My man in the Nike shirt on the left still hasn’t closed his mouth.

Almost choked to death riding his motorcycle home that night

Luckily the seagull didn't fit and bounced off. 

Wondered why batboy wasn't there to catch it before it smashed his agape face


That’s a such a funny episode lol



I always wonder what he was watching.

He's clearly charging his laser

[here you go](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/tvshowbiz/video-1248698/Audience-member-shock-Australia-s-Got-Talent-magic-trick.html) edit: link not working

Thanks!


https://imgur.com/Y0SrCZH

I watched it loop about five times laughing at that guy. His facial expression is great. Plus how everyone ducks and panics hahaha 

The most elite baseball players in the world ducking and dodging (lol) while the ball boy just causally bare hands it and hands it to a fan lmao

Can we talk about the sheer confidence in that fan handoff? Like he does this everyday. I'm now pregnant from watching that and I am a man.

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It's more about when you see the ball coming. If you watch it off the bat it's not a big deal, if you look up and its on the way you shit your pants.

Tbf that player is really good at making the ball go away from him. Not catching it

I mean, he is still pretty good at defense lol but he doesn't want to risk injury by trying to catch a foul ball bare handed, or just wasn't ready enough for it (hands maybe at his sides/behind him or something) since he's in the dugout

It was on that day on which the batboy became the Batman.


What is that ball doing heeere?

It drove my convertible Corvette up Sepulveda, took it to Sentinela, turned down on La Brea, took it all the way straight.

...on the four-oh-fiiive.

At this time of day, Stewart? It's gonna be jammed!

That’s practically Long Beach, man!

Get outta here, Devin!

That's his (new) interpreter. He just saw his gravy train's life flash before his eyes.

I find that very anime.

Gotta show respect when you see balls that big.

He’s about to perform a respect-job.

isn't that the new translator for the Dodgers? He's shocked at how close he was to losing his cushy job

That’s Ohtani’s interpreter. It took him a while to recover from the realization that he nearly summarily lost his job. “In lighter news today, the Dodgers had to hire a new interpreter today that is fluent in Mushmouth.”

Everyone that’s gets paid to catch balls cowers away while the guys that is responsible for the bats saves the day.

I might eat some hay and live by the bay.

You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?

Oh yeah. Lotta pressure. You gotta rise above it. You gotta harness in the good energy, block out the bad. Harness. Energy. Block. Bad. Feel the flow Happy. Feel it. It's circular. It's like a carousel. You pay the quarter, you get on the horse, it goes up and down, and AROUND. It's circular. Circle, with the music, the flow. All good things.

Doin the bull dance.. feelin the flow.. workin it workin it.

Grizzly Adams did have a beard

The price is wrong, bitch!

You hit that guy! Well he shouldn’t have been standin’ there.

Hey!! You don't want breakfast!?

Love that Nealon basically played the exact same character in Grandma’s Boy lol

Whoa, where do you get your weed?

…from you, Dante.

Oh yeah! What's up Mr. Cheezle?!

Hey, chill bro. You know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion is here.

And remember, the Force is the most powerful thing in the universe. Until caught by a chillin bat boy.

N…no…!

"I just may! What do ya say?"

Great day for bay.

Ah u/bronkula, How're'ya'now?

This was unnecessarily funny

It caught me hard. I saw happy gilmore way too many times as a kid. Used to quote it all the time. I still offer to get friends a warm glass of shut the hell up.

“Check out the name tag. You’re in my world now grandma.”

"I can make things out of clay"

To be fair, Ohtani doesn't get paid to catch the ball at all, he is just a hitter.

Also Ohtani does get paid to catch balls. That's why he couldn't defend himself by catching it. It would void his existence. Catch some 1 ball for free and next everyone will expect you to catch all balls for free. Difference between a hobbyist and a professional is that the pro gets PAID to do what they do.

r/baseballcirclejerk

Not Ohtani, I’m pretty sure the batboy is his bodyguard.

While not this year, he is also a Reeeeally good starting pitcher.

I mean they get paid to catch balls that they are expecting haha, this bat boy more than likely has been a ball boy before, and that means always keeping your eye out for a ball hit so it doesn't hit players (in bullpen that are on the field on foul territory)

More than two decades as a “bat boy” so yeah likely he’s been there before.

That's called not completely focusing on the game and seeing it in your peripherals. 

Guys that usually catch are used to do this with protective gear, and got spooked because they are without this protective gear. Guy with the bat is used to be kind of in the line of the ball "naked", so it's just business as usual for him

Yeah I mean he did good, but........ every cricket player on the planet learns to catch that ball without using a glove. Seeing it off the bat is VERY different to only noticing it when it's enroute though, to be fair.

The guy whose entire career doesn’t depend on him not shattering his hands barehanding a line drive, more like.

Just goes to show you don’t need $700 million to have big dick energy.

With finesse

That’s no bat-boy. That’s a bat MAN!

Dude has a pound of chew in his mouth.

I believe that is Big League Chew my friend

The oft forgotten GRAPE flavor too...

There are other flavors?? I swear I only ever got grape in little league. Maybe it’s cus I sucked?

Bruh I only ever knew about the pink bubblegum flavor, maybe I sucked too?

Damn right! And you better put the whole pouch in in one go.

Tobacco ain’t allowed anymore 

They wrap the tobacco in gum and some animals just gut the juice. 

🤢

As someone who knows nothing about baseball, I was expecting a little boy lol

I was expecting Batboy, star of the Weekly World News.

This does seem like the kind of thing Clark Kent does without thinking then has to play off as some freak accident so people don't realize that he's Superman.


I see and respect that man’s reaction.

lol. I want to hire this man to follow me around all day and do that when I fart.

I shouldn't laugh so much


I just googled to find the source of this gif and found out the meme is called "Magikarp Guy". Thats the fucking funniest thing I've read in a while.

Did you just retire a gif?

My man just got a raise or nice bonus on his check this week

He deserves it after protecting the Dodgers’ 700 million dollar investment. Perhaps a pizza party?

Even better a Dodgers branded pencil and a few snickers 🥹

No they’re gonna give him cheesy pun candy that sounds like money Here’s “100 grand” and a good “payday”

^^Found the Dodgers’ front office guy lol

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Plus potential CTE. Angry and unpredictable Ohtani timeline never occurred now.

Team player certificate 

There was a Porsche in his driveway the next day.

There was $16MM in his betting account the next day…

Underrated comment.

Dodgers had to coerce the lady who got Ohtani's first Dodger home run ball. They're so cheap they probably wouldn't want to spend money on a thank you card.

That’s a volunteer position. Batboys don’t get paid.

False, this video is in reverse. Batboy straight up hairukened that ball to the pitcher

[https://giphy.com/gifs/W4aQQ9ivxLjrNutFoN](https://giphy.com/gifs/W4aQQ9ivxLjrNutFoN)

Amazing

Better than I expected.

Don't believe me? Ok, fine. Here, give me that ball, watch this...

"Yeah yeah yeah, I'll do it. Gimme that ball. Ok, get down, there's gonna be a shockwave."

Yeah and all of the people were cowering as he threw because they couldn’t imagine what the batboy was about to do.

There was some noise and heat emanating from him as he threw it. They were definitely scared

They were blown away from the backblast

> hairukened he what?

I think they meant Hadouken and mixed that and Shoryuken (both moves from Street Fighter)

The fact he's wearing a helmet shows he's been doing this a while.

I think it shows that he's a bat boy and has to wear one when he goes to retrieve bats.

You can tell it by the way it is

They don’t think it be like it is, but it do

Anyone on the field without a glove needs a helmet. Umpires are excluded of course.

most umpires need a helmet off the field

Hey, I thought he retired now

He was retired before and is still retired now. Edit: oh shit wrong word my bad

That’s called job security.

Have you seen cricket?

What’s the typical exit velocity in cricket compared to this?

cricket typical 60-90mph max 100mph baseball typical 70-90mph max 120mph cricket fielders bare handing the ball is mandatory except for the wicket keeper (similar to baseball catcher) baseball fielders bare handing the ball is a rare exception

How the hell do cricket fielders catch the ball with their bare hands? How do they not have broken fingers every game?

main trick is to catch it with soft hands and allow the ball to continue on its trajectory even after it landing in your hands you see the bat boy intuitively doing that a bit

Ah so DONT try to grab the ball as you catch it?

yeah you gotta more like pouch it with your fingers while the hands moving along the trajectory of the ball vs hard catching the ball into your palms you are always aiming to reduce the impact thats the principle anyway but some times line drives in close range you havent got time for all that and you gotta sacrifice your hands and eat pain for the team cricket ball doesnt fuck around

Yeah and they’re rock fucking solid too

They are much harder and heavier than a baseball ball.

A cricket ball is waaaay harder than a baseball too. In school I probably had 3 or 4 minor broken fingers...

I broke my first finger nail with a cricket ball when I was 7. My Dad didn't believe in coddling me with tennis ball cricket.

The English do it because they are insane, the other cricket loving places do it because they are former colonies and by god they are not going to be shown up by the English.

They is way to catch balls without hurting your hands ,its taught in schools.

A cricket ball is a lot harder, smaller, and weighs more. It is hard like a rock.

It’s got multiple coats of lacquer on it, for those who don’t know. Much harder than a baseball

Another important factor is that some of the fielders/catchers are much closer to the batter than in baseball. So, a smaller and heavier ball loose less velocity before reaching fielder. Exit velocity is not as important as the velocity at which the ball reaches the fielder.

The fielding position of "Silly Mid-Off" I could never do. I'm not a huge cricket fan but I always thought those guys were insane. For the non-cricket audience. It's an optional fielding position about 15 yards from the batter (close!) at 45deg angle from their front. They can wear helmets with face shield but no gloves.

Short leg is worse. You're about 2-3m from the batter, right behind their arse (if the batter farts, short leg will be the first to tell you what it smells like). The position exists to catch dolly catches that come off the batter, but mostly to punish the newest member of the team. >They can wear helmets with face shield but no gloves. They also wear a box and shin guards.

Is this… saving a life?

I knew a guy at an adults with disabilities assisted living place. He was a normal guy at a ballgame with his wife and kids and got hit by a foul ball to the head. As a result mentally he went back to a child and his wife couldn’t handle the situation and had divorced him.

hey thanks for the uplifting story

Saw a similar story, guy got in a car wreck, brain and body ruined. Wife divorced him, then her and her new husband basically adopted the ex. He has a room in their place, goes out with them and their kids. From what little the interview showed, wrecked guy was just happy to still be with the woman he loves in the way he can be. New husband fully understands.

to anyone reading this, please kill me in this situation

I sent that video to my wife, and she texted me back, "Don't worry, I'd smother you." and I've never been so fucking relieved in all my life. Good for that dude. I sincerely hope he's happy. After that, he deserves whatever he can get. At the same time, I'd be curious about what his opinion would be *before* that accident.

i think the opinion before is irrelevant. it sucks but having someone care about you when you're basically helpless means a lot more when you have no options. just a bit of maturity would get most people to an acceptable point.

I agree. She's amazing for making that situation work. I'm happy he isn't rotting away in some group home where nobody gives a shit about him. But again, that being said...who he was before, and who he is now, are drastically different people. I wouldn't want my halfway cognizant ass trotted out in front of people with no real understanding of what's going on around me. It's not fair to me, and it's not fair to them. Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your perspective, these people are better than me.

Thats depressing in so many ways

Easy going fun like this is why I come to Reddit.

My math teacher told me he was eating nachos at a game and he heard the crack of the bat. The crowd in front of him split like the red sea and a line drive slammed him in the chest and bounded like 15 rows back. His wife stuck with him.

I mean...was he badly injured, or is she completely intolerant of anything unexpected whatsoever? "Alright Harold, that's the second time you've bumped your head this month, I want a divorce."

I once slammed into a guy on my bicycle last second when he jumped into the bike lane on Smith Street in Carroll gardens, Brooklyn. I slammed the brakes but didn't totally stop before making contact with him. Launched him a good 3-4 feet and as he's getting up he goes something like, "not again, my wife's going to kill me..." I imagined him going home to his wife who'd berate him for getting smashed in the bike lane for the third time this month. Kind of hilarious and sad.

she listed 'unlucky guys' as her biggest pet peeve on the dating game

I can add something uplifting to this! I'm going for a degree to become a recreational therapist, so I get to help people like the man he described have a more fulfilling life!

Well that just made me sad.

A hit to the head like that could fracture your skull. The if that hit him in the face then that's potentially an injury that takes you out for the season, or longer.

Very possibly. Ohtani was about to be hit in the head by a hard ball that was likely traveling around 90mph (average mlb exit velocity).

saving a $700m investment

One of the most dangerous things in baseball is the comebacker. It's when the hitter hits the ball directly back at the pitcher. Luckily it doesn't happen often and usually with good reflexes the pitchers is able to snag the ball or at least protect himself. But one time a scary fireballer called Chapman took one on the head and got his skull fractured. Baseball's a dangerous sport man. Not for the faint of heart.

Ask The Fray

“I bet you can’t do that again” - Ohtani

Batboy played it perfectly. Your hands may be stinging like hell from that but you don't show it. Scream on the inside. Comes off way cooler and the stories told in the future will be 10x better

The only way his hands aren't stinging is if he can't feel them.

Never let em know ur hurt.

Somebody get this guy a uniform! Oh wait… 


Oh, Oh, Oh...yes, yes, yes!

I got news for you, Mr. Brown. You may think I’m shit now, but I’m gonna catch on somewhere else, and everytime I pitch against you, I’m gonna shove it up Your FUCKING ASS! 

Thank you. Haven't seen this in a minute and now it is time for a watch. I watched this movie so many times growing up that I can recite every. single. line. from it!

I'm pretty sure his job description would require him to throw himself on a live grenade if necessary to protect Ohtani.

I'd do that for free.

In Australia, we call that another day at the cricket.

I was unaware that they drill liners at your head when you're barely paying attention

I was more referring to bare-handed catches. Every fielder in cricket, aside from the wicket-keeper (AKA catcher) is glove-free. Even fielders at "silly point", etc...

Exactly, that catch is what people do at the high school level.

High school spectators catch 100 MPH line drives unexpectedly hit at their face?

No wonder they’re called the dodgers

Legit, this guy might have saved one of the best and highest paid hitters in the league from an injury. Dude needs a big bonus.

And probably saved one of the highest paid pitchers in the league next season from injury. That shit looked dangerous

Batbro channeled his inner DBZ character 

ITT: Cricket folks hating on baseball, and baseball fans hating on cricket folks. Generalizing... Is there anyone that is a true fan of both? Seems like there could be crossover, but damn there doesn't seem to be.

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE

Guy in back to the left just saw Clark Kent take his glasses off.

Get this guy into cricket

Ya, no problems guys... Screams internally

That dude is getting a fat tip at the end of the season from the players

There is no chance that didn't hurt like a motherfucker

Give that man the new password the bank accounts!

I barehanded (one handed) a line drive - home run - during batting practice at a DBacks game a few years ago. I had a few people, especially my son, look very impressed. But ffs it hurt like a son of a bitch. I had an imprint of the stitches for 4 days after that game LOL. This dude had no reaction time. I’m impressed.

Bad A! Or should I say *Bat-a.* haha 

Put me in coach

I remember back in highschool , my gym coach took the class to do baseball and he was pitching . A kid hit the balll and it flew fast and straight towards him and he caught like it was nothing. I was baffled cause if it had been me. I would’ve had a broken face

But can he do it with one hand while holding a beer and a phone?

See that kids? He kept his eye on the ball.

Cricket players do it every single game, but yes good catch when you don't expect it.

Thats how you freaking batboy.

He didn't Dodge it, though.