MLB's Slowest Pitcher Was Completely Unhittable

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Blue Jays rookie Mark Eichhorn took the baseball world by storm in 1986 with his unusually slow pitches.
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Was it all a fluke? Will he ever repeat? Find out now!
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@marianneichhorn9721 Жыл бұрын

Mark says: Thank you so much for taking the time to research my baseball journey! FYI I broke a window the other day with a baseball and my Popeye impersonation is better than ever! Lol

@WestsiderSC Жыл бұрын

This guy was my pitching coach growing up. We’d drive to his house during the off season and got sick lessons. His kid was a stud as well. Good dude who loves Jesus.

@timward276 Жыл бұрын

I remember Eichhorn. Someone said "Eichhorn comes up and spends a couple innings throwing 72-mph Frisbees up to the plate, then when Henke comes in it looks like he's throwing 120 miles an hour."

@YoBooBoo Жыл бұрын

This should be made into a movie. It’s the classic underdog story.

@westoniii Жыл бұрын

The narration delivery is all wrong, you gotta be 40+ smashed on Busch and sitting in a recliner in a finished basement.

@xanthippusofcarthage8655 Жыл бұрын

I got a hit off of Eichhorn in an adult league game played at Aptos high school back in 2006… then struck me out in 4 pitches the next AB… I think he ended the game with 15 K’s in 7 innings. Oh, and he hit a home run. He was almost unhittable when he wanted to be. I should also mention that he was a really good guy, even though he was on an entirely other level compared to everyone else on the field.

@YoutubeCommentMachine Жыл бұрын

I still don’t know why this guy isn’t more famous and why more pitchers aren’t trying to imitate him like they would imitate other star pitchers. Great video

@steve-from-toronto Жыл бұрын

We sure loved Eich up here. Thanks Marc, for helping the Jays win two World Series in 92 and 93. An all-time great setup guy.

@matthewsecord7641 Жыл бұрын

I knew it was Mark Eichhorn before the spoiler. I remember watching him and remember it stunning the hitters and even the announcers. Lifelong Blue Jay fan and Mark was absolutely a mystery to me when I was a kid...NO ONE did that. I think it shows just how special he was.

@diaperenthusiast

As a a kid growing up in the Santa Cruz mountains, Mark would come home during winters and give us kids lessons. I'll never forget how nice and humble he was to us 7 year old little leaguers.

@michaels9205 Жыл бұрын

Another interesting tidbit about Mark is that he coached his son Kevin’s team to a Little League World Series appearance. Kevin later pitched in the minor leagues and was once traded for Armando Galarraga, who famously came one out shy of throwing a perfect game if not for an absurd blown call by ump Jim Joyce.

@Ne1vaan Жыл бұрын

The best part is that after they figured him out he figured out a new system to still make it work. Great example of why baseball is so great.

@1tonofclay Жыл бұрын

He taught me and my brother in Little League. Such a nice guy, an old family friend!

@wuluketsuo Жыл бұрын

I grew up a Jays’ fan and remember how great Eichhorn was. His 86 season was unbelievable. Years later, his sister was in my RCIA group in Los Altos, Calif.

@johnbrandt7024 Жыл бұрын

I had a chance to play catch with a genuine major leaguer in winter of 1983...I was a senior in high school and Mark had just made his debut with the Jays. Our families were friends from many years previously and we went to visit the Eichhorns. We were in awe of Mark, of course, so you can imagine how we felt when he said, "Wanna play catch?" Problem was he was resting his throwing arm and could only throw lefty. And much to my embarrassment, I couldn't catch his left-handed curve ball! Come to think of it, it was kinda like catching a frisbee so maybe I deserve credit for putting an idea in his head, lol!!!

@nge400 Жыл бұрын

EICHHORN WAS FINKLE, FINKLE WAS EICHHORN!

@jackrangaiah4236 Жыл бұрын

that stomp he does right as their about to swing is actually so powerful i cant get enough of it

@user-bn8ub2mk3i Жыл бұрын

I played in a league Mark played in. I was not aware of who he was the first time we played. He was tall and threw side arm. An occasional 90mph over the top. No one could really hit anything. Lots of strike outs, foul tips. There was league buzz about him pitching for his Santa Cruz Blue Jays team. I got 2 dead bird hits and a swinging bunt to 3rd on one day. He made it a point to approach me during the game. He said “Hey, those count. They are good hits”. After the game, his wife and kids said good job-Mark likes seeing players still playing. What a great day and just a really great example of human kindness from him and his family.