6'8, 265, and throwing 99 right at you might be pretty scary. Big shoutout to our staff member, who is a pitcher, for catching this pen. Would you want to catch this pen?

He was lighting up the frontier league last year he was one of the hardest throwers all year. Hit 100.7mph last season

Catchers drip is immaculate lmao

The calmest 98 ever

The catcher looks back on the 98 MPH ones. Amazing the sensitivity.

Love the jock over the shorts..im going to rock that look at the club this weekend. This kid has serious talent

He was assigned to the Lakeland Flyimg Tigers of the FCL Tigers League on March 30th. Congratulations Thomas! Welcome to Tigertown!

I never played baseball and rarely watch it. But these pitching videos mesmerize me. Such skill and power.

I’m not an expert, but this is one of the best pens I have seen on this site. Keep cranking them out Tread you guys do great work

catcher just surviving back there 🤣🤣

Jock over the shorts is about as steeze as it gets

These are good to watch for any sport you are in, hearing the interactions before during and after the session are great motivators and teach you how to go from serious to casual between reps while trying to maintain focus and improve constantly. Plus the background reactions of other players and coaches also working and commenting add to that competitive environment.

98 in bowling shoes.

8:34 that catch 😮👀🕶️

A lifetime Michigan Tigers fan here. I am glad they signed him. But a huge shoutout to coach Craig Stem. He is able to analyze and pick up things in real time, that makes him a very effective coach, as shown in this video.

I love this pitching Coach. He's so point on!! I was born a Red Sox fan or let's just say I'm born and bread a Boston sports fan. But I want to see this pitcher have a good career!!! I hope if we face him? That we can rattle him? We'll find out in front of thousands of fans how he fear Good luck moving forward kid!! And listen to that coach he's a very intelligent man and knows how to get the best out of a pitcher. Good luck from Boston!! I never say anything bad when you have talent like that!! .my cousin played in the Cape cod league and was signed by the Met in 84- 85. Life time.307 batting average

Amazing video. I recall in High School where a skinny grammer school kid always wanted to play baseball and football. One day we let him pitch and throw the football. This skinny kid had so much speed in throwing the baseball and unreal throwing ability with the football. The kid had long and skinny arms. Never knew what happened to him. Nice video.

Makes it look so easy… my goodness is this guy imposing. 🔥🔥🔥

He's got good control, too - gonna be deadly in the league

78 as a kid i remember. And i thought that was fast. Watching this, omg this is like he's an alien😂

Me: "damn that dude is tall" * coach shows up * wtf he's even taller

That coach with the constructive criticism.. thats a great coach. Seems easy to be around and learn from.

This kid is a freakn stud, hope he's able to get picked up by a big league team

The right handed Big Unit in the making.

Ive faced pitchers throwing 92-93 and ill tell ya you can hear the ball sizzle right off their hand. Good work here 👏🏾

Bro..this dude is burning em ,in there...catchers mit is on fire, go ice that hand down!!!

I love baseball I can watch shit like this all day

Got me pulling for 99. Good coaching right here.

The playlist playing in that gym is goated just pointing it out

Dude, what a arm throw you have. Remind me of Randy Johnson awesome.

GL with the career, nasty stuff and pretty chill/humble

Coach is right that he's opening up a bit early. If he can get his upper body to lag (cocking your head and letting your neck relax like Aroldis, lincecum, etc is the easiest way to achieve this) then he should be able to get more velocity.

That catcher is brave lol what an arm

The science behind it is amazing.

Beautiful motion.

That's it right there baby, that's it right there. That's where it's at, right there.

Hope he makes it. It’s really cool to watch s nag man work so hard chasing his dream .

I was a catcher way back when. Fast balls were easier to catch in the pocket. I never caught a 90+ mph pitch. High 80s was enough for me to add a layer of padding and wear a batting glove under my mitt.

Is the catcher wearing his jock strap on the outside of his shorts? Sign that guy Detroit!!! Now that’s confidence!!!

That’s Ken whiffy Jr every time lol

technology works wonders --- when I was growing up, we had a radar gun...now there's spin rate, cut and dip.... it's crazy. I wish we had this tech when we were playing back in the 80's where 92 mph in the bigs was fast. Nolan Ryan likely threw over 100, but never measured spin and dip/sink.

The effortlessness of this kids 96 97 98 mph ball is insane...

Talented

Good Coach!

Speed is great....but Id like to see him hit the corners of the zone in 91 to 94 area...and then the Higher Velocity on top of zone ,to really get that batter chase and be late on the timing they think they've gotten.

Commenting cause I hear The Hives, and they make me believe in rock and roll.

great video!

Dudes out there throwing wiffle balls at nearly 100. Having catchers blinking twice before trying to glove it 😂😂

Can someone explain what the efficiency metric is?? How do you interpret that stat??

I’ve been to 5 of these back in my hay day. Maxed out at 96, however at 5’10 I only got two second looks and I was still on my Active Duty contract by 6 months. I assume a taller guy might last longer? I had a rubber arm. I didn’t get a sore arm until my final try with the Padres, and I was in so much pain I was weeping all the way home. My body strength being a Marine and those daily workouts made me a thrower, and no longer a pitcher. My ego was, they want 90’s heaters I’ll give them 90’s heaters. I made many all star teams and All Ohio. I also started in the SoCal men’s league ALL STARS from the Marine Corps team and in those 3 innings gave up zero hits and stayed at 93. This kids effectiveness isn’t how fast he throws his heater, but if he can deliver the off speed with no indicators and go from 96 to 86. I get very frustrated at MLB and the mentality that PITCHERS have to over 6’3. I don’t know why because they blow out their arms with ego as well and just as often. The only time I was ever accused of being a thrower was when my speeds went over 90. I was effective, but also allowed that to trash my arm. Over the years from sophomore in high school, I could hit the high 80’s and clip the 90’s but only when I needed it, and rarely if ever threw as hard as I could, and this type of video needs to have major major warnings and cautions to any youth pitcher looking to be a great pitcher, and not a sick bay commando and ice bucket brother after an inning

With big league coaching this guy can surely cross 100 with no problems

Those 97’s are scary bro

i'm going to take a stab here and say the catcher didn't expect to be catching that dude that day and he had to borrow equipment and the jock was on of them. i'd wear that shit over my underwear too. thought i saw at the end the catcher is actually a pitcher so hats off to that kid for helping out.

Catchers initiation was catching this guy lol

The catching position is no joke.

Straight bringing the funky cheese

Peace. Love. Bruss.

reminds me of randy Johnson he was tall for pitcher

I need to take a drink every time I say something too

I've caught guys throwing 99+ plus and it wasn't a problem

Never did, never do and never will play baseball. I don’t understand anything these dudes are talking about but for some reason these videos are so fuckin entertaining 😂 that poor catcher bro, what did that kid do wrong to get the catching job that day?

That's scary fast

Pitching is the best part of baseball!

It’s hard to take seriously with the catcher wearing his cup on the outside of his shorts

Do these guys have a harder or easier time when they move to cleats and actually on dirt as compared to the hard surface, or doesn't that really matter? Thank you!

This video is a cool look into the science

My Tigers may have their flaws, but they sure as hell have known how to find elite pitchers since the mid-sixties.

This dude will has HOF potential 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎 Great job, Coach.

Dude was throwin cheddar cheese

Being an ex-catcher, I only hope he had a shock absorber in his glove? I can remember many a day when I’d walk iff the field with my fingers numb!

I have never seen someone throw high 90's with such ease.... He's half way to the plate before he even releases....

Kid has the gut of a 40 year old beer addict.

That cutter is pretty nasty. Kid has talent.

Needs to try out for the Stros.

The next " just a bit outside "

catcher, " I'm gunna need a bigger glove.. '.

sick!

That bullpen was so good (hard fastball), the catcher had to wear a cup.

Let's get that thick bull in here quick. Go tigers.

He should try the shot-put!

Let's get this boy over to the Mets, ASAP!

It's difficult to hear someone that keeps saying, "like." It's so distracting. The very end of the video is what I'm referring to.

Get Bauer in there if this guy got signed in there

the dude standing next to him looks even taller lol

I hope the catcher had a sponge in his mitt

Bro u guys gotta come out here check out my Nephew he got a couple college's looking at him he's 6'3 16 years old left hand pitcher number one in the state for 3 years out here in Hawaii he just had 12 strike out in a game

Great fastball...there might be a few guys in the majors who could catch up with it.. I guess you you could teach him a breaking ball

Damn sonnnnnnn! That catcher is hangin tough. He’ll definitely have to soak his hand after this work out. Jeeezuzzzzz

Ya, that pitch at 6:46 will mess you up after a couple of 98 mph come your way.

It looks like he does it easily. Like little to no strain. Definitely will lead to longevity and less icings

That does appear to be a major league arm. Congrats to the pitcher.

Go Tigers!!

This guy doesn’t need a gun, he just throws the bullets 💀

DAMN!

Probably would of picked up 5-10 mph if he hadn't worn pops velcro kicks.😅

You know how to tach he will go far

most pros eat up fast balls. Save your arm and work on control.

If he can manage the pitches to make them unhittable ... The sky is the limit !!! Mind OVER Matter !!! He's got the physical tools !!!

I wish i had kept pitching as a kid. I was ridiculously accurate. Threw a ball anywhere i looked. Had a knuckle balls, knuckle curve, slider, screwball, changeup, split seam, two finger circle fastball change, and could throw 86 mph fastball at 12 years old ehen i was 6' 160lbs... I wish i had played in high school. I was the all star pitcher in our league and the top pitcher in socal .. by the time i graduated high school i was 6'3" and 210 lbs so i could only imagine i would have the same skills and throw in the high 90's ... My neighbor Matt Bush who was my backup made it to the Texas Rangers.... Kids, never doubt yourself, never give upat things youre good at, and never stop playing sports to hang out with your new friends cuz you finally have some. I could have been a distinguished pro baseball pitcher by now. .. my other backup pitcher from little league works as a pitching coach for the padres... Seriously never give up cuz instead of working construction i could be a pro pitcher right jow easily.

He’s good for sure. Needs more movement on his ball or those big league boys will light him up like a pin ball machine