My MLB Diet When I Played

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@charliek2099 2 жыл бұрын

Minor leagues are rough. I work for a low A team and all the time I see the away team buying food from the stadium or coming back with a pizza from the gas station. When you are the home team, some host family’s will make great meals but still there are not a lot of options. Respect to these guys just seeing them grind all day and get the paycheck they do!

@grega490 2 жыл бұрын

It was really makes you respect the guys who weren’t high draft picks (meaning they probably got a nice signing bonus) who sat in the Minor Leagues for years hoping for a chance to one day play in the major leagues. It also explains why a lot of guys have side hustles. For example, Randy Dobnak of the Twins was an Uber driver on the side before he was regularly at the big league level lol

@mwroberts79 2 жыл бұрын

I remember working for a Low A team about 20 years ago (piedmont Phillies/ boll weevils).. we'd sneak the players hot dogs and burgers. It's rough for sure, especially in kannapolis, where everything closes at 9pm lol. At least the visiting team had an IHOP beside their hotel..

@rogervartanian2821 2 жыл бұрын

You nailed it Matt. I played 4 years minor league ball up to AA in the early 80's and I was making $500-$750/ month. I always eat fairly clean at home and even when I reported to rookie camp, I realized after a week I needed to find a way to eat like I did at home. The number one thing I lived on was eggs. Breakfast lunch or dinner I went through 5 dozen a week. They were cheap and a great source of protein. Rice, oatmeal and microwaved potatoes gave me the carbs or starches as they were known then and tons of water. I hope with today's investment in young players, teams are taking nutrition serious at the lower levels.

@brettlawlor8921 2 жыл бұрын

If you adjust that for inflation, it's possible you got paid more than minor leaguers do right now.

@BoleDaPole 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody forcing minor leaguers to play, they can go work a real job if money was so important. Any of the players worth a damn already have a nice signing bonus anyways that they can easily live off until they get big league contract. All these other guys should be happy they even get get paid to play a game with such great players.

@brettlawlor8921 2 жыл бұрын

@@BoleDaPole No minor leaguers are asking for hundreds of thousands of dollars or millions at this juncture. All they want is enough for respectable housing and more nutritional food so they can better work their craft. It isn't really about the money, it's about the principle. Major league teams view these players as assets. If you take care of your assets, they will take care of you. Would you ignore diagnostics on your computer and then get upset or perplexed when it's not running properly? No, you wouldn't. MLB teams need to invest more down on the farm so that they have a better chance of developing quality major leaguers.

@bvailcards44 2 жыл бұрын

@@BoleDaPole holy fuck. We get it, you hate poor people and you’re mad you’re not playing anymore

@cwj9202 2 жыл бұрын

The Eugene Emeralds home field this season is PK Park, which is the home diamond for the Oregon Ducks. PK Park is a very nice stadium - thank Nike for that. The old stadium had character, yeah and a few bugs.

@FlyinTonite 2 жыл бұрын

The lack of blinking during the “you’re gonna eat crap,” makes it feel like he was staring into my soul.

@anthonypang7927 2 жыл бұрын

This is actually why ohtani's dad forbade his son to go to usa right after high school He was told about how minor leaguers were treated whereas farm league players in japan get accom provided and food provided, the food looks restaurant quality too plus a living wage

@danr154 2 жыл бұрын

Having to pay for thier own uniforms ti be cleaned and clubhouse snacks was pretty low. Made me sad, not how they should be treated. Thats some crap I thought only went on at the hands of the awful penny-pinching crook owners of the past like the dude who owned the famous Black Sox team. Good for Ohtani's dad.

@anthonypang7927 2 жыл бұрын

@@danr154 this is the accom provided to new players and farm league players in npb, they all live in these dorms to begin with until they have reached a certain level and can go at it on their own kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p5aRiKSVzsquYqM.html And the food looks decent, the worst paid player probably gets around $30,000 and they have all this provided Ohtani would have had $1,000,000 or so signing bonus, $200,000 base pay plus incentives but he didnt have to worry about a place to stay or enough food to eat or clubhouse dues Ohtani may well have had a big signing bonus if he signed with a mlb organisation straight out of high school, but was he really mentally ready to go at it alone? We'll never know!

@trapez77 2 жыл бұрын

But ohtani didn’t change his diet until he came to the US when he started cutting out sugar and white rice. And started eating oatmeal

@anthonypang7927 2 жыл бұрын

@@trapez77 good luck cutting out white rice in japan!

@brentknackert8412 2 жыл бұрын

In Florida we got hot soup in 100 degrees and 100% humidity. I would have killed for a PB&J !!!!!!

@kenspeedbicycle 2 жыл бұрын

hey you played with the Mariners

@brentknackert8412 2 жыл бұрын

@@kenspeedbicycle yeah, Mariners , White Sox, Mets, Red Sox. Mariners Red Sox Bigs

@eancox8436 2 жыл бұрын

@@brentknackert8412 wow this guy isn’t lying, what a guy!

@mikefargo4339 2 жыл бұрын

I had a couple of friends that coached for the Angels and every time we'd go to the game... we'd brining a sack of chili verde burritos from a great Mexican restaurant in our home town for them. They ended up sharing them with the players during the game and this became something they looked forward to... of course they treated us and our two boys pretty well at each game.

@mfrankel8321 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Matt! Here's to Laura and the way she came through for you in the minors! You got a keeper in her!

@johnbuyers8095 2 жыл бұрын

Get Laura on screen, she deserves recognition after putting up with your career

@georgemartin5980 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful baseball couple, you can just tell. Congrats both of you on the best home run!

@LouT1501 2 жыл бұрын

I love that you keep mentioning Eugene, Oregon, home of the Eugene Emeralds, one of my favorite minor league teams (I lived in Springfield back then). My daughter grew up attending games at Civic stadium. The reality for players is different than the fans' perception.

@Doing_TheMost 2 жыл бұрын

"I'm in the middle of the desert in California! There's no food!" hahahahhah That was good! We miss you here in San Diego Bud!

@donutcookiepie 2 жыл бұрын

i used to work in the minors so I can relate All fast food and or leftover Stadium food and or 7-Eleven every night.

@justing9528 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Matt. Matt never fails to disappoint.

@TraumaER 2 жыл бұрын

Probably explains why so many MLB players pull a muscle jogging around the bases. (Mike Trout)

@malloryshadley4346 2 жыл бұрын

Not gonna point fingers or say any names, but...

@carparthero 2 жыл бұрын

excellent matt, thanks for this precious information. a substantial part of the population thinks that the baseball life is all a bed of roses. they see the big contracts (which are the exception and not the norm) and think ALL baseball players are rolling in it. cheers from southern ontario 🍁

@kphillips666destined 2 жыл бұрын

Laura is a real one. Lucky man

@seanmerritt3070 2 жыл бұрын

Love the channel Matt! How do the coaching staff meals compare to the player meals? I have to imagine the hitting coach in low-a isn’t making a huge amount of money.

@barrowalexander5788 2 жыл бұрын

You got me cracking up, Matt!!!

@erretts.nashjr189 Жыл бұрын

Just subscribed Matt. Great channel. You’ve answered things I wondered about for years.

@AntonelliBaseball Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy the vids!

@jasonwatson2316 2 жыл бұрын

You should talk about brawls in minors. this past week there has been two. Tacoma vs Reno and Lehigh vs scranton wilkes barre

@alexkrad 2 жыл бұрын

This is great video! These stories are unbelievable.

@AntonelliBaseball 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@markyuen2312 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta have Laura make an appearance on one of your videos some day.

@lilmoo7682 2 жыл бұрын

I think it’s awesome you hit a homerun. Very happy you got that.

@morrisjones2317 2 жыл бұрын

It landed in the first row at coors field

@Ericccccc 2 жыл бұрын

Riding through the drive thru on a bike, that's hilarious. Man I wish I could've seen you do that. ✌️

@mwroberts79 2 жыл бұрын

I know back when I was going hardcore at the gym and diet, I too was pretty broke, and bro we ate cans of tuna almost daily lol...eating was no longer fun. Every few days when Harris Teeter had specials on rotisserie chicken wed pick those up! (Tasted killer!)... I can't imagine PB&J every day lol

@edirizarry5817 2 жыл бұрын

Het Matt, Great stories, very funny. “McDonalds drive-thru on your bike”…lol. Boy, I would love to come over and have some BP and hit some dingers with you.

@scottybbadd 2 жыл бұрын

The McDonald's I used to work at in Ozark, No was a sponsor for the Independent league Ozark Mountain Ducks. If players came in with their team ID or in uniform, they got a, I believe, 50% discount.

@backyardbaseball2006 2 жыл бұрын

I swear i was randomly just thinking i wonder how pro ballplayers eat on the road and stay fit especially minor leaguers who are broke😂 this was right on time (even if u have good eating habits its not like u could cook/ur broke/always on the road)

@chet174able 2 жыл бұрын

Prince fielder

@ME-qr2kq 2 жыл бұрын

That guy was a buffet owners worst nightmare.

@HankC9174 4 ай бұрын

class a we got the concession stand leftovers at home

@migbgold3191 2 жыл бұрын

You had to have had Whataburger in San Antonio; arguably not fast food :)

@RichardWalshJr. 4 ай бұрын

Holy crap this is one of the funniest things I have ever watched

@rayh2osun213 2 жыл бұрын

Is the baseball swing a backhand swing or a forehand swing??

@TheArtOfDean 2 жыл бұрын

Kudos to the minor leaguers who can push through the various levels and end up being good enough to get to and STAY in the show. In my case, I never played professional baseball, and let's just say that I'm SO grateful that I actually like vegetables (so many don't, unless they're French fries and potato chips) and like drinking water.

@AProdigy426 2 жыл бұрын

Question do certain organizations make these problems easier

@jesusoffering 2 жыл бұрын

I'm rollin over here, 🚴"chicken on a stick", dying.

@randyTwillems 2 жыл бұрын

The best morning breakfast if i would like to get ready for a game would be oatmeal, honey, milk, big scoop of whey protein and a mashed banana. 1 multivitamin and 1 omega 3-6-9.

@bucksdiaryfan 2 жыл бұрын

You make the minor leagues sound like the worst intership God ever invented

@llydrsn 2 жыл бұрын

How many times did Matt (or could we call him Anto also?) said the words "eat crap" on this video? 😅

@Oheeeoh 2 жыл бұрын

Hey now PB&J is good stuff!

@xothisdickox 2 жыл бұрын

The whisper talk freaked me out

@aarond23 2 жыл бұрын

With young guys in their teens and 20s who are pro athletes, they can probably eat total fast food diet and still be fine.

@grega490 2 жыл бұрын

Also another thing is they’re burning off some of that fat since they’re working out and playing baseball everyday. Obviously it’s not the most efficient lifestyle. But it’s not like they’re sitting on their couch all day eating fast food lol

@ThatGuysLucky 2 жыл бұрын

Matt, what are you doing every day to repay Laura for all those millions of Domino's?

@KevinMTV 2 жыл бұрын

Pretending you never played baseball if Bartolo has 2 home runs 🤣🤣🤣

@Jc-ef1yu 2 жыл бұрын

Numero uno

@TheBatugan77 2 жыл бұрын

Last I checked, MLB players got $104 a day meal money on the road. Of course, that also includes when the Chisox visit the Cubs, the Yanks play at Citi Field, and the Padres, Angels and Dodgers all visit each other and all sleep in their own beds.

@NoName-fo7mz 2 жыл бұрын

lol, you think Padres players drive from Anaheim to san diego at the end of every game? what the fuck bruh

@bah4522 2 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Video Game Matt

@AntonelliBaseball 2 жыл бұрын

He will return better than ever 💪

@Jc-ef1yu 2 жыл бұрын

🔥

@logancolston8061 2 жыл бұрын

Oatmeal, cheapest eggs you can find, a couple bottles of multivitamin pills per year, generic brand Greek yogurt, and bananas, preferably the big bags of ripe bananas they're trying to get rid of for much cheaper

@f2lmikey 2 жыл бұрын

Im allergic to peanut butter and i wanna do pro baseball ima die of hunger lol

@NoName-fo7mz 2 жыл бұрын

dont worry u will never make it anyway.

@malloryshadley4346 2 жыл бұрын

Why is he doing that with his hands?

@arottie4097 2 жыл бұрын

It would seem that The Panda, Mr

@chet174able 2 жыл бұрын

Not getting fat and getting the best from food is different

@samkawer 2 жыл бұрын

What’s the food like in college baseball

@neilchidiac121 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on how much the family of the player makes but typically ramen, cafeteria food, McDonald’s, tuna from a pouch

@tcbobb1613 2 жыл бұрын

They probably get better food. Depending what school you go to, High Level D1 schools have good cafeteria food for their students athletes.

@Dylan-zn5ff 2 жыл бұрын

road to the show?

@alexkrad 2 жыл бұрын

I love peanut butter and jelly sandwich ☺️

@AntonelliBaseball 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I did too!

@scottybbadd 2 жыл бұрын

$2,500 a month in AAA, by way of comparison I made $60 a month more as a call center agent.

@samkawer 2 жыл бұрын

Mo Vaughn big papi

@pdraggy 2 жыл бұрын

I was one that gawks in disbelief lol

@scottybbadd 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like prison cooking. I watch a lot of Larry Lawton videos.

@RobKandell Жыл бұрын

Drive Thrus around here will serve bikes.

@mikeyisniceha 2 жыл бұрын

David wells and colon are the biggest anomalies in sports lol

@Dylan-zn5ff 2 жыл бұрын

lmao great video

@alexanderwinkins7158 2 жыл бұрын

Matt you got a cold???? Sounds like you’re a little under the weather. Did you just get over the virus???

@AntonelliBaseball 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t get sick

@cwalenta656 2 жыл бұрын

I understand not making much and being busy, on the road and finding a fast food restaurant. But McDonalds really isn't that cheap anymore. Why not go to the grocery store and buy one of those pre-cooked chickens? That would seem to be better AND cheaper!

@anthonypang7927 2 жыл бұрын

I think they have to be at the field pretty darn early

@danr154 2 жыл бұрын

and a 24/7 walmart might not have rotisserie chickens you can grab at midnight. But that would be my thought to would be like buy a cooler bag I take on the road and beginning of each series go get some stuff at walmart? But still that would end up being mostly just sandwich stuff or microwave stuff. But yea mostly these get by on being young. Im kinda like that also. Im tall and skinny and can eat crap and its fine for now as long as I burn calories every day as well.

@trapez77 2 жыл бұрын

When your super active you can pretty much eat whatever you want

@thatboydre8649 2 жыл бұрын

If only I could eat till I die and not gain weight I once gained 10 lbs in a week without even trying

@l.rongardner2150 2 жыл бұрын

Those fries explain why you aren't in MLB Hall of Fame.

@scottc.5142 2 жыл бұрын

Panda Express ain't bad...meat, rice and vegetables is very healthy...

@mobetterbreaks 2 жыл бұрын

You keep mentioning Panda Express..... Dude Panda Express is so expensive!!!!

@911___________DIVOC 2 жыл бұрын

Matt is talking like the baby's sleeping in the next room.

@AntonelliBaseball 2 жыл бұрын

Probably was!

@cbarrett34 2 жыл бұрын

Why are u whispering?

@aronscott9698 2 жыл бұрын

Because his wife and kids were sleeping

@johnderfler5183 2 жыл бұрын

It's all about the signing bonus, big bonus, less crap small bonus welcome to the .99 cent menu😀😂🙁

@scottybbadd 2 жыл бұрын

I make good chicken fingers, and fries

@jgonzales912 2 жыл бұрын

Uh, you said you were like 220 for a period of time in the minor leagues and you caught S for it. Just sayin’.

@jgonzales912 2 жыл бұрын

@Justin Coyne he just said his diet was terrible.

@TheBatugan77 2 жыл бұрын

You would think the so-called MLBPA would look out for their MiLB brethren a little better. Unions are supposed to protect the rank-and-file. I know, technically, MiLB are not union members...but they're the ones needing the most help.

@hchs2024 2 жыл бұрын

Dont b dissin eugene

@samkawer 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe if you had a healthier diet you would get better performance out of the players

@SayerofThings 2 жыл бұрын

I know what it’s like to eat when you don’t play pro ball

@19833891 2 жыл бұрын

Not investing in your minor league players by making it difficult for them to get adequate nutrition seems self defeating. But if conditions are like that across all organisations, I guess all minor league players are in the same boat. Sounds very much like it’s a sink or swim environment.

@dgib1694 2 жыл бұрын

If you are organized, here is what you can do as a minor leaguer: once at home, you buy stuff to make large amount of Chili, of pasta sauce, etc, you freeze it and bring portions in your away trips. In the hotel room use a camping burner to warm it up. Healthy and cheap.

@philiplavery03 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of crazy minor league story’s. They should make a tv show about how crazy life is as a minor leaguer.

@aarond23 2 жыл бұрын

Bay City Blues in the early 80s made it about 8 episodes :)

@philiplavery03 2 жыл бұрын

@@aarond23 thanks I got to go watch that!

@jessewormann5529 2 жыл бұрын

"Playing for Peanuts" is a great one about independent baseball (and the GOAT Wally Backman) and it's on KZfaq

@amberbailey8241 2 жыл бұрын

Has Laura showed her face in a video yet?

@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733 2 жыл бұрын

You’re talking like you’re at a funeral

@andrewanderson1777 2 жыл бұрын

Gor-la-mi

@aronscott9698 2 жыл бұрын

Probably because his wife and kids were asleep and he didn’t want to wake them??? makes sense

@joelstratman2872 2 жыл бұрын

Minor league diet mcdonalds Major league diet steak and lobster

@TREEHUGGAH1 2 жыл бұрын

now they have 10 yr olds w/ 2 A2000s and a personal chef.

@saljablo2767 2 жыл бұрын

3 bats. Huge bag. Cleats and turfs. Arm sleeve.

@morrisjones2317 2 жыл бұрын

What about when people spread bread crumbs all in the jelly

@AntonelliBaseball 2 жыл бұрын

Jerks!

@brettlawlor8921 2 жыл бұрын

And that knife to spread the peanut butter probably isn't a real one but a flimsy, plastic one. 😂 It's truly despicable how minor leaguers are treated, which is odd, considering major league organizations view these guys as "assets." Like anything, your assets will take care of you if you take care of them.

@samkawer 2 жыл бұрын

I hate peanut butter jelly sandwiches

@stephenholtsbery2377 Жыл бұрын

Dominos is crap pizza.

@JH-dr6do Жыл бұрын

Papa Johns, better ingredients better pizza

@cosmostrek2001 2 жыл бұрын

the team should hires chefs and dietitians to feed the whole organization.

@mikes7446 2 жыл бұрын

The Angels Organization needs. Nobody can ever stay healthy on that team. I wish Arte sold the team to a owner who wants to win.

@georgemartin5980 2 жыл бұрын

It would cost next to nothing compared to what they’re investing in these guys.

@michaelstein7510 2 жыл бұрын

@@georgemartin5980 Yeah, it blows my mind that minor leaguers are future big leaguers (a few of them, anyway), and they live in crappy hotels and eat garbage while trying to grind their way up the ladder. And barely making any money. You’d think at least the richer organizations would invest a few million dollars a year in taking care of their minor leaguers. It might increase the productivity of their prospects.

@doublebass1985 2 жыл бұрын

for how many calories you would burn during a game and practice a freaken peanut butter and jelly sandwich would not be sufficient.

@NoName-fo7mz 2 жыл бұрын

baseball burns like no calories.

@doublebass1985 2 жыл бұрын

sorry for swearing at you but ya you might not burn as much calories however you still do

@jason8079 2 жыл бұрын

@@NoName-fo7mz someone never did pregame at an actual legit level of baseball lmfao

@quitecomely 2 жыл бұрын

how can you hate taco bell?!?!

@AntonelliBaseball 2 жыл бұрын

When I eat it, it tastes bad

@brentmilam6317 2 жыл бұрын

Thats basically where my attention fixated as well. I LOVE TACO BELL!!!! 😂😂😂😂

@eddiealfano 2 жыл бұрын

I've watched prison videos that outlined better meal plans :(

@NoName-fo7mz 2 жыл бұрын

No you havent.

@CanadianBiPolarBear 2 жыл бұрын

This is why so many south americans make it through minor league ball, they are used to living and eating this way

@simeonshanbour1038 2 жыл бұрын

3rd

@mpa1931 2 жыл бұрын

"I don't like Taco Bell" Friendship with Matt is over

@Madbiochemist16 2 жыл бұрын

Based on this video and some of your other videos, it seems like there's a serious lack of knowledge amongst pro ball players about nutrition.

@skunkycatog 2 жыл бұрын

Bunch of angels minor leaguers retired stating poor working conditions… makes sense why they have not produced any good prospects… and I’m a halo fan. Ever since they made the trade with Dodgers to swap minor league teams, it went downhill.