros insight on how to be a better pitcher. I play on an adult city league, never pitched but im thinking of giving it a try since i have decent speed but will have to throw batters off with some 2 seamers that sink and change ups.
I love Pedro. Such a genuine dude.
Pure class from Pedro Martinez, the ultimate professional
There is no pitcher I’d rather have as my ace than a prime Pedro Martinez on a good day. Guy was unstoppable when he was on.
Waooo Dios gracias por tener uno de los grandes de mi país
Pedro is a hell of a teacher
Connor Ferrand that's how you demonstrate that you dominate your knowledge
Not a Big Baseball Fan and I'm From Chicago But That Team with Him Manny and Big Papi was just Cool To watch they played with Style man Like I wanted to hang with them Lol Swagger
his pink nail is so cute
knew he was a good pitcher but excellent analysis and breakdown
H P good pitcher!!?? Really!!! He's a Hall of famer dude!
You mean great pitcher. A great among the greats.
Gotta love MLB Network for that last bit for the young guns. Pedro is still spilling with knowledge and come on you gotta love HR
Pedro and Greg Maddux are the best pitchers of our time. Pedro might of pitched in bigger games though. Pedro was a beast!
Arguably the best pitcher of his generation. He pitched in an era where there were straight up killers on the mound
He definitely had some years there where he was absolutely unhittable. He was almost perfect at his Peak
Professor Pedro Martínez!!!
Amazing insight. Great work Pedro.
I heard a story about Pedro. When he first came to the country, he knew no English. One of his coaches took him under his wing and let him stay in his house. Supposedly his wife would give Pedro a new word every morning and by evening, he knew the meaning, could spell it and use it in a sentence. He is very intelligent. Early on, he planned on becoming a doctor.
So awesome! Learned so much about the game from these two 👏
Pedro's English has come a long way. He really made a brand out of himself. Happy for him.
Pedro is cool. Great pitcher and I do respect him.
Pedro is my favourite player of all time. He would be an amazing head coach of a MLB team.
At 14 years old I was regularly throwing 89-90 mph. I pitched on every travel team, sometimes playing literally 7 days a week for various teams traveling the country. I blew out my arm at 14 and spent over a year rehabbing. I then blew it out for good again at 17 while throwing about 92-93 mph. Their were scouts at the game to watch me and another player, and I knew it was over for me almost instantly when it happened.
It's just not worth throwing so often, and throwing breaking balls at a young age. If I have a son that plays baseball (which I hope to) I will not let him pitch in a game at all until he's at least 17 years old. He can focus on hitting and learn the fundamentals of pitching with me in our spare time without all the wear and tear.
Damn I feel bad for your future son
I loved Harold as a player and I really love Harold for MLB! Great diagnosis Mr. Reynolds! Scrappy gent from the Mariners!
Pedro is my favourite pitcher of all time, even though he was on our rival red sox. Go Jays
i love this and i love Pedro!
I miss playing baseball. Started from tball to machine pitch to people pitch. Quite fun
As a yankee fan ..pedro is just filthy. Probably the top 3 best pitchers ever in my mind
I like these 2 guys. Very interesting and very informative for young pitchers
Es un placer escuchar a Pedro dar su clase maestra de picheo y como se preocupa de que los jovenes no hagan los lanzamientos que pueden dañar su futuro.
I love these segments
That's how you should always pitch as a starer. Only show as many different pitches as you need to. If they can't hit the fastball, don't even show them the curve or changeup until they prove they can hit it. Then you have such a weapon in the late innings, when you're throwing pitches they haven't even seen in the game yet.
It's amazing seeing a guy in a suit just throw a ball with such smooth power! Thanks from Texas.
I love pedro Martinez he's the man
Wise words from Pedro, the legend.
Class is in session, Pedro Martinez, a living legend. Preach!
This was fascinating!
Pedro is the man. He throws so effortlessly to this day.
Love Pedro!
por algo sigue fue el grande.aun sigue siendo el grande.
He's on the money about the pressure on shoulder and elbow. I speak from experience. I had a devastating curve ball as a teen, but shoulder didn't like it.
seems like a good dude
pedro still got it
Wish I'd seen this when I was younger. As a lefty I threw a 2 seamer, a 12-6ish over the top curve, 3/4 slurve and circle change. Never had any arm problems my whole life. Picked up a conventional slider (same action as the cutter) soph year in college, blew out my UCL from that within a year. Wish I never touched it.
Pedro, what a player. Respect for a player that respect baseball.
We love you pedro 🇩🇴