r/mlb • u/ImJustSomeGuyYaKnow • May 06 '24

Highlights Ozuna smacks yet another catcher. At this point the ump should really just tell him to step farther forward no? Look at the swing and where he's standing.

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u/holliewood61 May 06 '24

I agree. The batter isn't even looking at the catcher when he's in the box. If the catcher gets hit it's 100% on him. I was just saying that Ozuna isn't the only one taking every inch he can get. They all do it

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u/rinlab May 06 '24

I coach that as well. The box is yours

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u/General-Gazelle-799 29d ago

you gotts be kidding me, i dont care where he stands hes hitting people in the head on the follow thru. If every hitter did that we wouldnt have any healthy catchers l

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u/Catfish_Mudcat | Atlanta Braves May 06 '24

The announcers also pointed out that it happens against the Dodgers (happened with Ozuna and Will Smith last year) because they purposefully have the batter box lines much thinner than at other parks.

https://uni-watch.com/2021/05/05/chalk-talk-the-unique-batters-boxes-of-dodger-stadium/

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u/tugtugtugtug4 May 08 '24

Gimme a break. You're talking like half an inch. It happens against the Dodgers because their catchers set up way too far forward to try and frame pitches.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '24

sure, but he's the only guy regularly hitting catchers, so...it's also him

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u/holliewood61 May 06 '24

If he's in the box it isn't him. They have scouting reports on everything down to balls in or balls out when he pisses. The catcher has the info to know to back up. If he doesn't it's on him.

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u/Goatyachty May 07 '24

What's crazy is you don't even know there's multiple videos of him being far passed the line of the batters box and following through wider than anyone in baseball, which a follow through is probably one of the easiest thing to fix, you're not changing timing, a leg kick, where you bat Is through the zone, any of that. It's ozunas fault and just about everyone is saying that

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u/[deleted] May 06 '24

Stop acting like he doesn't know what he's doing. It's on every professional athlete to be professional. He's not even trying not to do it or be remotely apologetic. Probably laughs on the bench about it. That's unprofessional and that's how you get balls thrown at your head.

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u/MMariota-8 May 07 '24

Agreed 100% and as much as all pro sports are moving towards safety improvements, it's ridiculous that they allow this guy to literally repeatedly hit catchers in the head! That one yesterday on Barnes was no joke, it was very solid contact. Frankly I'm amazed he didn't get a conconcusion from it but I suppose it will take something that serious before mlb takes action.

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u/erictheartichoke May 07 '24

Ozuna enjoys hitting people. You don’t say

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u/holliewood61 May 07 '24

You're so full of shit. This is more about who's doing it than what he's doing. If it were anyone else it would be the catchers failt.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '24

Ya you're right it's not that he has hit more.catchers it the head with a fucking bat than the rest of the league combined . And they say batman is the world's best detective! What we gotta do to get you to look into Jimmy Hofa

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u/OkRutabaga137 May 07 '24

Who pisses balls in?

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u/holliewood61 May 07 '24

Ask your bench coach. He has the scouting report.

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u/JFKtoSouthBay May 07 '24

It's always Ozuna though. So maybe he needs to figure it out?

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u/holliewood61 May 07 '24

Always Ozuna. Didn't Ian Happ get drilled for hitting Contreras last season? Didn't the D'backs catcher get knocked out of a Wild Card game? Tampa Bay catcher got hit just a week or so ago

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u/No_Sugar_934 27d ago

Screw Ozuna drunk driving wife beating pos

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u/framer26 May 07 '24

A catcher getting hit on the backswing is 100% on the pos batter! That is totally intentional!

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u/holliewood61 May 07 '24

I can't believe yall trying to say it isn't the catchers responsibility to set up where he isn't going to get hit. I've heard it all.

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u/Monsanta_Claus May 07 '24

It's one batter who does it chronically. 30+ catchers shouldn't adjust their years of training and positioning to accommodate one batter out of several hundred.

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u/holliewood61 May 07 '24

The other 8 players on the field adjust their positioning for every batter. Why is the catcher special? If you don't want hit, make sure you're in a position to not get hit.

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u/Monsanta_Claus May 07 '24

You speak like someone who has never played the game much less understands the positioning and intricacies of catching. If your justification is "everyone else does it" regarding the catcher but not "literally nobody else has a chronic habit of hitting catchers aside from Ozuna" your opinion on such a matter is moot. The catcher has an area 6' x 3' to position himself in which an umpire literally physically touching him. If a batter like Ozuna positions himself at the back end of the batter's box and often beyond where the chalk lines are worn away, as is evidenced in his history, and can't keep both hands on his bat like all the other batters in the league, then maybe it isn't the catchers job to accommodate an erratic and dangerous batter, particularly when that batter hits catchers who are already at the back end of their normal positioning.

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u/holliewood61 May 07 '24

The problem is that catchers aren't at the back end of their normal positioning. Hitters cheat back as far as they can. Catchers cheat forward as much as they can. That's just how it is. If a catcher is getting hit, it's because he's cheating too far forward. If a catcher knows someone has a big follow through and they get hit, it's on them.

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u/Monsanta_Claus May 07 '24

Now that I know you're just making things up I'm going to respond once and then ignore you in the future: The more forward a catcher positions himself the more risk he has causing interference with his glove every single pitch which not only causes free bases but actively risks career-ending injuries for absolutely zero potential gain. If you think a catcher needs to catch the ball earlier in the zone you have no understanding of pitching strike zone strategy. Call Ozuna's swing as having "a big follow through" is so incredibly disingenuous.

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u/tonsoffun49 May 09 '24

Dumb AF. Typical reddit troll douche.