I’ve always loved the unwritten respect between umps and catchers. Umps will always dust off the plate or walk out to the pitcher to give them some time, same for catchers going out to the pitcher if an ump gets hit.
It’s an interesting dynamic between catchers and umpires. I do those same things even in youth baseball because I want those young men and women to learn this respect and pass it on. And you’re right - it could be me on the very next pitch!
Catcher in senior league/babe Ruth, coach growling my framing was bad resulting in less trike calls. Ump leans "your framing job is great. These pitches are 5 miles off the plate but you make them look like strikes, its fooling your d@m coach.
Amen to that, i got talked into trying out as relief catcher in our local kids baseball league during practice games... man, my knees hurt worse than in the 27 years of martial arts I stuck with afterwords. Unsung heroes they are, can't have a game without one
As a catcher who’s been getting abused for the last 20 years at various levels of the sport, I tip my hat to pitchers. We are never as vulnerable as those boys are
As a catcher in a competitive league and high school, I have taken no less than 6 hard fouls off the mask, I'm on mask 3 now, and yes, this still hurts and rings your bell for a solid 5 minutes.
I am a retired High School and American Legion umpire, and I can tell you from plenty of personal experience those baseballs that hit low on the mask are the ones that hurt the most and really rings your bell.
August 2020 I took 2 foul balls clear off the mask, I had a delayed reaction to the concussion until the next day and it even gave me a brain bleed, I haven’t umpired since
Baseball weighs what, 5 oz or 140grams approx, doing 90-100mph. I don't really care how much padding is in your facemask, taking that to the chin, or anywhere in the face really is gonna ring your bell. The thing that gets me is the complete lack of ability to protect yourself. Your expecting the ball in the glove, foul tip 2-3 feet in front of you, I'm not sure you'd even see the ball coming.
You can hear the Ump even being surprised. He wasn't even expecting a live ball to still be an issue, he was just trying to make sure the catcher was good. Then boom, "Hey! That's a catch!"
Some of the toughest people in sports. Catchers, moto-cross racers, MMA/boxers etc. These people KNOW they are going to get hurt. I coached baseball for years and I would say the average catcher took 1-2 fastballs off the balls and several to the mask a year. I raced MX for years and was NEVER 100% physically and I knew every race could be my last (and then it was) Going into a cage to punched silly by a world class athlete. It's a different breed. Shout out to all combat vats that take this mentality to a different level. I salute you all
It's amazing how long it can take for some safety innovations to take hold. The first crude facemask was used in 1927, but it took until the mid 1970s until pretty much all NHL goalies wore them regularly.
I was a catcher in high school and beyond. The balls to the mask never bothered me. However, my pitchers never threw like this and the hitters never swung like these pros. God bless them all. My favorite positions in baseball. Been hit in the balls a few times despite wearing a cup. Backwards ones get ya.
I’m a former catcher and I was lucky enough not to take one off the mask but it does hurt the knees as a catcher as your bending your knees for a while
the reaction was for a perceived strikeout. The real reaction came from the pitcher. The ball actually got him on the inner inner thigh. Whether it's a foul ball off the catcher or umpires mask, a hit-by-pitch or a foul ball off the ankle? They all hurt like hell.
@@hughdismuke4703 dude that ball got the catcher in the twig and giggle berries. NO THIGH THERE BUD. That way nothing but a bell ringer. The pitcher was the clue. He immediately grabbed his junk like I feel that one to bro
Alex Avila for the Tigers used to get hit so often it seemed like something supernatural was happening. He got hit 3 consecutive pitches once. As you can see here that he got hit so hard it sparked!
In all the years I followed baseball I never saw sparks before. I first thought it was mask parts, paint chips or something else. In slow motion it's clearly sparks.
I gotta give respect to the umpires that have the awareness to help balance a struck catcher, prevent him from falling and making it worse. With all the other things they have to monitor, they still have some mental juice left for that!
That last one that gets the Yankees catcher in the grill then the junk. The pitcher you could see had some MAJOR SYMPATHY PAINS. Like damn bro that hurt
Used to catch when I was 12-16 remember one game where it was 3-4 hard shots in the last 2 innings. My ears were ringing like I just got back from a concert
I love how the umpires are right there supporting the catcher's body so they don't fall and that play when even though the catcher's hit he rolls over and makes the catch.
I've got to wonder how the new pitch clock will affect the umps walking to the mound or brushing off the plate to give the catcher a few extra seconds to recover.
It's less that they don't care and more of not much you can do there as an opposing player in the middle of competition. I think the best they can do in that moment is to stay out of the way.
@@kyleturney2742 Still your fellow player and competitor (and human). It's only respectful to make sure they're okay than walk away like nothing happened.
When I was in 7th grade our 9th grade team told me I was so good at catching the ball they wanted me to be their catcher for the season. This was a school with pretty rough kids and crappy baseball equipment. I made a business decision and refused, they'd have put me in the hospital and I knew it.
I tried catching once in a game. A few of them got me in the face, felt like my face cavity was loosened. I had a new respect for my catchers from that point on.
I am glad to see the use of those hockey masks diminishing as they have next to no padding for absorption. They also do not come off easily. The bird cage types are getting better with better materials and way more padding. Also very important are the type of helmet you wear under the mask. Those with the square backs secure the mask much better than an earless batting helmet.
The only good thing to say is that none were intentional. I remember back in the 1970s and 1980s that catchers only wore a soft cap under the mask. You might as well not be wearing anything at that rate.
I sorta remember taking a puck to the mask sophomore year. Actually I remember kneeling and watching the game thinking this is a great seat. My math skills dropped, critical thinking got foggy and I took time off from engineering school. I started in '75, graduated in '94. I'll be donating my body to a med school when I am done with it. someone will put together the personal history and what the brain looks like.
Crazy that these guys don't have more neck protection. Some of them still don't have the instinct to reflexively tuck their chin when the ball approaches.
@@claude122 Whenever the ball hits the bat but doesn't hit the ground. A player can catch it and the batter will be called out...because they made contact with the ball.
Half of the hits in the video were him. I started to cringe when the announcers were saying "again" like it was the second time that series or even that night.
I was a catcher for 15 years and I loved foul balls off the mask. It's so hard to explain you get so loopy but usually just for a second. Haha I miss those days. I need to go join this adult league by my house before I get too old. Catch a few more games. Hopefully they didn't ban running over the catcher cuz I used to love getting run over also. Nothing better than getting run over and holding onto the ball. I never would have wanted that part of the game banned even when I was the one that was getting trucked. The buster PUSSY rule
Traditional masks are far lighter and give you a better visibility, the “hockey style mask” is far heavier, has slightly less visibility (not enough to really have a performance difference) but are much stronger and absorb blows from balls better than the traditional small mask that slips on and off the helmet
I was a catcher for 12 years… these are the worst. I started wearing my shooting glasses under my mask to stop things getting in my eyes. Only thing worse is a foul into the nut cup
Now I understand why Buster Posey retired what I thought seemed “a little early”. You have your rings, you have your concussions, go ahead and retire, champ.
Every one of these impacts should be checked by the team trainer. One of the dimwitted announcers mentioned that the catcher there had taken another foul ball off the mask just the night before. What we now know about TBIs tells us that a concussive event (especially if one has not healed from it) makes it much more likely that a person will have further and more dangerous concussions. Hopefully we won’t see any catchers with CTE down the road.
If something hits you in the head area and knock you down (even if doesn't make direct contact with your body), you should be forced to leave the game. Concussions are not something to take likely.
Sparks means the mask is made of titanium. Thing it, those pitches are coming in there way hot... it's teammate vs teammate - batter isn't responsible if anyones thinking about lawsuits.
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I’ve always loved the unwritten respect between umps and catchers. Umps will always dust off the plate or walk out to the pitcher to give them some time, same for catchers going out to the pitcher if an ump gets hit.
It’s an interesting dynamic between catchers and umpires. I do those same things even in youth baseball because I want those young men and women to learn this respect and pass it on. And you’re right - it could be me on the very next pitch!
I wonder how the pitch clock will affect the catcher/umpire relationship.
Yea a everyone wants robo umps and to took away the umps strike zone
Two unrelated men standing in front of bullets. Catchers and umps are brothers in arms.
Catcher in senior league/babe Ruth, coach growling my framing was bad resulting in less trike calls. Ump leans "your framing job is great. These pitches are 5 miles off the plate but you make them look like strikes, its fooling your d@m coach.
I have a lot of respect for catchers - toughest men on the field.
Amen to that, i got talked into trying out as relief catcher in our local kids baseball league during practice games... man, my knees hurt worse than in the 27 years of martial arts I stuck with afterwords. Unsung heroes they are, can't have a game without one
As a catcher who’s been getting abused for the last 20 years at various levels of the sport, I tip my hat to pitchers.
We are never as vulnerable as those boys are
Damn my head started hurting after watching these clips!
What about the batter? They don’t have masks on and take hits to the head from time to time
As a catcher in a competitive league and high school, I have taken no less than 6 hard fouls off the mask, I'm on mask 3 now, and yes, this still hurts and rings your bell for a solid 5 minutes.
I am a retired High School and American Legion umpire, and I can tell you from plenty of personal experience those baseballs that hit low on the mask are the ones that hurt the most and really rings your bell.
August 2020 I took 2 foul balls clear off the mask, I had a delayed reaction to the concussion until the next day and it even gave me a brain bleed, I haven’t umpired since
I agree.
I believe it.
Baseball weighs what, 5 oz or 140grams approx, doing 90-100mph. I don't really care how much padding is in your facemask, taking that to the chin, or anywhere in the face really is gonna ring your bell.
The thing that gets me is the complete lack of ability to protect yourself.
Your expecting the ball in the glove, foul tip 2-3 feet in front of you, I'm not sure you'd even see the ball coming.
@@petert3355 and imagine it’s a 95+ mph heater off a foul tip, that’s easily over 100 right in your face with zero reaction time. Can’t imagine
the foul tip off the face and then the catch, was just amazing. he did it bare handed also.
6:12 is damn impressive, off the mask and caught bare handed.
You can hear the Ump even being surprised. He wasn't even expecting a live ball to still be an issue, he was just trying to make sure the catcher was good. Then boom, "Hey! That's a catch!"
Some of the toughest people in sports. Catchers, moto-cross racers, MMA/boxers etc. These people KNOW they are going to get hurt. I coached baseball for years and I would say the average catcher took 1-2 fastballs off the balls and several to the mask a year. I raced MX for years and was NEVER 100% physically and I knew every race could be my last (and then it was) Going into a cage to punched silly by a world class athlete. It's a different breed. Shout out to all combat vats that take this mentality to a different level. I salute you all
The quick reactions of the umpires is impressive.
Baseball had been around for almost 30 years BEFORE the catcher’s mask was invented. Let that sink in.
It's amazing how long it can take for some safety innovations to take hold. The first crude facemask was used in 1927, but it took until the mid 1970s until pretty much all NHL goalies wore them regularly.
Even if the ump hates you, it's pretty much one thing guaranteed that they'll empathize with you on.
I was a catcher in high school and beyond. The balls to the mask never bothered me. However, my pitchers never threw like this and the hitters never swung like these pros. God bless them all. My favorite positions in baseball. Been hit in the balls a few times despite wearing a cup. Backwards ones get ya.
6:31, unbelievable catch made, unbelievable 👏👏👏👏👏
As a catcher all throughout high school, i promise you it hurts worse than it looks.
Also as a catcher through high school, yeah. It hurts. Sometimes, not right away, but you will feel it after your shower and into the next day.
I was a catcher....that shit really hurts....for days...got hit like that in back to back pitches...felt like a broken jaw.
I’m a former catcher and I was lucky enough not to take one off the mask but it does hurt the knees as a catcher as your bending your knees for a while
took a fair share off the mask as well. It's like getting hit by powerful jab right up the middle in boxing.
Back to back?.....Yikes....brutal
@@brianvanasse7627 thats' unheard of even if it was one game. Everyone takes at least one off the mask. What did you guys play with, a nerf ball?
Even with the padding, it's still like taking a sledgehammer to the face.
Hurts like hell yes but at least they have done away with the old face masks and went to the hockey mask version for the extra coverage of the face
A position that separates the men from the boys, nothing but respect for those behind the plate !!
I absolutely love the fan reaction to Sanchez balls being obliterated
the reaction was for a perceived strikeout. The real reaction came from the pitcher. The ball actually got him on the inner inner thigh.
Whether it's a foul ball off the catcher or umpires mask, a hit-by-pitch or a foul ball off the ankle? They all hurt like hell.
@@hughdismuke4703 dude that ball got the catcher in the twig and giggle berries. NO THIGH THERE BUD. That way nothing but a bell ringer. The pitcher was the clue. He immediately grabbed his junk like I feel that one to bro
This would be the only position I would NEVER play. Kudos to all the catchers that stick with it. Tough bastards
No one is gonna talk about the Ranger catcher who takes one to the noggin and then just bare hands the ball for an out😂
Easily the best clip 😂
Me: "This list is invalid without the catcher who's mask sparks."
0:53
Me: "Good on you."
Alex Avila for the Tigers used to get hit so often it seemed like something supernatural was happening. He got hit 3 consecutive pitches once. As you can see here that he got hit so hard it sparked!
In all the years I followed baseball I never saw sparks before. I first thought it was mask parts, paint chips or something else. In slow motion it's clearly sparks.
why do the batters not care? if that were me i’d feel so bad and make sure they’re alright but they just walk around till it’s time to hit again
@@yammmit and foul it off their face again. Lol!
@@yammmit opposing team. Batters and catchers are diametrically opposed
@@ekothesilent9456 so? they’re still another human, i’d feel awful if i hit them
6:28 wow! That's incredible!
I gotta give respect to the umpires that have the awareness to help balance a struck catcher, prevent him from falling and making it worse. With all the other things they have to monitor, they still have some mental juice left for that!
That last one that gets the Yankees catcher in the grill then the junk. The pitcher you could see had some MAJOR SYMPATHY PAINS. Like damn bro that hurt
Posey has got to be one of the toughest guys
The last one: he gets the mask knocked cockeyed and Posey doesn't react immediately. It's like he's thinking "I should have been a florist".
@@scottbilger9294 Then immediately after he thought, "Well, florists don't get $167M contracts, so I guess I'll suck it up."
I was gonna say, dude hardly reacted to any of those hits
Great video. Never seen that before. That’s some violent stuff.
Used to catch when I was 12-16 remember one game where it was 3-4 hard shots in the last 2 innings. My ears were ringing like I just got back from a concert
I love how the umpires are right there supporting the catcher's body so they don't fall and that play when even though the catcher's hit he rolls over and makes the catch.
I've got to wonder how the new pitch clock will affect the umps walking to the mound or brushing off the plate to give the catcher a few extra seconds to recover.
What I find truly sad is 99% of the time the batter doesn’t even seem to care.
Part of the game not like they did it on purpose, they chose their position
Dude I know, I would be checking on them but the batter does not even care.
Daddy trout did
It's less that they don't care and more of not much you can do there as an opposing player in the middle of competition. I think the best they can do in that moment is to stay out of the way.
@@kyleturney2742 Still your fellow player and competitor (and human). It's only respectful to make sure they're okay than walk away like nothing happened.
kudos to the catcher that took one in the face and still fought to make the play and catch it amazing work
I've always thought that catchers were the toughest guys on the field. Such beatings they take. Pitch after pitch.
Umps and catchers are kindred spirits.
I remember back when umpires used those big protective cushions in front of them. What happened to those? Not that it would protect the catchers.
They have a chest protector that fits under the uniform. That's why the home plate umpires always look like such big guys.
@@Michael-cf9cj I also noticed in another video, the ump wears shin pads under his pants.
oh!!! that last one hit so hard, he's not gonna have any kids now.
It's amazing no one lost an eye with all the debris flying off the mask.
Most catchers close their eyes when the ball arrives in the glove, if it’s foul tipped into their mask, their eyes will most likely be closed
@@bl.it.z Damn what a tough job. I'd rather underwater weld
I was never a good baseball player. But watching a video like this makes me glad I'm a lefty and wouldn't have been allowed to be a catcher.
When I was in 7th grade our 9th grade team told me I was so good at catching the ball they wanted me to be their catcher for the season. This was a school with pretty rough kids and crappy baseball equipment. I made a business decision and refused, they'd have put me in the hospital and I knew it.
Baseball catchers and hockey goalies, 2 toughest players in sports
1:57 the look of man who's thinking "I've gotta find another job, I'm getting tired of this shit"
Gary ending this video is gold
I tried catching once in a game. A few of them got me in the face, felt like my face cavity was loosened. I had a new respect for my catchers from that point on.
I am glad to see the use of those hockey masks diminishing as they have next to no padding for absorption. They also do not come off easily. The bird cage types are getting better with better materials and way more padding. Also very important are the type of helmet you wear under the mask. Those with the square backs secure the mask much better than an earless batting helmet.
Came here expecting to see several clips of Yadier Molina and even got a bonus Jose Molina.
The last one, Sanchez, wasn't a hit to the mask but it dang sure hit his helmet! 😂
Thanks for the visual.
The pitcher certainly felt that one. Lol!
The last clip😂
The only good thing to say is that none were intentional.
I remember back in the 1970s and 1980s that catchers only wore a soft cap under the mask. You might as well not be wearing anything at that rate.
NFL: you’re coming off right now, and you’re not playing next week either.
MLB: damn bro that was 2 in a row, you need 10 seconds?
I sorta remember taking a puck to the mask sophomore year. Actually I remember kneeling and watching the game thinking this is a great seat.
My math skills dropped, critical thinking got foggy and I took time off from engineering school. I started in '75, graduated in '94.
I'll be donating my body to a med school when I am done with it. someone will put together the personal history and what the brain looks like.
8:16 I see what you did there. Biggest hit off the head lol 🤣
Crazy that these guys don't have more neck protection. Some of them still don't have the instinct to reflexively tuck their chin when the ball approaches.
6:27 unbelievable!
Hey,that IS a catch.YES IT IS!!!!!
@@bbnflpn not bad as he just got concussion.
6:26 is SWEET !!!
i dont get this one lol how a foul ball from catcher mask still count??
@@claude122 Whenever the ball hits the bat but doesn't hit the ground. A player can catch it and the batter will be called out...because they made contact with the ball.
@@ceedaddy but it hits catcher mask lol idk i never seen this happening before must be something very rare
Geez....the Giants catchers taking a lot of beatings
You gotta be crazy to play baseball, but you gotta be a nutcase to play catcher
That one batter almost had his fingers slammed between the ball and the bat
Probably why Posey had a bounceback year after taking a year off.
Half of the hits in the video were him. I started to cringe when the announcers were saying "again" like it was the second time that series or even that night.
The giants sure beat the hell out of their catchers.
We’ve got whole different stories if they didn’t have those masks
I think Yadi wore about 3 in 1 game a few years ago.
Posey and Molina are seriously unlucky with this.
I was a catcher for 15 years and I loved foul balls off the mask. It's so hard to explain you get so loopy but usually just for a second. Haha I miss those days. I need to go join this adult league by my house before I get too old. Catch a few more games. Hopefully they didn't ban running over the catcher cuz I used to love getting run over also. Nothing better than getting run over and holding onto the ball. I never would have wanted that part of the game banned even when I was the one that was getting trucked. The buster PUSSY rule
As a twins fan..the last one is hilarious especially when yankee fans cheer before realizing what happened lol
6:32 best one for the out
took some shots when I was 10-11 years old.. cant imagine taking shots from major league pitching off major league hitting
That last one was a doozy
6:30 you can hear quite clearly "Hey! That's a catch!"
Can anyone answer the question that broadcaster asked? If it is stuck in the mask, is that a catch which makes it an out?
Has someone who has never caught. What’s the pros and cons of the mask that goes around hard hat and the mask that is a one piece
Traditional masks are far lighter and give you a better visibility, the “hockey style mask” is far heavier, has slightly less visibility (not enough to really have a performance difference) but are much stronger and absorb blows from balls better than the traditional small mask that slips on and off the helmet
The last guy gets hit in the rocks. That's a 2fer
I was a catcher for 12 years… these are the worst. I started wearing my shooting glasses under my mask to stop things getting in my eyes. Only thing worse is a foul into the nut cup
God bless you
8:16 that was a breaking balls
Well, now I know what the cage is for
Now I understand why Buster Posey retired what I thought seemed “a little early”. You have your rings, you have your concussions, go ahead and retire, champ.
He was such a good hitter. Wonder if he would ever move to first or dh somewhere
@@jackspinner4727 he wasnt playing at 1st base in his last years? im pretty sure he was
@@claude122 he might have been. Lol I’m a brewers fan so didn’t watch giants a lot.
I could never be a catcher. They have the toughest position in sports
One of those shots ended my baseball career.
What i realized is when the catcher gets hit, they intend to fall over, it seems that they get hit so hard it knocks them back.
Will Smith has springs in his
Imagine if they had only a helmet for protection 😳
Every one of these impacts should be checked by the team trainer. One of the dimwitted announcers mentioned that the catcher there had taken another foul ball off the mask just the night before. What we now know about TBIs tells us that a concussive event (especially if one has not healed from it) makes it much more likely that a person will have further and more dangerous concussions. Hopefully we won’t see any catchers with CTE down the road.
If something hits you in the head area and knock you down (even if doesn't make direct contact with your body), you should be forced to leave the game. Concussions are not something to take likely.
I used to play catcher, the ump always has your back as a catcher, and you his.
No music on the beginning of the video!
Lesson learned from this video: Don't be a catcher in San Francisco
What upsets me is that you never see the batter concerned about the catcher. What does that say about those players
Sparks means the mask is made of titanium.
Thing it, those pitches are coming in there way hot... it's teammate vs teammate - batter isn't responsible if anyones thinking about lawsuits.
The announcer said it was a foul tip. It was NOT a foul tip!
it must hurt more when your uniform has pinstripes on it...
Even the batters ask the catcher's are you ok and by the look of their face
very first clip SOUND like it hurt😯
I think that last one missed the mask lol
And not one batter checked on the catcher. What does that say about team sport?
So ive never been hit in the mask so what does it feel like can someone fill me in.
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Oh man, those are brutal! Boys need not apply behind the plate. Players and umps alike.
Got to wonder how many concussions and broken bones are prevented by the face mask. Some of those guys would be in a world of hurt without them.
Posey and ping just got beat up
ouch
Many piña that's my cousin on the first one!!