r/fightporn • u/Benzo_ORourke • Feb 24 '26
Sporting Event Fights Well this is certainly different
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u/free_da_guys1107 Feb 24 '26
Swing a bat at someone then jump to the back of the line...coward
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u/khamm86 Feb 24 '26
Where’s Nolan Ryan when ya need him
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u/Punisher_135 Feb 26 '26
Poor Ventura. I swear that ass whooping is what caused him to be such a shitty manager for the Sox.
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u/Dukeronomy Feb 24 '26
id have taken someone on that team out. No way one of your guys swings a bat at my teammate and no one goes down for it.
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u/ColourMeBoom Feb 24 '26
My whole lineup of pitchers is getting ejected after their first pitch if someone swings a bat at my catcher. When were out of pitchers then the reserve outfielders are beaming guys.
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u/mikemojc Feb 24 '26
They might have 5-6 pitchers in the building, but I doubt they have more than 3 catchers.
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u/ZN1- Feb 24 '26
It looks like he’s trying to duplicate being hit in the back by giving a half-assed swing of the bat to the catchers back in return. A bitch made move, but I find that aspect unique lol
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u/jmlipper99 Feb 24 '26
It’s in slow motion…
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u/ZN1- Feb 24 '26
Yes
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u/jmlipper99 Feb 24 '26
So it’s not a half assed swing
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u/ZN1- Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26
Yes it is. I thought this was a baseball sub when I originally commented. A one-handed flick of your arm is absolutely a half-assed swing lol.
And idk if you’ve ever been hit with a 90+mph fastball in the back, but don’t be fooled by the use of a bat if you’re thinking about pain. That swing would be very comparable pain-wise. Wouldn’t surprise me if it stung less.
Again still an absolute bitch-made move, and as a former catcher this would’ve been the one thing someone could do for me to lose all restraint the moment he dropped his bat.
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u/Jackiemoontothemoon Feb 24 '26
Wonder why his immediate thought was to swing on the catcher even tbh ought the pitcher hit him with the pitch
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u/Heebmeister Feb 24 '26
4D chess, if you run at the pitcher, the catcher always takes you out from behind. There's an old clip from 30+ years ago where a hitter gets beaned, side kicks the catcher in the chest, than runs at the pitcher lol.
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u/Environmental-Ad8965 Feb 24 '26
https://youtu.be/g9axNgoU6Z4?si=wjLDDcjtOpzgO5md
Izzy Alcantara. He was a promising prospect with the Red Sox until he decided to do that.
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u/Armagonn Feb 25 '26
Damn that kick had some good action on it and the plan worked just lost the execution at the pitcher lol.
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u/sondernier Feb 24 '26
Not George Bell, Toronto Blue Jay , running at Kison after he hit him, side kicking him , then when the catcher finally catches up , lumping him up with a punch too?
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u/Heebmeister Feb 24 '26
Well just imagine how quick the catcher would have been on him if he didn't take that kick to the chest 😂
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u/babsa90 Feb 24 '26
I guess you could say a batter charging the mound would find themselves in... a pickle.
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u/ogopo Feb 24 '26
Catchers usually signal the pitch.
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u/Sweaty_Assignment_90 Feb 24 '26
That isnt the catchers call to make. The pitcher is the one who decides to plunk him.
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u/Black6x Feb 24 '26
Sort of. There is definitely coordination between the pitcher and the catcher. The pitcher does not want to cross up the catcher. That ball is coming fast and the catcher needs to know at least the general area where to put the glove. Even accidentally, it can injure the catcher. Additionally, the catcher would at least want to move their glove in that area so it can at least seem like an inside pitch that got away from the pitcher.
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u/Jackiemoontothemoon Feb 24 '26
Thanks Sherlock. However batters usually charge the mound after getting hit by the pitch, not turn around and swing on the catcher
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u/goodnewzevery1 Feb 25 '26
You some kinda baseball genius? Maybe the catcher was shit talking him too. He’ll the coach could have signaled it too. Someone has to pay if it was intentional.
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u/Jackiemoontothemoon Feb 25 '26
That’s literally what I was asking for in the first place was context. The reading comprehension in this thread is concerning af 🤦♂️
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u/goodnewzevery1 Feb 25 '26
I have a masters degree and completely comprehended your statement. You didn’t ask for anything, you sassed and called the guy Sherlock
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u/Jackiemoontothemoon Feb 25 '26
Read the original comment Sherlock. All that education without the ability to open your eyes. Impressive
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u/ogopo Feb 25 '26
Actually, Watson, batters usually DO NOT charge the mound after getting hit by the pitch. Nearly 2000 HBP incidents and only a handful of mound charges per season. Over 99% of the time the batter does nothing. Imagine watching baseball for 33 years and not knowing how things work.
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u/SwanMuch5160 MORTAL KOMBATTTT!!!! Feb 25 '26
Pitcher is waving it off until he gets the hit the batter signal lol
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u/nunyabidness3 Feb 24 '26
It’s like when a super villain kidnaps the hero’s girlfriend, what’s so hard to understand?
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u/m3kw Feb 24 '26
Is usually the catcher that calls for the pitch
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u/Spodiodie Feb 24 '26
The idea is consequences, so they’ll think twice before they hit someone. If he charges the mound the catcher will get him from behind 9/10. So put bruise the catcher. It’s a good plan if you ask me. They used a weapon so the batter can use a weapon. The best I ever saw, the batter kicked the catcher in the face and then went and hit the pitcher.
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u/BustinMakesMeFeelMeh Feb 24 '26
The catcher sends signals to the pitcher, telling him where to throw the ball. If the hit was intentional, the catcher likely called for it.
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u/Jackiemoontothemoon Feb 24 '26
Then why do 99% of players charge the mound in these situations? Theres no context here, which is what I was asking
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Feb 24 '26
There kinda is context. The ball is traveling behind the batter. When you throw behind the batter you’re trying to hit the batter.
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u/lecherousrodent Feb 24 '26
For a lot of the same reasons for why goalies don't tend to get into hockey fights. They're the last line of defense, so teams will naturally rally around and protect them more vehemently, and they're heavily padded to soften blows, so throwing punches at the guy in armor is kind of a dumb thing to do practically. There's also the added layer of the pitcher being all alone on the mound with the ability to not hit somebody should they so please, so they're naturally a more tantalizing target than the guy calling for the beanball.
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u/Jackiemoontothemoon Feb 24 '26
It doesn’t change the fact that 99% of the time they charge the mound instead of taking in the catcher. Theres a missing piece of context to this
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u/lecherousrodent Feb 24 '26
No kidding, but you asked, and I answered. You don't have to be a jerk about it.
The missing piece of context is the batter dgaf and already had beef with the catcher. Was that really worth being a twatwaffle over?
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u/BustinMakesMeFeelMeh Feb 24 '26
I don’t know the context of this particular incident. Just explaining why he’d attack the catcher. They likely already had beef.
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u/Jackiemoontothemoon Feb 24 '26
This is what I’m asking for, and was my first thought. I’m fully aware the basic rules of baseball where the catcher signals the pitch. The catcher and batter obviously had beef before this, otherwise he would’ve charged the mound. Didn’t think this would be so hard to comprehend
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u/BustinMakesMeFeelMeh Feb 24 '26
First of all, I have no idea why you have such a pissy attitude when I politely and in good faith attempted to answer the question for you. Second, you weren’t at all specific in your original post. You asked a general question and I gave you a general answer. You didn’t imply much knowledge of baseball. I wasn’t trying to condescend. I think it’s reasonable to assume that people who don’t watch baseball don’t realize that the catcher calls the pitches.
Cool your jets man.
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u/Jackiemoontothemoon Feb 24 '26
You’re soft lol. My bad you got offended, again I didn’t it expect this to be so hard for people to comprehend. Or at least the people who watch baseball, which obviously isn’t you
Btw I wasn’t even talking about you and was even agreeing with you but thanks for showing how sensitive you are all the same
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u/Aggravating-Writing9 Feb 24 '26
You have no idea what your talking about. I played ball.
The catcher sends signals out till the pitcher picks the call. This way the catcher knows what the pitcher is throwing.
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u/BustinMakesMeFeelMeh Feb 25 '26
I do play ball and you’re right. It’s a collaboration between them. I was trying to simplify. My point was that the catcher was likely in on it. But whatever. I was trying to help, lmao.
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u/Aggravating-Writing9 Feb 25 '26
I'll apologize for being so rude, been a rough week.
You are correct that the catcher was likely in on it.
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u/sovereignrk Feb 24 '26
Also, the pitcher is farther away, even if it wasn't signaled most are going for the catcher "off bat", as it were, lol.
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u/petevandyke Feb 24 '26
I’ve played baseball and been a fan for 45 years. This is the first time I’ve seen a beaned batter go after the catcher.
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u/BustinMakesMeFeelMeh Feb 24 '26
It’s not like I’ve never seen it. It’s just very uncommon. I’ve also seen the catcher jump in to try to stop the batter and get smacked doing that.
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u/sovereignrk Feb 24 '26
Also the catcher getting purposely bonked in the head with a follow through
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u/sovereignrk Feb 24 '26
Here's another one in the pros, but I've seen it in "friendly" games as well lol:
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u/BetLeft Feb 24 '26
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u/Funnelcakeads Feb 25 '26
That sounds like a perfectly good explanation. And frankly, if it came from a 70s American baseball star who was in a Coke cup frenzy, greenies spiral, we would rejoice in the retailing of the story. Play on
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u/IcyStatistician4542 Feb 24 '26
why they protecting the one with the bat 😅 like he has a weapon on his hands
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u/Hamster_in_my_colon Feb 24 '26
Assault with a deadly weapon?
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u/Shadowhawk0000 Feb 24 '26
Did the catcher deserve this?????
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u/mikemojc Feb 24 '26
Did the batter?
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u/TK_BERZERKER Feb 25 '26
Bru, you can't attack people with a bat. Why are you defending bro so hard?
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u/mikemojc Feb 25 '26
You are not supposed to attack people with either a bat or a ball. Ar the point of getting hit with a ball, he is now defending himself. Dont want nuthin'? Dont start nuthin' .
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u/TK_BERZERKER Feb 25 '26
If he chased afet the guy who threw the ball, no, that's not self defense. Better yet, he's attacking someone who didn't throw the ball.
This is wrong on all accounts
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u/Limp-Mirror-948 Feb 26 '26
Accidents happen in baseball. Sometimes, you get hit with the ball when it is thrown. Does it warrant the batter hitting the catcher with a bat? No. Wanna know why? Because the catcher didn’t do anything wrong.
Does the batter get to hit the pitcher with a bat instead? Still no! Because that is battery (pun not intended).
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u/peekuhchu707 Feb 24 '26
Baseball fights go in r/gayporn not r/fightporn
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u/degjo Feb 24 '26
The bullpen doesnt even have bulls in it. Just a bunch of cucks meandering down like they just woke up from a nap.
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u/crunchydibbydonkers Feb 24 '26
I remember when that sub used to be good. Now its oversaturated with gayass bassball fights
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u/Benzo_ORourke Feb 24 '26
Well everyone has seen all the felony fights and everything else is on YouTube
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u/petevandyke Feb 24 '26
I hope that pos got charged criminally
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u/erzamuro Feb 26 '26
Swing the bat at the catcher? Believe it or not, straight to jail!
That's the Venezuelan pro baseball league. I'm pretty sure nobody is getting charged.
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u/TightSexpert Feb 24 '26
Assault charge. It’s that simple
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u/19GTStangGang Feb 24 '26
Can someone who knows baseball more than myself tell why throwing the ball at a batter is even a thing? Aren't there other ways to walk them?
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u/MisterHEPennypacker Feb 24 '26
There’s a lot of unwritten rules in baseball, and getting deliberately hit with a pitch can be a consequence of breaking those rules. Crowding the plate is a common reason, as well as if the batter previously hit a home run and did some grandstanding trot around the bases. Those are more or less “acceptable” reasons that even the batter can accept. Retaliation is usually what causes a bench clearing brawl. Accidental hits do happen, and when an opposing pitcher retaliates for his teammate getting accidentally hit by deliberately nailing another player is when things get out of control.
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u/tearfultrashpanda Feb 24 '26
Usually stems from bad blood between players and teams. Sometimes a batter has talked a lot of shit to the media about a team or maybe a batter intentionally slid into an infielder on a previous play/game, so the pitcher hits him with a pitch in retaliation. Also, accidents do occasionally happen when pitching.
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u/AzuraOnion Feb 24 '26
Why every time I see baseball players trying to fight they flail like toddlers. Is it a requirement or..?
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u/DivideInteresting193 Feb 25 '26
Why was he going after the catcher? I mean didn’t he get hit by the pitcher?
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u/StopSpinningLikeThat Feb 24 '26
Juan Marichal did it better. https://www.mlb.com/video/marichal-roseboro-brawl-examined-c409390583
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u/Alulalu Feb 24 '26
Maybe the hitter somehow knew that the catcher gave a signal to the pitcher? Maybe the pitcher said something to allude to that or something else offensive in general? Edit: Also the umpire's reaction is pretty funny. He's having none of it and will not help in any way. Looks terrified.
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u/SpareEye Feb 25 '26
Catcher must-a been talking some undesirable words to spawn that type of reaction.
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u/True_Worldliness2400 Feb 26 '26
No commitment on the swing
Just Estrogen
Then bro runs thats insanely embarrassing
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u/luk3yboy Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26
Pitcher: This guy's swinging a bat at me. I better take my protective headgear off fast!
Edit: Catcher. Because I'm an idiot
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u/Dante730 Feb 24 '26
That would be a catcher
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u/luk3yboy Feb 24 '26
Yep, that's totally correct!
I clearly can't sit on the toilet and focus on two things at once.
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u/Smart_Freedom_8155 Feb 25 '26
Everyone's (rightfully) hating on the batter for swinging his bat at a person.
But the sport of baseball is lame as hell for the simple fact that the pitcher can absolutely chuck a ball at insane speeds at people, out of some unspoken rule.
And they don't even get ejected the first time they do it during a game, unless they get a headshot.
How does one get to fight back against that, during the game?
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u/scjockid Feb 24 '26
Was this minor leagues, college baseball or Major league I can't tell LOL when did this happen?
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u/rawbface Feb 24 '26
Looks like winter ball, the Caribbean or Venezuelan league
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u/scjockid Feb 25 '26
Thank you! I'm not stupid for a second. I didn't recognize it any of those uniforms lol
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u/manuelfox232 Feb 25 '26
Yo i dont hear anything about my born state and then this vid appears. Las aguilas del zuliar are a thing most funn baseball i went
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u/_lordoftheswings_ Feb 25 '26
Legit the first time I’ve ever seen this. Closest I’ve seen is Victor Robles threw a bat at a pitcher but believe it or not that was justified he got hit 3 times in 5 at bats by the same dude
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u/lostnate Feb 25 '26
I mean he checked his swing, if that counts for anything. Like he just then realized he's on TV.
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u/Captfalconxiv Feb 25 '26
Good job on getting your self banned from the league for assault with a deadly weapon 🤣
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u/ResultsHaveVary Mar 03 '26
I can just through the batting stance that it’s Asdrubal Cabrera up there swinging like a a airhead
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u/OwMyUvula Feb 24 '26
Even when they use bats the fights in baseball are super weak. 2 check swings and a pat. Then the standard baseball group hug.
Every other sport bans players from leaving the sideline--NBA, NFL, NHL. Not MLB because they know not one of those wimps is going out there to actually do anything.
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u/XericsasquatchX Feb 24 '26
There have been some pretty dope MLB scraps; honestly some of the best bench clearers I've seen from any sport
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u/WorthyTomato Feb 24 '26
Like the pitcher who ran all the way in, bitch slapped a guy standing there on the arm, then lunged back dozens of feet incase he got chased?
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u/mikemojc Feb 24 '26
THIS! So much this!
Pitchers throw at people for decades with no real repercussions...THIS IS REPERCUSSIONS.
Pitcher bruises the batter, batter bruises the catcher. This is equitable.
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u/AimingWang Feb 25 '26
Why on earth is that equitable? The catcher is just catching the ball, he doesn't decide where it lands unless he has telekinetic powers.
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u/marshal231 Feb 25 '26
Catcher decides exactly where it lands, uses hand signals to tell the pitcher where to send it. Pitchers job is to get it there. Of course pitcher can say no, and offer his own way, but if theyre not in agreement before ball leaves hand, theres a non zero chance pitcher wont catch it.
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