MLB Network's All-Time Batting Stances! Check out the BEST stances EVER 

Better stance than Pete or Johnny, c’mon playa.

Fastest hands ever.

Jeff bagwell and juan gonzalez

Him & will clark

Dwight evens

My bad Darrel Evens

*cough cough* bellinger

@@peter2213 Jr is better

I saw the title of this video and the first person I thought of was Will. List is BS without him.

Thank you...

Yeah William neuschler Clark swing was butter

Will Clark has the GREATEST swing of all time. Period.

Yeah man will clark was the best so far

We aren’t talking swings, it’s STANCE. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Tony drilled basics so damn much he is def missing from this list

@@elijahrobinson2362 he had a unique stance too. Shoulda been on here

George Brett had a unique stance and a beautiful swing

Too bad this video is about batting stance so makes sense that Tony gywn and his sweet swing wouldn't be mentioned here . 🤦🏿‍♂️

Gonzalez has one of the most beautiful swings I have ever seen!! Just perfect.

totally agree with this!

There was a player named Laroche who had a golf swing. When he made contact, his shots were beautiful. I would say chipper Jones had #3 best swing.

Exactly!

I waited that whole video to see Strawberry!

Right!?! Seemed to be a mix of best and most unique stances.

As a Rangers fan, we hated to see him go. He was very beloved in the DFW area.

Still was dominant for 12 yrs.

As a defensive player he made a great hitter.

Roberto Clemente says hold my beer.

@@thomasanderson6924 let’s throw Thurman Munson, Jose Fernandez, Tyler Skaggs, Yordano Ventura, Oscar Taveras, Tommy Hanson, and Nick Adenhart into that pot

and then just after that he says, "just like, the comfortabilty of it, is way more comfortable to me" another by gem from perma-high Cody

California cool lol to quote Cowherd on Arodge but makes sense

Dude... Brah....

He needs to change his stance or he’s not going to be in the majors for long.

@@Harcorwrestler no, he needs to have a healthy off-season (this yr just may be a wash) where he can re-strengthen his surgically-repaired shoulder & the calf/hip/thigh/hamstring around & above the leg he broke this spring. Basically he needs to be fully healthy so he can get back to the swing that generated so much easy power. You can tell he's been hitting desperate for a good while. That'll change when he gets his health back. I was hoping the team would send him to camelback ranch in AZ to rehab & strengthen, then work on the swing--for all of august. That's obviously a no-go...

someone FINALLY acknowledges Justice!

I agree with all of those, especially Stargell. And I'd personally like to add Wade Boggs.

Juan Gonzalez, Todd Hundley and Alfonso Soriano

Gonzo was just franco 2.0

Albert Belle!

And Eric Davis

Ruben Sierra, Ryan Klesko, and Eric Davis

Will the Thrill for sure

You could make an entire video just of him. I was going to make this comment myself before I saw yours. There were some really odd Orioles stances: Mike Young Mickey Tettleton while with the O's, and then his transformation with the Tigers Tony Batista

Agreed!!!!

I remember an interview with Ichiro (and his interpreter) where he talked about how he could've been a 30+ HR hitter but he didn't want to only bat .270. He felt he was more valuable batting well over .300 but having less homeruns. And he was right. He could still bring that power when needed in clutch situations too. Easily one of the top 5 overall hitters ever to play the game.

Same here. One could argue that Ichiro is THE greatest hitter ever; I would definitely put him top 3 with Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn.

Dude was skinny and swung a stupid heavy bat so hard and somehow hit the ball hard consistently. Amazing

huge? I know he is like 6ft 2 but he was also like 165lbs.

@@wilkesmcdermid7906 more like 185 lbs

Thank you. Just thank you. I don’t feel alone anymore lol

@@FINFLEX88 well it's just you two

​@@nelsonrivera764nope three 😂

Ok then it's you 3........f@gs

...I was looking for him too

I grew up watching Straw and the Mets in the 80s and he had that Sheffield wiggle before Sheffield. His swing wasn't as pretty as Griffey, but his swing was as effortless looking as griffeys. Ball flew off his bat

it's as sweet as Griffey

He's without a doubt in my top 3, in no particular order: jr, straw and cano. Unrelated, I feel like grandy and his whole career are going be overlooked which would be a shame cause he did so much for both ny teams

Definitely The Straw. taught myself to swing lefty with his stance. Would go to the game early for BP - he'd hit the Utz sign on a line drive no problem. Used it in softball for a while with mixed results - too inconsistent but unreal power when I connected cleanly.

Steroid swing

Jim Thome did not have a “great batting stance” at all. He just jacked em.

Jeff bagwell

Clark and Mike Schmidt

The Thrill should be top 5 at least.

He hit effortless bombs. He was a great hitter

Used a big barreled bat too, esp for a guy his size. And handled it well.

He's way too underated unfortunately

@@Nick_Valentine2702 he had amazing wrists and bat speed.

Yup. These people who pick hitters with a swing that was a "thing of beauty" crack me up. This is baseball not a pageant. I dont want crying and I dont want beauty. I pure fkn hostile aggression & that was Gary Sheffield. I hated the Yanks but love the way that dude just murdered the baseball. I dont think Ive seen anyone hit as many line drive home runs in my life, and when he did get lift under a home run it was like he was hitting a golf ball while everyone else wasn't. I would have killed to see him hitting in that 2004 Red Sox lineup with Manny in Ortiz

his arms could move so quickly I'd have loved to have seen him play in the statcast era, see how many records he'd have

Looked like he was swinging with a toothpick. Such a powerful swing and stance

@@brianbelden2449 swings of beauty are the people who produce.

He literally hit the ball 500 ft looking effortless being a lefty I emulated his swing when I was younger. He’s the best of hitting every pitch out in front

Jrs swing was so pure, so fluid, it truly was a thing of beauty. +1 I got ya back broseph

It was good, ive seen a couple just as pretty. Didnt end up as successful as griffey but JUST in swing they were just as graceful.

I saw Ron Santo bat at Shea Stadium in the 60's. He really did have a great stance. So did Ron Hunt (if you will recall).

@@buffalopatriot also #22 Will "the thrill" Clark. Nice pretty stroke.

John olerud

They had to shoehorn current players which pushed out way more memorable stances

There is no 88 fleer Griffey RC...1989 UD is his rookie card.

@@AsimWajid I meant 89 fleer. Error on my part. He has more than just the UD rookie. That is probably the most iconic baseball card of my generation, but he definitely has an 89 fleer among others

Same!!! Not only did I teach myself to hit left handed but also throw!!!!

@@AsimWajid Griffey has a rookie card from Donruss, Fleer, Bowman, Topps, Upper Deck and more.

His swing, not his stance. 🙄

Or both...

Eric Davis

Mo vaughn.

Garret Anderson’s and Jim Edmonds

Rickey H, jose, jeff bagwell, gary sheffield

Don't forget Robin Ventura.

Reggie Jackson my idol as a kid and adult...but Brian Downing was my alltime favorite stance..in front of Micky Rivers and Darrel Porter...I incorporated all 4 in my wide leg sweep soft land stance when I played..

Matt Kemp's swing is pretty great.

...and Rafael Palmeiro too.

So glad you mentioned Will Clark!!!

@@distinctfab smoothest swing ever. Honorable mention to Garrett Anderson too. They had the same exact swing.

+1 Will Clark. Its criminal that he's not on this list.

Yeah and Leyritz was always going oppo. Real frustrating to be a playoff opponent of his in the mid-late 90s.

Strawberry not being on the list is unfortunate.

I was gonna mention Tony Phillips. His stance definitely stands out

What was so intimidating about his stance was how relaxed he was, like nothing fazed him.

Fuck yeah!!

Wow perfectly said I feel like that's the main reason why most of his home runs look so effortless

100% agree on the Hawk. How could anyone forget his front leg knee locked

Derrek Jeter's stance is so vanilla but he is Derrek Jeter so he *has* to be on any list. most overrated player ever.

And adjust his glove 40 time per at bat.

Nomar would've failed miserably in the pitch clock era.

No one in baseball wasted more time than Nomar Garciaparra. That will be his legacy. The implementation of the pitch clock. He single-handed added a half hour to games. The late 90s early 2000s Red Sox were involved in a bunch of the longest 9 inning games ever played.

As a Mississippian I'm very proud of my fellow statesman doing good things in professional baseball. Wish I could meet Ellis one day.

Good GOOD call!

As well as Derek Bell and Daryl strawberry

Add my top 3 to yours...Brian Downing, Darrell Porter, Mickey Rivers!

This is a list of batting stances not swings.

Palmerio sceewed up it seems ever since he pointed his finger at congress instead of quitting while ahead even though im sure hes doing better than me lol

The 2 i can think of is Al Martin and Jason Kendall. They had weird Stances also.

Yes absolutely 100% The leader of the family baby 1979 #8 Willie Stargell had the greatest batting stance of all time he should have been voted #1 RIP Pops

Good one!!!

It must have had some influence on his hitting success - that getting-set windmill routine was so distinctive! Pops Stargell should have been included in this video.

ocd stance

I agree...very underrated hitter. He really perfected his craft once he got to the Yankees and ended his career on a high note. He didn't fade in production.

Adam Dunn was a poor man’s Jim Thome

Pete rose, don’t forget the babe !!!

@@sammyweed4771 man for real how do you not include the hit king in a list of batting stances.

@@yell0wberry I agree but Adam had more power. His homer off Jose Lima in Cincinnati over the river boat was an absolute monster blast.

@@Truckerdaddy lol, I did Pete Rose, I hear yea I could named a few more, I was just naming a fee

#4 man

Phil Plantir would be holding Oscar Gamble's beer. Bagwell's crouch was legendary....

21:05 Bagwell is #4

What specific part of the book do you think helped you to read the most?

@@phoenixbrown15 , I'm so sorry for 8 months to reply! The thing that I focused on most about Ted's book was actually the cover showing the multiple colored balls where his strengths and weak hitting zones were in the strike zone. Today it could be similar to using the S.W.A.T. analysis we use in business. (Note: as I only played for a short stint in the minors, I was taught that the higher up you got to the bigs, the less likely you would see "your pitch" during a game ). I was a left-handed hitter and the chart made me a more selective hitter. I actually turned my weakest areas into more attention to driving outside pitches to the opposite field! I was able to accomplish it also while watching Thurmond Munson's and Rod Carew's approaches. Frank Robinson was my hero, so I grew up pulling alot of pitches from deep center to right field until an Orioles scout "schooled" me on how I could generate power in other ways... Thanks for your question and will let you know if I ever write the book I have dreamed of for many years. Keep loving the game!

Eric Davis and Bobby Bonds both did the Let's Hold the Bat Down at the Hips thing. Looked strange but got good results.

I kept thinking Eric Davis was gonna be top 3!

I was waiting for Eric “The Red” Davis to be #1. The strangeness of his stance and swing and his bat speed was epic. You could really see it on a swing and miss.