Major League Baseball started its regular season Thursday and not only baseball was back in our lives, but also the umpire’s cam, showing us all how ridiculously hard it is to get a hit in the big leagues.
They’re not just pitchersthrowing all kinds of nasty things these days, they are also throwing off severe heat.
ESPN brought back the referee camera for the white sock–stars game on Thursday night and we all got to see what it’s like trying to hit a fastball and how hard it is to get a bat on a breaking ball.
Check out these releases:
MLB The Show in real life pic.twitter.com/gok6SeDw5J
– Cut4 (@Cut4) March 31, 2023
Here’s some more madness:
Ump camera gets you as close to the game as possible 👀 pic.twitter.com/ZGIW6XeLuU
—SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 31, 2023
While I’d love to get paid like an MLB player, a big part of me is glad I don’t have to step in the batter’s box and try to hit those guys.