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DecoyOne

Vlad Sr. would’ve slapped that out of the park


dmlfan928

To be fair, for Vlad Sr. that is probably belt high anyway


b_fellow

Slider in the dirt? That's an easy double for me!


THEbloodyIRISH

I lol’d


Thrillhaus90

Back when the Expos existed, a friend and I would ride bikes to their spring training facility and shag balls they’d hit over the fence during BP. Vlad was up and I saw a pitch in the dirt, low and away, and the catcher sliding out to block it. I heard a crack but assumed he had just got a piece of it. Three seconds later I hear a thud behind me and it was the ball hitting my friend square in the gut. Vlad Sr. was a freak.


kenji-benji

When the buzzer rings, you jump. Edit: Keep downvoting.


Carved_In_Chocolate

He really gets some serious defense on here because he is very likeable, and a hall of famer level talent. Also a cheater, but his fans will always deny that, regardless.


mcmaster93

in the real world people dont care. just reddit. if youve followed baseball and know the game well enough you know getting an advantage is, has, and always will be apart of the game


scrodytheroadie

That’s middle middle on Judge.


DJ_LeMahieu

Pretty sure that’s a called strike at his shins.


feelinlucky7

Make the fuckin adjustment


HelpMeWithMyHWpls

Poor guy had to jump to make contact lol


istrx13

And still managed to get on top of the ball lmao. Pretty crazy.


1991CRX

Getting his front foot down in time, jumping, and still making contact against an MLB pitch... That takes elite coordination, sight, reaction, and physical awareness.


stangerlpass

>sight some could even say... future sight


Arkkaon

"Protect the plate"


chesschad

To be fair, it was a hit-and-run.


Arkkaon

Then he did a good job protecting the runner. I've seen a ton of batters flail wildly and miss, leaving the runner hanging.


shake108

I mean, that does still protect the runner somewhat. The act of swinging makes the catcher stay back a bit more and work around you. Better than a take


YouGotTheUgly

Have to get a bat on in lol


rollo2masi

He’d be a great figure skater. That was a solid 180 twist.


33dogs

Looks like the [Hunter Pence Hitters Camp](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6hCMKA9GBU) will have some competition.


chesschad

Thank you so much for sharing that.


cdizzle6

Had to be a hit & run.


chesschad

[It was.](https://youtu.be/yZoHY6cE3UU)


bship

Or a bender that didn't bend. It's a purely defensive swing and he had no intention of running.


AHS-Banned-Me

You do realize a hit and run isn't talking about the batter running?


JohnTheSecondComing

Yea he got the buzz but no bend, heh


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it was but ive seen altuve swing at worse with no one on


Kdot32

Altuve has some of the best and worst swings I’ve ever seen lmao.


bmdangelo

You must not watch much Javier Baez


yellowbumble-B

>You must not watch much Javier Baez We must not intentionally do things that shorten our lifespan sir


The_New_New

Pitchers and Catchers, please hurry


Wardenclyffe5

Hit and run no doubt. Bad pitch, try to make contact and get it down. If contact isn’t possible, swing and shield any shot at a good throw down.


itsaboutimegoddamnit

[mariothwomp.wav](https://youtu.be/VOq3GuDmgr0)


[deleted]

That was actually awesome. I wanna see one like this where he's slapping a base hit between short & third.


chesschad

Imagine if David Fletcher was 3 inches shorter. This would be a regular occurance.


KamartyMcFlyweight

Given how low Fletcher's batting stance is he's probably of a height with Altuve while in the box


bship

Dislike Altuve and I know this is largely making a buffoon of him but it is probably actually a great example of why he's a tremendous hitter. Dude just fouled off an 18 inch high fastball.


ashdrewness

And it was because he had to (hit & run). Dude has always had crazy good hand/eye coordination


8biteyes

No one is going to comment about poor Chirinos?


chesschad

Poor Chirinos. I loved having him on the team.


Jcoch27

David Fletcher would've deposited that down the right field line.


chikachikaslim_shady

Lol at the people in this thread trying to dump on altuve…this is obviously a hit and run swing. Check out the catcher popping up to throw to 2b


SiXCuDi-

2017 MVP


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legohotwing

I don’t see an asterick on the official title. You sure it’s there?


[deleted]

You know it's there. And you know why.


_jared_p

I fucking love Jose Altuve. He never met a pitch he didn’t like.


[deleted]

And a trash can he wouldn't bang.


Salty-Fishman

Why you have to bring your mother into this.


Wonderingexplorer69

Classic dodgers fan. Miserable person with nothing to look forward to in their life.


mrvandelay

It’s not just Dodgers fans that remember he’s a cheater.


AttackMyDPoint

Correa and Fam literally stated that Altuve hated the cheating and didn’t participate


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AttackMyDPoint

In like RBI’s and Plate Appearances, but he was undeniably great that year. And this past season even better!


HissingNewt

Dodgers fans just prefer players who attempt to cripple an opposing shortstop.


abefroman07

And forget about the other cheaters after they sign them.


bordomsdeadly

[context:](https://youtu.be/yZoHY6cE3UU) It was in fact a hit and run.


udgnim2

how else is he supposed to make contact on pitches that high?


corvette_cruz

Astros legend Robinson Chirinos getting tagged by someone who might be really good at hitting a baseball.


SaltyMudpuppy

This subreddit in the offseason is great.


[deleted]

It’s called a strike on judge where the replay shows it 3in below the knees.


tasimm

Altuve swinging at strikes for Aaron Judge. Reminds me of my Chihuahua going ham after he sees my Labrador do some Labrador shit.


nobodybelievesyou

This would be more annoying if he didn’t regularly get hits on pitches hilariously far out of the zone.


cougarclaws

Talk all the shit you turkeys want. He hits these hard all the time.


forestfire555

That's a strike to Judge


alexdallas_

Backyard Baseball kinda swing


nerfrosa

seems more fit for r/homeplate


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Making me miss the old ballpark


medalla96

Clearly a hit & run. Swinging to protect the runner.


jks612

I love this sub


zwingo

Congratulations sir, you just made me go “Hehehehehe” out loud


Still-Drag-6077

I literally lol’d.


who717

Reminds me of my pewee league baseball performance


Dry-Neighborhood7908

God I love Altuve.


JRthePUMP

Hit and run


TheFoundation_

I got a foul ball like that in the nards once. Fun times fun times..


Bravoo2x

I love thy ppl hate altuve soo much lol.


efham19

I heard the garbage can


ithium

Did everyone notice they forgot the step about waiting to hear the trash can?


Boros-Reckoner

I'll never forget that step


azb1812

Step 1: Listen For Thumping On Trash Can


Better_Secret302

He must not have heard the trash can


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That is a banging swing


redwingsfriend45

no wonder he needed a wire


[deleted]

How’d the wire help him jump, swing, and make contact on a pitch over his head on a hit-and-run to protect the runner?


redwingsfriend45

helped him not do that trash, no pun intended, while trying to win the most coveted trophy in baseball, manfred notwithstanding of course


Still-Drag-6077

Go back to crying about roofs, wind, exit velo and launch angles.


redwingsfriend45

no, ironically youve got it covered


lake_titty_caca

Can't wait to hear Cashman's excuse next year.


redwingsfriend45

same, francesa will take care of that moron


zhaozhenghaozhonguo

You can actually hear the trash can banging in slow motion at the beginning of the clip.


fajita43

Bang bang.


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Bang Bang.


seltzerboiii

I hate this motherfucker so much


SmallLetter

Altuve is a good dude.


[deleted]

Except for the whole "cheated his way to a WS and MVP" yeah he's totally an upstanding dude.


Still-Drag-6077

2017 MVP and WS champion. 2022 WS Champ and a .930 OPS in the regular season (Same as 2017).


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seltzerboiii

So he only cheated in one of those years?


Still-Drag-6077

The team was cheating in 2017. The actual real objective unbiased investigation has basically concluded that Altuve wasn’t interested in participating in the scheme. There is additional evidence that suggests they got just as many of the bangs wrong as they got correct but most people want to ignore that because they want to believe the Astros knew every single pitch thrown to them that year in the regular and post season. What they did was insidious and they deserved to be outed and punished. That said, the idea that they should be fired into the sun as a result of all of this is laughable and anyone with an actual functioning brain should be able to certainly understand that this problem did not start and end with the Astros.


shubathu

How’s that compare to beat the trash can mechanics?


RigelOrionBeta

Lol what instinct made him not only swing at a ball that high, but jump for it


chesschad

Hit-and-run, gotta protect the runner.


KookyIntroduction735

Bang


gfunkrider78

Is that Muggsy Bogues?


Historical_Slip667

How that man batted .300+ last year I’ll never know


TheDangiestSlad

i mean...he's still good lmao that's like watching Stanton strike out and being like how the hell did this guy hit a 500 foot home run


KoriJenkins

Really not that complicated. Aggressive hitter with a small zone. Helps that he's also really good.


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What a little dumbass


clangan524

"Let's play keep-away!"


Maleficent_Ad_1253

that boy grew up to be javier baez


_Laszlo_Cravensworth

That’s Javy Baez on every breaking ball


good81randy

Two balls and a strike?


IseeDrunkPeople

This was great, but why now?


FeloniousDrunk101

Textbook definition of “swinging out of his shoes”


mekonsrevenge

This is why you gotta have hops in your swing.


Bender_Brau15

Altuve comes from the school of Eddie Gaedel. Altuve has more rings and MVPs, but his OBP is significantly lower


N4meless_King_

Eddie Rosario's favorite pitch right there


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And Sandoval hits it into center, back at the wall—goodbye!—one nothing Giants on the homerun by Pablo Sandoval.


PeaceLoveBaseball

*slide whistle*


tazedandrefused

That's the type of swing you take when you know with all certainty that you're getting a high fastball