22 Baseball Videos That Should Be On SportsCenter

Spring training is in full swing, with the MLB regular season right around the corner.

My fantasy baseball draft is tomorrow night, and it got me thinking, what better way to commemorate the new season then with the most unorthodox baseball videos on the net? We see SportsCenter highlights all the time, but now it’s due time to give credit to the video we won’t be seeing on the prime time highlights. These are videos only the internet could love.

Foul Ball Catching Master

Zack Hample literally wrote the book on catching foul balls at baseball games, sharing his secrets with Katie Couric on how he’s caught a baseball in the last 450+ games he’s attended.

How It’s Made: Baseball Bats

We see players swatting them, but have you ever wondered how bats are actually made?

Wiffle Ball Pitching Skills

By far the craziest wiffle ball pitching skills you will ever see. Not even A-Rod could touch this kid.

World’s Tallest Baseball Player

Dave Rasmussen of the Saint Paul Saints breaks the world record for World’s Tallest Baseball Player at 7′3″. Ironically, he gets struck out on 3 incredibly low fastballs.

Will It Blend?

The title says it all…

Baseball Emmy Nomination

Unbelievable acting job by University of Arkansas batter, Brian Walker. It’s also an unbelievable elbow injury recovery – look how fast he swings the bat!

Alaska’s Midnight Sun Game

This annual event takes place in Fairbanks, Alaska and has been called by Baseball America, “1 of the 12 must-see events” for the true baseball fan.

Baseball Boogie

1986 Dodgers a.k.a. The Baseball Boogie Bunch perform a hilarious Super Bowl Shuffle-like song and dance about their season. Be careful not to kill yourself when you see Orel Hershiser rap.

Crazy Umpire

Listen to this guy go!

Plane Crash at Baseball Game

It’s pretty amazing that no one died when a plane crashed during a minor league baseball game.

Breaking 10 Baseball Bats

Asians are very talented, especially with their karate. This guy busts 10 wooden baseball bats with his shin. This would have led to a horrendous compound leg fracture for anyone else.

Umpire Has A Meltdown

Usually it’s a coach or player pushing the umpire around. Not this time!

86 World Series: Game 6 on RBI Baseball

Someone had way too much time on their hands, recreating the infamous last inning of the Red Sox vs Mets 86 World Series game, pitch-by-pitch.

World’s Fastest Pitching Machine

One day I hope a baseball player comes along that can throw this hard. Insane.

Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics is one of the best basketball players out there. But when it comes to baseball, the guy has zero skills.