MLB | ARM BLOWOUTS! (TERRIBLE ARM INJURIES) | 1080p HD 

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Arm: turns into noodle Announcers: this is a horrible injury so we’re only going to show it in 4K Q-Led from 14 different angles, all in slow motion.

The Ramon Ortiz one hurts the worst, this man had a long and great career and he knew in that instance it was all over and it broke him more than injuring his arm.. gets me in my feels every time I see it :(

The Tony Saunders one always hurts to see. You can hear him cry in agony while on the ground. His arm broke again while in rehab a year after that injury and had to retire from MLB.

So sorry for every single one of them. It's not just the physical pain but knowing that it's not going to be the same after that. Man... A terrible injury is really hard to heal.

It’s not just the physical agony, it’s the clear knowledge that their career is almost certainly over.

I blew out my elbow in college. It hurt but not terribly. My catcher came out to me and said “you blew out your arm didn’t you?” I said “it’s been fun playing with you brother”. The end

As an ex D1 pitcher with pro level potential and having this happen to my shoulder, yes the physical pain was there but knowing in that instant in my heart it was probably over was the most painful part. Still have a tinge of sadness when i reflect to this day.

The one that sticks with me was Dave Dravecky when he was with the Giants in the late 80's. He was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in this left (pitching) arm, and missed about a year. When he came back...it think it was late in the '89 season, he won his first game, but then in his next start his humerus bone snapped halfway between his elbow and shoulder while delivering a pitch, because the tumor had returned. On a slo-mo replay, you can see his arm deform, just like the Joe Theisman injury, and it was reported that the sound of his bone snapping could be heard all over the stadium. He had a couple more arm surgeries to try to remove the tumor, but in the end had to have the arm amputated.

Losing ur life dream in an instant must be horrible.. I feel for these guys

Ramon Ortiz is a real baseball player. He's mad that he can't play anymore and that is very sad. Respect to him

This happened to my grandfather who was being scouted for the Major Leagues. He went to warm up for pitching while it was cold and he also didn’t warm up he did it to himself. It is sad to see him now because he loves baseball and is involved in the community of baseball with the kids it’s just sad to me knowing that he probably misses it

I was in the marines, I've experienced all kinds of major pain but I've never experienced more pain than when I blew out my arm from throwing. Even kidney stones weren't as bad.

ortiz didn’t even acknowledge that he was in that much pain, it was just he knew his career was over

Ortiz had a really interesting reaction... It wasn't even pain, it was more like he immediately knew he couldn't pitch again.

My friend blew his arm out, the "hitting your elbow on a door knob sensation" the announcer mentioned is accurate, except it's that pain and numbness/pins and needle sensation but like 10x more intense. My friend described it to me and said "it's an injury I'd never wish on anyone"

Happened to a friend of mine. The summer before our Senior year in HS- he grew five inches and developed a triple-digit fastball. He threw 2 Perfect Games and 4 No-Hitters that Season- and every time he pitched, there were multiple Pro Scouts in the stands. He was offered full ride Scholarships from _every_ Division I School on the West Coast- but chose to declare for the MLB Draft. He was signed by Cleveland- but he blew out his elbow in Rookie League, and needed multiple surgeries to repair the damage. He tried pitching in a Semi-Pro League for awhile, but he was done. Now he coaches Baseball at our old High School, and runs a Pitching Camp every Summer.

That Saunders one is horrifying, watching him writhing on the ground with that arm flopping around. Ugh.

Lots of people say they’re weak, it’s actually insane how much it destroys their arms, the pain must be incredibly bad.

4:13 the most PG yet simultaneously gruesome looking injury ever. Holy shit, that looks painful. Bros elbow is sticking out of his elbow.

I remember watching that game when Matt Moore got hurt. He was such a talented pitcher, an All Star, and probably could have been a Cy Young contender. Things were just never the same after that injury.

It's amazing how humans have figured out how to throw their own arms off... The power they generate is insane.

When the catcher grabbed his pitchers hand, that was touching. Good man.

I don’t watch baseball. I don’t know much about this aside from I have students going to college as pitchers. But watching the Ortiz clip was heartbreaking. The pain of losing his career and ending his love of life was more painful than the physical tear in his arm. That’s true pain.

Man I feel for these guys. I had the same thing happen to me while pitching in college, my tendon popped with only 1 out left to get for a complete game shutout. They said they even heard it pop in the dugout. I tried to lob one in there to get the final out but it only made it about 55 ft to home plate. The relief pitcher threw one pitch and got the final out, hehe.

I remember Ortiz - he had a long, difficult career, pitching in many different leagues in many different countries... and he was just beggining to get things together when, boom. Poor man. But kudos to the man's resilience. Edit: For those saying "I mean he had a pretty solid career!" - I don't think you quite understand the difficult career Ortiz went through. I remember his underwhelming season here in Japan, 2008 - 4W, 5L, ERA 5.82. He was fired, and went to the minors with the San Franciso Giants in 2009. Couldn't make the cut there either. From there, he was fighting for survival - hopping from team to team, going back and forth between the majors, minors, AAA. I'd say he fought well to survive a rocky career.

Tony Saunders arm literally snapped. He broke his humerus and tore ligaments and when he was rehabing it in A ball he snapped his humerus in the exact same spot. To make it to the MLB and have it all taken away in such a gruesome fashion is heartbreaking.

Man the Saunders clip is painful to watch. You can clearly see his pain. Damn

What a man John Flaherty is, allows Saunders to grab his hand to squeeze to help relieve the pain.

The Ramon Ortiz one was brutal to watch he wants to keep competing but his body can’t anymore

You can hear Saunders screaming "My arm! My arm!" and then John Flaherty holding his fist, it's enough to bring a tear to the eye.

Had a shot of numbness go down my right arm when I through from my catcher position to second base. I was 17 then; almost 34 now. It was either a pull or partial tear, but I quit baseball after spring ball. Possibly the scariest feeling I had.

This makes me very sad. I've had two bone-related surgeries on my throwing elbow and have been lucky enough to fully recover and actually improve post-surgery both times. I know that feeling when you feel like you've thrown your last pitch. One moment you are in the game, the center of all that goes on on the field, and the next you are utterly isolated on the mound with the ball in your hand knowing that you cannot possibly throw it back. You are no longer a pitcher, but a bystander in that moment, and that is what kills me about watching this. It's not just injuries, its entire lives changing.

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Please tell me I wasn’t the only one when I saw Ortiz reaction I almost started crying

I damn near got emotional when the rays catcher grabbed his pitcher’s hand

Watching Dave Dravecky’s arm break after undergoing treatment for bone cancer was one of the most difficult things I ever saw. He ended up having the arm amputated.

I remember when I broke my back in a soccer match.... Sprawling around on the ground in severe agony, not being able to walk for a year and a half.... Different injury, but we deal with the same adversity. I'm back playing soccer three years later, so respect to these dudes

It's not that they get injured. Injuries happen. It's that offen these ones end their career. I hate to see that.

The John Lackey one turned out to be minor. It was his first game back from TJ surgery, which made it scary. But I think it turned out to be just his bicep stretching in a weird way or something. He returned soon after, had a solid season, and was nails in the playoffs.

Blew out my arm in my junior year of high school. It's not something you forget. I remember that I was going for a classic curveball that I'd thrown a million and one times but this time I heard a pop. Felt super numb at first then like a hot scalpel going through my elbow. I was devastated for months, I couldn't imagine losing millions over it.

Saunders' injury was just pure agony man. And the tone in the announcer's Voice when Winkler went, you can just hear the dread. Hats off to these pitchers.

The emotions in their faces breaks my heart they enjoy this game and they know they won’t be able to play anymore and they feel awful for it 😭

I feel for these guys, when I was in high school I threw a ball from left field during practice and blew out my arm. Worst pain I felt but not nearly as close to the pain I felt knowing I won't play again.

I still remember seeing Saunder’s arm injury as a kid! Absolutely horrific!

I tore my UCL (Ulnar Collateral Ligament) and im only 18 years old. I remember tearing it and its excruciating, your arm goes numb and starts tingling from the elbow all the way down to your finger tips and the first thing that comes to mind is "my career is over" and its the scariest thing to happen. I still have yet to get Tommy John surgery so i can play college ball, as of right now im at OPSU and cant play until next January of 2019 (i tore it in october 2017) im hoping that this surgery will help. Gotta stay positive about these kinda things.

The heartbreaking part is watching the pitchers slowly realizing what's wrong... and that it's all over.

The first time I saw something like this was back in the late 80's and it was Dave Dravecky with the Padres. He had surgery for cancer and was off for awhile and then broke his arm in his 2nd game back after throwing a pitch. A few years later had that arm amputated.

I don’t know what sucks more; seeing the injury or the agonizing pain of knowing their careers are done smh.. they’re team and staff are family and with them a lot, dude from braves walked over and when the MT came up he just falls down, that’s his comfort and knew he was there to help him endure that … a lot of things going on , I hope all these dudes bounced back both mentally and physically from these situations

As a pitcher this puts butterflies in my stomach

The Twins batter: "I feel a great disturbance in the force."

As someone who's played in Wrigley Field before and who injured himself forever this is a tearjerker

This has happened to me and not only was it one of the worst physical pains ive ever felt but the mental pain of thinking my baseball career is over

When something as horrible as injuries like these happen, it's always heartwarming to see the comradery that ensues.. Brothers helping and consoling a fallen brother sends a powerful message and makes road to recovery ever so slightly easier.

Holy shit, I don’t watch baseball but this is brutal to watch. Mad respect I can’t imagine how painful this feels

I remember watching Dave Drevecky blowing out his arm on a pitch when I was young. Pitched for the Giants at the time I believe. One of the craziest injuries in MLB I’ve seen.

When Saunders was on the ground you cloud hear him crying that is how you know it hurts

I thought sure you were going to show Dave Dravecky, grainy though the footage must be. Gets cancer in his pitching arm. After removing the tumor--and half of the delt on his pitching arm--doctors tell him that his career is over. Screw that noise. Rehabs like a maniac for almost a year and wins his first game back in the majors. Second game back he breaks his arm during a pitch. The break is so loud that fans in the Montreal stands hear the bone snap. Determined to come back *again.* Still rehabbing when his team, the Giants, win the pennant, and during the celebration on the field a teammate slams into his arm and breaks it again. After the second break doctors find another malignant tumor. Okay, career is finally over. Eventually has to have his arm amputated. Learns to golf with one arm. Becomes a motivational speaker. What a badass.

Man that second one. You could hear him say oh God. Hear the pain in his voice. Really got me.

I have no experience with pitching, but i learned my card throwing techniques from a former pitcher and just throwing literal paper as hard as i can for too long makes my bicep feel like taffy. The force these guys put on their ligaments and tendons is just unbelievable.

This made me want to cry. I blew my arm out right after I made the varsity team my freshmen year in highschool. I basically made the teamin 8th grade so the coach just let me walk on when I got to highschool. Never got to play a highshchool game before my arm blew out. Playing year round and pitching all the time killed my arm. Career ending injuries like this always get me. Don't over pitch kids, and don't ignore the slightest elbow pain, it'll get ya

Saunder’s pitch was closer to the strike zone than 50 cent’s pitch

These actually bring tears to my eyes the amount of pain that must run thru their elbow

They all looked like they hurt really bad. Lackey was like two foot taller than Pedroia. Got a new subscriber. Was fun to watch. Great video

Ortiz didint even acknowledge the pain aspect of it. He just knew his career was over right off the bat

Thankfully Winkler has recovered. Glad he's still with the Braves

When Flaherty grabs his comrade's hand and clinches it, I don't know why, but it brings me to tears everytime.

The worst I remember seeing was Dave Dravecky pitching for the San Francisco Giants where he delivers the pitch and as soon as he releases the ball he screams in pain and crumples to the ground. Just brutal to watch.

1:55 Imagine going through an unbearable pain that you've never experienced in your life, and having to listen to Bullet for My Valentine in the background. I never knew that circle of hell could exist.

1:30 was hard to watch. Dude knew his arm was broke

I went to school with a kid who was drafted by Cleveland, but ended up blowing out his bicep. He bounced between a few teams, but never really got to take off because he was plagued with injuries.

Nothing hurts more than watching a torn apart man do the math and the heart breaking on national television.

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I know it’s a small thing but I love how every one (even opposing team fans) applaud when the pitcher makes it off the field. It’s just so kind and I love it for some reason

Shoutout to the fan in the blue at 4:30 holding the would-be interferer back. A fan does something good by holding back a hooligan from reaching out...which then just leads to the LFer throwing his arm out smh.

When you see a professional athlete, guys that have been through some rough shit, just screaming in agonizing pain, you know that shit hurts.

I remember Saunders. He's from my home state. It was sad, so young and just at the start of his playing game.

Oh man. These are all hard to watch. I can’t imagine feeling a pop in your arm, feeling a sharp pain, and knowing that it’s over - every exhilarating win, every little league team practice, every night alone in the weight room, every time you threw the ball around with a couple buddies in middle school... it’s all come to a conclusion. I just can’t imagine

1:43 Love the hitter being like, "I didn't do it!"

I remember watching a bar full of tough guys tear up during the Ortiz blowout. That one was hard to watch, sometimes we forget that it’s not “just a game” for those playing it.

It really is amazing the amount of torque that these guys can generate and that their bodies can endure. Truly a sickening feeling to see them rip their own body apart when these unfortunate things happen. I remember a few years ago seeing a documentary about a pitching style (it really just look like a change in the actual release point) this guy came up with that actually produces faster throws but also causes less strain on the throwers arm. I know athletes dont like to change things but perhaps some more people should look into that style.

Man, I can't imagine what this feels like. I tweak my elbow playing tennis once in awhile and that alone kills. Probably 100th of the pain these guys are in.

2:37 glad he didn’t break his other arm

These things make me feel a twist in my throat... stuff like this is horrifying, and sad. More so when they think their careers are pver. That's one thing I've always got scared when I played sports, especially baseball. Can't remember if I ever did slid to bases because of that fear.

As fans with appreciation to the game, I’m sure this is just so hard to watch. However, it is awesome to see players comeback from these injuries through hard work and dedication.

Sadly, this is the danger in baseball. When you are throwing as fast as those players are, ligament tears are more likely to happen. That being said, I would never wish for someone to blowout their arm. I’ve never experienced it, but I can’t even fathom the immense amount of pain that one experiences after blowing out their arm.

I’ve had tennis elbow from throwing hard without stretching and the pain is extraordinary. And I don’t throw as much or as hard as these guys.

2:56 wait, the assistant trainer is Mike Prostate?

That happened to me in my freshmen year. And that was the end of baseball for me. I went from being a pitcher to not even being able to throw a ball even to this day.

I can't believe Dave Dravecky wasn't in this. It was certainly of the worst; very difficult to watch. Knowing what happened to him after that made it even worse.

Haven't had elbow injuries, but when I tore my meniscus, oh lord. The pain was beyond agonizing. Any ligament tears are gonna be bad 😢

It breaks my heart to see all the pitchers just destroyed and devastated when they realize something went wrong in their bodies... I may not know the pain of an elbow blowing out, but I know the feeling of a knee blowing out. Loved being catcher, just popped in and out of a squat to rough and going down one wrong way killed my knee. Now I’m a lot more careful when catching. These injuries seriously crush my heart

The clip of Ramon Ortiz breaks my damn heart. The fact that he knew the moment it happened that his career was over is so sad.

I love watching MLB and NHL and NBA and NFL players surrounded and circle around teammates with injuries

The most unsettling part is how long it takes for the pain to set in fully and how it literally drives them to their knees when it does

The human arm isn’t meant to whip like that. Droppin sauce has a cost!

whenever im having a rough day at work or my back hurts i watch this and remember im not so bad off.

I have seen this video a few times. I have a tear just seeing this. That has to be painful.

4 years ago in a co-ed softball tournament in the final inning I fielded the ball in CF, and crow hopped and fired it to home plate. I have over 18 years of outfield experience for reference, but on that throw I had a perfect spiral break snapping my right humerus in half. One big surgery and a full plate with 12 screws later the scar I have is crazy from this injury, but at 33 it still hurts to pick up too much weight or even throw a ball.

This is where Tim Lyncecum ended his career after his injury. He never pitch the same. Throws 95mph on his prime and when he gets back 85mph was his highest pitch. Many says being a pitcher is so easy damn thats the hardest position in any baseball. Throwing many pitches and has a chance you got hit by a line drive.