The Catcher Who Couldn't Throw The Ball Back to The Pitcher 

So the team management forced him to return before the injury was properly healed and ruined his career ! 🤨

Take care of your health, to ALL the people out there

In spite of his problems, I actually saw him throw out Rickey Henderson stealing second

So this is who the catcher in major league 2 was based on 😂

Sasser was my first favorite player because he is from my hometown. Still lives around here and coaches a college ball team.

Rudy Baker from Major League 2 in a nutshell

He was not traded, he signed with Seattle as a FA.

Never knew why but wow. Now I know and that’s fvcked up!

can't cure that problem. Chuck Knobloch for the Yankees and Choo-Choo Coleman for the Mets both were sunk by the same problem.

Shame the coaching staff didn’t properly care for his injury

It's happened to other catchers. Gary Bennett near the end of his career comes to mind.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia is another catcher that comes to mind who struggled with the “yips.”

Same thing happened to Chuck Knoblauch for the Twins.

Rube from Major League 2. Minus the Playboy and Fredericks of Hollywood catalog.

YIPS YIPS YIPS.... That's painful to get through. The brain!

The mind is complicated.

Actually very sad. Hope he is ok today.

The yips is real

BAKERRRR!!!!!!

Wow, they Mets'ed his career up with that one stupid managerial call.

Just throw the damn ball.

Another reason this Braves fan feels sorry for anyone who plays for the Mets. Their management and many of their fans deserve the performance they get.

I played for Mackey in college. He still cant throw the ball back to the pitcher 😂

Damn sucks to be that guy

Mets gonna Met

What kind of bullcrap was up with that? That is the kind of thing lawyers and a players union should be protecting players from.

It's funny I was just looking at his baseball card. He did not strikeout as well. They should have put him on first.

I wonder if It was a case of the "yips". Something that both Steve Sax and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles once had.

Wasn’t this an ESPN 30 for 30 episode? I forgot the name of it unfortunately

he wasn't traded to Seattle, he signed as a FA

The real life Rube from Major League 2

The yips is totally real and a strange thing. I played catcher for my company softball team in the day, was very good at it. Then one day i just could NOT get the ball to the pitcher. Over his head. Throw a grounder past him. He would get so frustrated and I was so embarressed. Its like the mind is over thining it, yet you arent aware of it.. quite the phenomena. I cant imagine having the yips with all the pressure of 1000s of fans watching. I think the Cardinals had a pitcher, Ankiel or something who just could not get the ball over the plate.

Was he the inspiration behind the character in Major League 2 movie? Lol

So that's where they got the idea for the movie Major League

It was a shame I always loved Sasser as a ball player.

Didn’t he also get his nose broken on a backswing from a young Barry Bonds one time? Or am I misremembering?

chuck knoblauch couldn't throw it to 1st base.....even from 20' away...hahaha

So? Yipps pr too painful?

Thats crazy shame on the mets... Thats a lawsuit forsure

Yips

Rube Baker

He wasn't traded that's a lie! Free agency!!!! Get your facts straight kiddo!

Um send him to the American league and DH

Why did no one tell him to just start reciting magazine articles to himself? Bad coaching

I know him very well

I remember this. I am sorry, but that was annoying. Pat, Pat, Pat then throw the ball. Why?

Egg

Mets ruining players once again

Let’s Go!🫢💙🔱

He should've been a DH, instead.

Average Mets

It’s always us bro😭😭😭

Sasser wasn't traded to Seattle, he left in free agency.

First

Common Mets L

Mets are a crap organization for this

The Mets ruined him, then got mad at him for their stupidity. Sounds like the Mets to me, regardless of ownership.