The 2024 Major League Baseball season kicked off Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea with the absolutely loaded Los Angeles Dodgers beating the San Diego Padres, 5–2.
One of the coolest things in recent seasons has been the use of umpire cameras during games, which lets viewers see what it’s really like to be a hitter at the major-league level.
ESPN continued to show that off in the season opener, and you know what? It still looks like it’s impossible to get a hit off an MLB pitcher.
Check out this 95-mph pitch with movement from Yu Darvish that struck out Freddie Freeman in the first inning:
Yu Darvish, Front Door 95mph Two Seamer (home plate view) pic.twitter.com/8F7Q71puNR
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 20, 2024
Ridiculous.
MLB fans were rightfully in awe.
Again I ask how in the blue hell anyone hits a baseball in the majors https://t.co/d11qUDbQWU
— Austin Riley’s Rakes™️ (@RileysRakes) March 20, 2024
This angle is insane. Baseball is hard https://t.co/uOyUA7UZxz
— Mr. Plow (@internetdevan) March 20, 2024
please can we at least try a whole game like this? just once as a test trial? #MLB https://t.co/GfEQdfU4SY
— Keat_on (@keatN34) March 20, 2024
POV: you are the best hitter in baseball
Frame 1: you see the ball
Frame 2: it’s a fastball and it’s going to cross the plate halfway between the strike zone and your knee
Frame 3: oh no it’s a two-seam fastball and it’s biting hard
Frame 4: Strikeout looking. Have a seat. https://t.co/GpflFDK7ZE pic.twitter.com/PDG0rzpoNk
— Mike (@hammerito) March 20, 2024
Baseball fan: I could totally hit major league pitching
Major League Pitching: https://t.co/PJJ8p0QHsZ
— Candlestick Will (@CandlestickWill) March 20, 2024
I have no idea how a human can either hit this ball or call it a ball or strike… Human eyes are not meant to process this… https://t.co/LMRxK2BpRY
— Brad Robinson (@bradrobinson8) March 20, 2024
Lmaooo what?? https://t.co/3idLLedMnC
— KELOID FORGER 🕵🏽 (@chrisjproton) March 20, 2024
