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the one who you were concerned about, getting stretchered off, his name is alex cobb and he made a full recovery and got paid a few years ago. the second one, JA Happ, also made a full recovery and is with the yankees now

Jennings at 8:31 will always be the scariest looking one for me. The way he stumbles and stares like there's just absolutely nobody home up in his head is frightening.

These are mostly freak accidents. The exceptions are when a pitcher is being a total jerk.

When i was a freshman in high school, i got hit by a 85 mile per hour fastball in the calf of my leg. It didn't hurt but my entire lower leg was numb for 3-4 days and it felt like a baseball was stuck in my leg when i walked

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My good friend growing up made the big leagues and was hit in the head. He had to re learn how to talk, walk, everything. He’s trained hard to make it back to the big leagues and he is once again pitching for the cardinals in the MLB. Search up Daniel Ponce de Leon. Such an amazing story, and he’s a really great guy too.

The worst part of the video was that Love Island advert 🤣🤣🤣

For me, the scariest one was the guy spinning in a circle and then standing up and trying to do things but unable to... that's the same thing I see when I have to stun a rat before feeding it to my snake. Absolutely chilling!

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Now that you have seen the risks, I'm sure you can more fully appreciate how difficult it is to concentrate on hitting the ball.

4:19 since that field is artificial turf it’s going to be faster when it bounces, sounds stupid I know but it’s true

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The first clip features Giancarlo Stanton, who broke his jaw and missed the final two months of the season. The Rays Pitcher Alex Cobb (the one hit in the head by a line drive) was on the injured list for about two months following. THe Marlins pitcher Dan Jennings was in a Pittsburgh area hospital for a night for observations, but he only had a concussion from the ball. The Yankees Pitcher that was hit (Bryan Mitchell) had a slightly broken nose. The clip with Jimmy Nelson (the Milwaukee Brewers pitcher being hit) is probably the hardest for me to watch, because I was watching this game live when this happened (because i'm a St. Louis Cardinals Fan). Even harder was Tommy Pham's (the batter) reaction He had a contusion and concussion, but was otherwise alright. JA Happ, the Blue Jays pitcher that was hit, had a contusion and a cut on his left ear. He was out for about 2 1/2 months following.

The mask they are wearing at @3:26 is just to warm the play up, you will probably see similar things to that when its pretty cold out (close to freezing), usually when the season has just started (in April) and its in a northern park, and usually only when they're going through a cold wave. Also there was only 1 death directly from baseball, and it was Ray Chapman, who got hit in the head by a baseball during 1920. Chapmans death lead to baseballs being replaced the after they touch the ground (previously, they would use a ball until it was completely unusable), the banning of the spitball, and eventually the requirement to wear batting helmets. Regarding pitchers being directly hit in the head by a batted ball, there has been some talk of padded fielding hats, but it hasn't seen widespread use yet, usually only pitchers who were injured by a directly batted ball have worn them.

A "morbid curiosity" is part of the human experience. We all have it.

8:22 he was actually knocked out but his body stoop up

Hey man, Baseball is the best, please do Fastest throws, Unbelievably Athletic Plays, or Fastest players! Nice video man. Thumbs up.

The first one almost ended Stanton's career

Luke I have no idea how I found you and your channel but you have made me feel good when you upload so keep up the great content

Jennings ,the Miami marlins pitcher, was a textbook example of primal survival mode that TBI victims have during the initial shock of the trauma. He started to scramble and try to make sense of his surroundings before finally giving in to blacking out. One of the scariest things ive seen.

Some players do wear extra flaps on their helmet, but most don’t like it because it effects their vision when they’re trying to see the ball coming to the plate

6:01 - Archie Bradley, it took him almost two years before he could play again!

6:15 the Alex Cobb clip. He's still playing. He was a fantastic starting pitcher back when he was in Tampa Bay. (Which is when this clip takes place)

That one around 6:50 I was actually at that game. He recovered but was never the same after that. He was out for an entire year. If you decide to look it up his name is Alex Cobb

I really like the respect and genuine interest you have for all these sports. Great channel. definitely subscribed!

I like watching your reactions to these sports (although this one is tough to watch). I can relate because I had the change to visit London from the states last year and saw Watford beat Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road in the FA cup last year. Not knowing too much about soccer that really blew my mind... very very different than an American sporting event. Had a great time by the way. Keep the content coming!

Great videos man, love seeing another point of view to these sports, keep it up 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

When you are a young kid part of learning to play the sport is getting over the mental hurdle that tells you to jump back for fear of getting hit in the face. That’s the toughness of the game. And in many of the pitches in the last video you had of people swinging and missing and getting fooled by the curve of the ball, well that is partly them reacting to a ball that curves at their face to make them flinch and then curves back over the play not hitting them. A young kid has to learn not to flinch. Some kids never learn to control that fear.

I remember when Ron Cey of the Dodgers took a nearly 100mph pitch to the side of the head. Honestly, he was never the same.

Best infield plays!!! And Kobe 81 point game!!!

I love how the old man with headphones in the background at 1:50 has the most evil smile on his face when Stanton got crushed in the face by that fastball.

I played baseball for 9 years when I was a kid. I've been hit by baseball in the head, arm, even the nads once. It's not fun. People say you don't need to be tough to play baseball, yet this compilation disproves that completely.

The same can happen to spectators in the stands, some have been absolutely smoked by foul balls, that's why many clubs are extending protective nets down to the far ends of the dugouts (those are where the players sit during the game).

Love your videos man! Keep it up

1:50 he broke his jaw, he now wears an extension to his helmet that protects his jaw. 4:32 You are very right about that. 6:55 I'm pretty sure that most of them return. In fact the first guy you saw returned and won the Most Valuable Player award. 9:20 Doctors are right next to the field so they get there immediately after the play is over. 12:55 Many players do wear them, some don't like it because it impedes their vision.

You still havent seen the best part of baseball. Best infield plays!!! They just made one of the best plays of the decade and its amazing

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Thanks for taking the suggestion. It's hard to watch, but it's helpful for people to know what kind of power the ball has.

Like 99 percent of them come back fine :)

Hi Luka, there are medical staff on the bench. It takes mere seconds before someone with medical expertise is able to get to these guys. Many teams in addition to the training staff (medical people) also have doctors either readily available at the side of the dugout, or in the immediate vicinity if the injury requires an actual doctor to treat the problem immediately. Also, there are ambulances at every game with paramedics. You generally don't see them as a fan, but when you see someone on a stretcher, they are actually going to the ambulance for transport to the hospital, or into the medical room at the stadium. There is PLENTY of immediately available medical attention for these guys, and then more definitive higher level medical care nearby in the city.

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The "gun shield" you see Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox wearing at 3:25 is actually a mask to keep him warm. The baseball season begins in April and runs through October. The video shows the White Sox wearing a home field uniform, and there can be cold nights in Chicago, and even moreso for games played in Minneapolis, home to the Minnesota Twins. Latin players -- Abreu is Cuban -- are particularly keen to stay warm in late spring and early autumn.

The first scene was a ball strike to the ear guard on the helmet. Your temples, the soft cartilage right above your nose and where the head meets the end of your spine, but you don't get a lot of basilar skull injuries in baseball since it on the back of your head. In one of the other head strike videos a little girl was at a game with her brother and father and a foul ball hit her head right above her left ear. The two teams (i dont remember exactly which teams were playing) nearly refused to even continue the game, since a portion of them were in tears. The Game went on and the girl recovered.

The worst is when balls or bats hit people in the stands. There was a very small girl that got hit with a line drive last year really hard. Whether or not to have nets all the way around the stands has been a debate in this sport for quite some time.

I was playing baseball in highschool and I hit the biggest class bully in the upper leg with a line drive that sent him to the clinic. I was a hero for the day. He vowed to kick my ass but we became best friends.

Worse place to get hit in the head in my opinion is the teeth.

In 2007 Mike Coolbaugh, a batting coach for the minor league team the Tulsa Drillers, was tragically killed by a line drive during a game.The ball hit him directly in the head and he died an hour later. While fatalities in baseball are rare, they are a possibility.

Alex Cobb (the one at 6:15) I think was out for a few months but made a full recovery and returned to pitch either that season or early the next season. Then the poor dude tore his UCL shortly after his return and got Tommy John surgery which sidelined him for another 1.5 years. He fought back to play after that but was never quite the same pitcher. Sucks, he was my favorite player at the time.

The scariest thing is how often this happens in all leagues (all ages)... it's happened to me and some of my teammates... shit humbles you instantly

This happened to my grandson when he was 12 and pitching for the Richmond Braves. It broke his jaw and fractured all the bones around his eye socket. He was in rehab for quite a while but thank GOD he was back the next season. He went on to be a stellar player, one of the top 10 pitchers in the region. Won all kinds of awards and got a scholarship to VMI to pitch for them and many other offers. He was put on the 2017 draft for the Dodgers but opted for college instead.

Cobb, the pitcher who got hit on the side of the head, is still pitching today. He came back and still does pretty well.

Alex Cobb (6:15 mark) was fine, mild concussion and a cut on his ear. He's still pitching, currently with the Orioles. That hit happened back in 2013, and the following year he started pushing for young athletes to wear a padded insert for their hats/helmets.

This happened to me. I was pitching and the batter lined it right back to my mouth, knocking all my front teeth out in the process... Strangely enough, it did not hurt at all. It just felt like a big impact...although i did lose control of my body for a good 20 seconds or so. I kept telling myself, "ok, get up man," but no lol.

Mike Trout career highlights. The man is on track to be the best player ever. The gap between him and the rest of the top players is huge. His mix of athleticism and pure natural ability is jaw dropping. In baseball there are simply some guys who have this natural ability that cant be explained because everything is so reactionary. His ability to hit any pitcher and just about any type of pitch is incredible. And he’s one of the best defensive players.

very consistent bro🔥🔥🔥🔥

i saw a video of yours probably 3 months ago, you seem alot more confident in front of the camera even from that short of time. either it was just the one video, or your making great strides

Giancarlo Stanton was out for the rest of that season (which is the guy in orange that got carried away by the car) and Alexander Cobb was the other one that got carried away and he also was out for the rest of the season. But they are both perfectly fine now and are still playing baseball

Previous to the 2019 season, jaw protection for your batting helmet was only there if a batter wanted it. But in the 2019 season it became mandatory for all players to have the jaw protection pieces. Giancarlo Stanton (one of the first players in the montage, the one in orange and was kicking his feet...) he was hit back in September 2014, that was more serious then they though with dental problems and facial bone fracturing, ended that season for him. But in 2017 he won MVP for his league. He's now playing for the New York Yankees. And the catchers get drilled, as does the home plate umpire, all the time, that's why they both wear face mask and protective gear. And yes concussion protocol is something like 15 days on the injury list, and constant checks by the docs before they're allowed to come back. And I've always been of the opinion that pro baseball players are some of the absolute beasts in pro sports. They play just about every day from March until early October... and if your team makes play-offs that could extend the season into early November. And if you're a pitcher or catcher? You start 2-3 weeks earlier at Spring training (it starts in a matter of days from when I write this comment) than the rest of the team.

The first one on here with Stanton from the Marlins, I was at that game, it was brutal. Broke just about the whole left side of his face. He did recover, thankfully.

Since you asked, only one player has ever been killed during an MLB game: in 1920, Ray Chapman was hit directly in the temple by a pitch from Carl Mays and died 12 hours later. Back then, batters didn't wear helmets and pitchers were allowed to rub various substances on the ball (spit, tobacco juice, pine tar, shoe polish) to make it move differently, but that also made the ball a lot harder for batters to see, especially later in the afternoon when there wasn't as much light. Chapman's death led to new rules banning the spitball and mandating the use of a fresh ball whenever the old one gets dirty. Amazingly, though, batting helmets still wouldn't be made mandatory until the 1950s.

*Reacts to MLB FACE shots* "Did that hit him in the chest/shoulder/arm??"

I was at the game when Cobb left on a stretcher. He spent the night at the hospital but didn't play for a big chunk of the summer.

The temples are the soft indents on the side of our heads next to eyes

Giancarlo Stanton (the first guy) now wears a protective section covering his face after that incident. I wouldn’t feel too bad for him though, he fully recovered and has one of biggest contracts in baseball.

Idk if you see comments on videos this old, but one I remember watching live on TV was Matt Clement. He was a promising young pitcher who was never the same again and his career was ruined by it. They never show him in these compilations for some reason.

The overwhelming majority of guys that get hit in the head return to the game. Although it sometimes is a while before they return depending on the severity of the injury. As a Blue Jays fan, I can tell you for sure that Jose Reyes (guy in blue that got hit in the face in on the throw from the outfield) and J.A Happ (pitcher in blue at the end of the video) both returned and continued playing like nothing happened, and I'd even argue that Happ has been better since then

pitchers getting hit doesn't happen LITERALLY every day, but when it does, its not good. These guys are absolute champs. Yes, you aren't running every second of a baseball game or getting tackled every minute, but their is still a high amount of injuries.

It’s funny to see people from England react to real athletes

The one pitcher who was stretchered off was out of the MLB for a couple seasons but did make a return

Vast majority of these guys do come back in the same season even if not the following season. There've only been a few instances where the injury was truly severe enough to keep them from playing long term. That said... there have been deaths (though exceedingly rare). One was from a pitch called a 'spitball' which hit a batter in the head. He died later in the hospital from his injuries. Another player, Kirby Puckett, took one to the eye and subsequently lost vision in that eye, meaning his career was over. Another player took a line drive to the groin and had to have a testicle removed. Most commonly (in an uncommon event), players hit in the head like this might suffer vision problems more than anything: blurred vision, depth perception problems, partial blindness, total blindness, etc.

For anyone who has never held a baseball before, they are hard. The ball is basically tightly-wound string with a cover over it. It hurts like hell getting hit in the thigh, much less more sensitive areas like the face, elbow, wrist, shin, etc.

The first one in the video was Stanton. He had his cheekbone broken and wore a face guard for quite a long time afterward. Sadly , even more so in the old days pitchers actually targeted batters heads in retribution for some previous offense.

Apparently I need to watch more baseball, some very good looking men playing, TY sir!

The Alex Cobb one I was watching that one, and the Ray's are my favorite team so that was hard, but hes back to pitching on a different team now hes okay, and I play baseball and when you get hit by one it hurts

I remember pitching in highschool and the batter nailed my pitch full force and the ball came back straight into my left eye. I remember waking up in the hospital and how my left eye is now colorblind. Pain didn't start till after I was released.

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The first guy Giancarlo Stanton who got stretchered out missed the rest of the season. He now wears a chin gaurd attachment with his helmet a lot of players started to last season and this season they make helmets with them built in. This season or last he faced the pitcher who hit him and he hit him again in the body, but the next at bat for him Stanton hit a Home Run and rubbed it in the pitchers face!

The silence in the stadium when things like this happen is deafening.

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Just a little info, the first head shot on stanton was a season ending one and a few years later the same pitcher hit stanton again but that same game stanton hit a home run

Baseball is my sport. Played for 6 years and it’s scary having a ball thrown at your head or it hit right back to you

A few guys that were taken out on the stretchers never pitched again. Most of them had to sit out for a few games and recover after the hit.

When I was 14 I took a line drive to the mouth and I have a neat scar to show for it, but the thing that stands out to me the most to this day is the sound of the ball hitting my face. It was a really loud, internal sound, like if you plugged your ears and hummed except way louder

One pitcher was hit in the back of the head by a line drive that was doing well over a 100 MPH. His skull was fractured. It took him over a year to heal and come back to the mound. Another pitcher was hit in the face and his jaw and skull was fractured. He came back as well but he ended up retiring because he was afraid of bring hit again.

I'm pretty sure only one baseball player has been killed during a game. Ray Chapman was hit by a pitch and killed in the 1920s. Thats why batters are required to wear helmets now. A fan was actually recently killed at my home team stadium (Texas Rangers) trying to catch a ball. A outfielder tossed up a ball into the stands and he fell and was killed. He went with his son. They know have a statue of him and his son in front of the stadium.

The lack of protection is namely because the pitchers and batters are actually pretty damn accurate, but all it takes is one misjudged move, and a ball moving in excess of 80mph can find some very sensitive equipment.

In youth sports, baseball has the most fatalities - there are more players for one, but it is mostly because the ball can travel much faster than a young kid can react. Even an impact to the chest can be fatal

All of the people (at least in the modern clips, but probably everyone) was fine and came back

You're right about not feeling bad for it, we're aren't celebrating injuries, like you said, it happens.

5:09 all the fan reactions are great in this angle shot. The bat boy doesn’t seem too worried tho lol

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There are usually doctors in the dugouts, if not, they’re in the locker room waiting to see if something happens

the one where it hit him in the back of the head (Alex Cobb). He had to have some surgery but made out of it alright and in fact is still pitching in the majors today. Was with Baltimore last year.

2:03 in the stands in the front row look at the lady with the pink shirt face 😂😂😂

I remember a guy named Steve Yeager who was waiting in the on deck circle when he got hit in the neck with a piece of a wood from a broken bat, it pierced his esophagus and he almost died. He then invented a flap guard for himself and other catchers to protect their throats. Try checking out some broken bat videos or players who got caught using illegal bats when they broke it during a game!

A friend of mine was killed playing baseball, ran out to catch a ball and lost it in the sun, it hit him between the eyes and he dropped, got back up, fell again and then couldn't get up at all. We called an ambulance and he vomited and started bleeding from one ear and into one of his eyes as well while we waited, they got him to the hospital, started prepping him for surgery because his brain was swelling, or bleeding I can't remember, and he died before they could operate. Very sad, only twenty-three years old