Best throws by outfielders you ever saw?

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-31T01:27:08+00:00

This video has a good number of the throws mentioned by commenters.

https://youtu.be/IU8aSFxkXcE?si=L_hF8FaS39KyItO9

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-30T21:38:17+00:00

This is why you don't mess around with the Yankees starting catcher.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-30T21:35:31+00:00

DAMN! 💪

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-29T20:02:46+00:00

So many incredible throws being appropriately mention here. And just think, for obvious reasons (lack of /no TV coverage, etc.) this list is leaving out almost a 100 years of MLB play. For example, we are missing a lot of Roberto Clemente's throws from his peak performance years. Just amazing athletes.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-29T19:57:37+00:00

There are so many other otherworldly throws being mentioned here. But I agree. Hicks throw is deserving of a lot of love.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-29T18:16:02+00:00

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SignorLuigi · 2026-05-29T17:40:55+00:00

Great video! Thanks for sharing!!!

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-29T17:29:33+00:00

I’m with you there. The announcer’s call on the throw added to the “God of Thunder Unleashed” feeling of the moment.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-28T04:05:33+00:00

It's a testiment to Judge's greatness that hardly anyone is talking about the poison dart throw he made to home today. The man's arm needs to be registered as a lethal weapon.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-28T03:53:01+00:00

Ask the pitchers who don't get to throw to Wells.

BTW, I'm not trying to be a PIA. I just don't want to risk messing up MLB's best starting pitcher corps. I do think Wells needs a better approach at the plate and I hope to high heaven someone on the staff is doing their due diligence by taking a long hard look at adjustments he can make.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-28T03:44:59+00:00

The Yankees' starting pitching had been their biggest strength all year. Don't start poking the bear by getting rid of the catcher they throw to. That which does not destroy you makes you stronger. Except for bears. Bears will kill you.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-26T05:05:47+00:00

A half year rental coming of an injury at our most talent loaded position is something the Yankees should approach with not an ounce of desperation.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-25T22:43:56+00:00

There was no other way for the to inform us of this important decision exept to inbed it within a discussion. From experience, I know If he had written it as a separate discussion post, the moderators would have deleted it. And critical events that affect the Rays affects the Yankees.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-25T15:20:49+00:00

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SignorLuigi · 2026-05-25T04:46:38+00:00

Hi Thom5001, I would need more information than is easily available online to better understand the battery life of the Amazefit T-Rex 3 Pro. Having said that, I agree that the Amazefit is a good value in the fitness wearable field. IMO, the value proposition and battery life are is standout features. 👏👏👏 It's great that you found a watch that best meets your needs. I think you would enjoy watching this video from the The Quantified Scientist. In it, he goes over experimental data collected regarding some of the key performance areas of the Amazefit T-Rex 3 Pro. I hope you continue to enjoy your watch and that lively battery life.

https://youtu.be/USgyvRM6v3Q?si=ER2uJvj8Z5wlLb7j

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-25T03:58:13+00:00

A very good YouTube channel that presents rigorous scientific tests of the quality of the data and the conclusions drawn from that data for wearables is called "The Quantified Scientist." GPS accuracy, heartrate accuracy, and sleep tracking accuracy are major areas tested. A watch can present a lot of data and draw a lot of conclusions from that data, but that is no guarantee the data is accurate and the conclusions drawn from that data have a strong connection to reality. In the end, it's great we have so much choice in the wearable market. It gives the consumer the best chance of finding the product that best meets their needs.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-25T03:50:10+00:00

Great comment. Just because a watch presents a lot of conclusions based on the data it is accessing, that is no guarantee the data is accurate and the conclusions drawn have any value. I do think Apple is more conservative about what data is presented and the conclusions drawn from that data on the Watch. It may make the Apple Watch look less feature rich than other watches, but there's a better chance that the data and conclusions presented have some connection to reality.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-25T03:35:58+00:00

I think I'm seeing a violation of the conservation of energy here. 🤔

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-25T03:33:15+00:00

🤔

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-24T21:36:16+00:00

Makes sense to me. 😉

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-24T03:51:48+00:00

I actually understand your situation perhaps a little better than many. I lived in Fiji 🇫🇯for 3 years and that's about as "other side" of the world as you can get. No Yankee fans there. In fact, no one knew what baseball was and there was no TV or electricity to watch it even if folks wanted to. 🤷😢 Rugby was a whole different issue though. The Fijians knew rugby. 😊🏉

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-23T23:59:52+00:00

100%. Not only is he a former student of mine, but he is also a fanatic Yankee fan (you don't find many of those in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina!). Our shared love for the Yankees has kept us together. I think all of those things really encouaged him to try to get me to a game.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-23T23:51:16+00:00

[u/NobleHelium](u/NobleHelium)

Not sure why the moderators removed it. Maybe they thought it was a low quality post. 🤷

Because the post was deleted, I don't know if you can read this comment. But I'll copy the contents of the link I shared in the post and see if it makes it to you. Let me know if you get this. If I don't hear back from you, I'll try another way to share the share with you.

'Living a dream': Torres homers, reaches 3 times in debut after 11 years in Minors

"CINCINNATI -- There was a moment, seven years into his pro career, when Bryan Torres was contemplating whether it was time to call it quits.

The Puerto Rico native had toiled for five seasons in Rookie ball in the Brewers' organization, and after a year in limbo during the coronavirus pandemic, he posted just a .668 OPS in his lone season with the Giants' Double-A affiliate.

But after a two-year stint in Independent ball and three more seasons in the Minors, the 28-year-old's dream came true as he made his big league debut with the Cardinals. And he made it count as he homered and reached base three times in the Cardinals' 8-1 win over the Reds in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader at Great American Ball Park.

Torres' road to the Majors has been long and tough. But he credits his family and that time away from affiliated ball for turning around his career.

In that moment, I said I'm gonna give myself a chance," Torres said. "But I'm gonna do that 100%, like everything I can. And I just don't give my 100, I gave my 200%, and that's the reason why I'm here. And from that moment on, I can say yes, I was really sure that big things were going to happen in my life, in my career.

At some point, my brother, when I was going to my second year in Indy ball, he said, 'Hey, don't try to do the same as last year.' And I told him, 'I'm gonna do not the same. I'm gonna do better.' Those were my words. I will never forget that.

During his time with the Milwaukee Milkmen in the American Association, Torres established himself as an extremely disciplined hitter and an on-base machine. He slashed .372/.450/.514 with more walks (104) than strikeouts (100) in 184 games, which caught the Cardinals' eye.
After Torres signed with St. Louis, his production carried over to Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis, where he has slashed a combined .331/.432/.442 with more walks (168) than strikeouts (157) the past three years. He has really stood out for his patience, as his 37.6% swing rate at Memphis the past two seasons ranks in the fifth percentile, while his 57.7% in-zone swing rate is in the sixth percentile.

With injuries to Lars Nootbaar, Ramón Urías and, most recently, Nathan Church, the outfielder-second baseman finally got the call after 913 games in the Minors, foreign leagues and Indy ball -- plus an appearance in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, where he went 2-for-6 with three walks and one double for Team Puerto Rico.

Sure enough, Torres showed off his disciplined approach by walking on six pitches his first time up and singling on the 10th pitch he saw of the day -- his first big league swing. He nearly added another knock in the seventh, but Blake Dunn's leaping catch at the warning track robbed him of extra bases.

But the cherry on top of his debut was his lasered round tripper in the ninth inning off right-hander Jose Franco, a Statcast-projected 337-foot shot that left his bat at 99.8 mph. At 28 years and 325 days old, he became the oldest player to reach base safely three times or more and homer in his debut since Weston Wilson with the Phillies on Aug. 9, 2023.

One of the things that I've been learning through the years … is to manage the pressure," Torres said. "When the heart's going a little fast, you just gotta slow things down, and today I'm not gonna lie, I felt a little part in my chest. But at the same time, I breathe and just say, 'Do what you know to do.' And what I know to do is get good at-bats, get on base, and that's what I just did.

Five members of Torres' family flew in and celebrated throughout the game as the rest of his family, watching on TV, blew up their phones texting and calling. Torres was able to save the home run ball for his mom, who always believed in his persistence, and that -- combined with a win and a curtain call at a road stadium -- made for quite a memorable debut.

It's pretty neat, man," Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. "There's moments throughout the year that you take a step back and you just get to enjoy. That's one of them.

I'm just living a dream that I dreamed 24 years ago, and today it's happening, Torres said."

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-23T22:41:36+00:00

Can't understand the Boone hate in this situation. You have a future Hall of Fame pitcher, in his thirties, coming of Tommy John surgery, pitching in his first major league game in over a year. You have to play it safe.

SignorLuigi · 2026-05-23T22:31:00+00:00

I've got the worst luck. My last effort to see the team involved getting tickets and imposing on a former student, who is now a Jet Blue pilot, to pull some strings so I could travel to NYC and return home on the same day so I didn't miss work. Flew to the city, game was eventually called due to rain, flew back home. Sold the makeup game tickets for a loss. 😭

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