Even more than that, I'd say they were the mostest rarest plays.
NelsonMontana
This is why baseball is so much more exciting to watch than football. The plate and mound are 60 feet apart. A baseball traveling at 95 mph traverses that distance in 0.43 seconds. In that span of time the batter must pick up the ball as it leaves the pitcher's hand, predict where the ball will be when it reaches the plate and swing the bat, which is slightly smaller in diameter than the ball, and make contact. It is amazing that anyone ever gets wood on the ball.
stevehammond
More comments on proper English than comments on how much time it took to put all this together. GREAT JOB ! ❤ Love baseball highlights.
JD-
¡Excelentes atrapadas! Muy bueno. Congratuleishions
ElivisR
Another excellent and rare play is The Catch by Willie Mays (1954 WS game 1)
msm
Its the smile by Pena that gets me every time on Swisher.
defekt
2:45 the infield fly should have been called there.
billyskittles
What a grab by catch on that hot shot to third.
DavidJones-eyie
Here's one of the best defensive plays I've seen as a plate umpire. Was doing a Big League game many years ago. Runner on third, less than two outs. Fly ball to center field. I'd say it was a good 180 feet from the plate. CF catches the ball, runner tags and runs for the plate. The catcher literally put his catcher's mitt on the ground in front of the plate (3rd base side of the plate). The catcher didn't move his mitt except to close it. It literally went straight into the pocket without moving his mitt.
I can still see the runners foot sliding in to the mitt. Beat him by an inch or so. Catcher closes the mitt, runner is out. For the next couple innings the runner would pace back and forth in the dugout saying he was safe. He should have been safe, except for a literally perfect throw.
robertbrown
0:47
Great play, but let's be real, the first baseman had two options with the line drive smoked at him.
Option 1: make the play.
Option 2: die of blunt force trauma from a baseball.
Good for him for choosing option 1.
jordandehart
13:51 that double play may be in the top five double plays ever
Mylesthehunter
Every one of your highlight videos is missing the SF Giants’ Kevin Mitchell over the head barehanded catch in Left Field. I don’t remember who they were playing but they were the visitors.
josephtaylor
Half of these plays were a behind the back or a backhand throw from the Shortstop to second, then a throw to first for the double play.
stevegarvin
i'm just a filthy casual, and my opinion is invalid (probably)
but this video was a great watch. not too short, and not too long either. 10/10
iforgetiremember
I apparently don't understand the infield fly rule.
oogrooq
3:15 That was a cute take on the hidden ball trick.. Most rarest? Are they more better?.
TatumNoble-fd
Sorry for the criticism - There is no term "Most Rarest". Title would be better as: "Rarest Defensive Plays in Baseball".
JRAFF
I would like to see Major League Baseball change the rule on allowing an infielder to purposely not catch a ball under unsportsmanlike conduct. They have that for lots of other plays where the player is violating the spirit of the rule or the game.
mrobvious
“Most rarest”? Is that term clickbait?
forestg
Imagine if mlb players hustled and ran through first base when they hit the ball
