It’s basically how many times a ball can go through the pitching machine. Just playing catch, a baseball would last probably 50,000+ throws and catches

The wear on the ball is probably from the pitching machines. I feel like you could throw a ball almost forever without the cover coming off

I must say, that speed on the ball was much faster than a casual game of catch.

If you threw a baseball to Eric 12,000 times he'd probably drop it 12,000 times

If you throw a ball (and don’t drop it) I’d think it would last 75,000 plus throws. It’s the machine ruining it lol

Quick moment of silence for all of Kevin’s hard work on this video 😂

The fact they went through 12,000 catches and shut it down as soon as it got interesting was the biggest blue balls ever 😂

Haven’t gotten very far into this experiment. But it seems like the ball is being affected more so by the pitching machine than by catching it

When you had the broken baseball and were making it fly in weird ways it reminded me of something. When I go golf I like to find cracked golf balls and tee off with them cause they take the weirdest flight paths. It's so entertaining to see a ball curve four different directions in one drive.

Now you guys should have Eric hit it 12 thousand times 😂

That one guy who uses the same ball for years.

8:29 nice job on Kevin for syncing this to Super Mario Bros

8:29 Super Mario Baseball

I had a ball that I literally used for years because it had a bunch of cuts and dips in it that made it move crazy like that one. If you threw it righ over the top it would have some insane movement. Sadly the cover came off and it had to be retired

Now that you've done how many throws, you should do how many hits it takes to break a baseball If you agree ⬇️

Great video. It was both entertaining and really informative. Ironically, my son and I were just talking today about how long a baseball night last since we segregate our warm up/catching balls from our batting practice balls. I now have an idea that our catching balls will out live me. 😅 Batting balls may be a different story.

If this video doesn’t show how dedicated they are I don’t know what will that’s worth a like definitely worth I like

I feel like this showed the ware n tare of a ball through a pitching machine more than from it being caught. A ball you're playing catch with at 70mph is not going to have that same ware as a ball thru a machine 500 times. I definitely don't blame you for using the machines, tho. 10k throws in a 4 hour span is definitely not good for the Ole arm. It was cool to see what it did to the gloves and how they were broken in as the experiment continued. Nice vid! Never expect anything less from the guys at momentum!! Always have entertaining vids, and you don't have to ride on the back of Trevor and Sim's trash talk back n forth. In all honesty, a channel with just those two doing random competitions would be hilarious to watch. Like just walking down the street and challenging who can get someone to honk first or do mini golf, go karts, arcade games, etc. You name it, and their competitiveness will always make for great content. I'd watch every video put out of theirs if they made it. Keep on killin it, guys! And Kevin too lol!!!!

"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball." It was the best line 👌

Way to train the basics boys, keep it up and you might make it to the big leagues one day

Seams like a fun idea. (sorry)

Credit to the pitching machines 🫡

I like the video and I don't mean to nitpick but as others have said, the pitching machine has the most impact on the condition of the ball by a long shot. I think it would not only make for a better video but also be more comfortable for you guys producing it, had you done a small number of throws everyday(100 or less) over the span of years. It could also be a cool way to record moments of your life over the span of a few years or however long it takes. If you're up for it, I'm sure your audience would be interested.

Instead of a conventional pitching machine yall need a throwing machine that dosent destroy the ball

He had the same energy at the beginning of the video same as the end lol

😂😂that’s a lot of testing love the commitment though you guys are the real hero’s appreciate y’all ❤😂😮

I need Trevor back in the mlb

Only the son of an Engineer would have the mind capable of repeating this interation so many times… Well done.

I love when Tosh starts singing

Love you Kevin

The bad news: The wear on the baseball was from the wheels on the picthing machine The good news: You inveted new training for catchers

Kevin you the man. I would’ve died editing this

I’m from the town where Nokona’s are made; Nocona, TX! These gloves are the best!! Thanks for choosing one for this test!!!

Imagine if they did this with our pitching machines, it would take months longer

IDK how you guys made this video interesting, but you pulled it off! Good job Kev!

I can think of balls that have been through BP and fielding drills for YEARS and are still going strong.

9:55 trevor all of a sudden concerned about things being safe

Playing catch is a lot different than feeding a ball thru a machine. Those tires eat balls up. I bet a baseball would last over a million throws in a normal game of catch

That ball is still good. It needs a few layers of electrical tape.

At the beginning of the video they mentioned MLB balls are used for around seven *pitches*, I wonder how the wear compares to being hit with a bat

8:30 that Mario song though 🤣

Dodgeball is one of my favorites

You should do how many hits it takes to break a baseball

If you just throw a ball back and forth like a game of catch between regular humans, 1 baseball should last for your entire baseball throwing life. I have played catch with 50, 60, and 70 year old baseballs. They are quite durable. Hitting them with bats is what really kills them. Throwing and catching them doesn't cause much damage.

Hire “interns” and have them repeat the 12000 throws manually. Plus I think the catch speed would be 20 miles per hour slower. Zero damage at 12k would be my guess

Friction of the machines definitely effected the ball.

See how many times Eric can hit a 69Mph ball before Eric breaks.

Nokona for the Win! Nice work guys!

The friction of the machine played a huge factor in this

"How many throws left? 800, 900? Counting is a pain, let's say 1000!"

Love the grind

be neat to see if you can get more movement in pitches with a wore out ball like that . like differences in pitches with different levels of worn out balls

You should do how many fungoes on grounders would break a baseball next. Maybe grass/clay would make a difference?

You’re guys humor is top notch lol

Trevor, I'd be happy to see you throw a black baseball over the fence at Kauffman for the Royals

The grind was amazing

The pitching machine is what tears it up if not you could throw if forever

perfect video

Thanks Kevin for you're great work.

Banger. Keep it coming B.

Catchers glove are a pain to break in but it works a lot

I loved the vid. Thank you for all the time spent

7:01 Tosh singing pretty good 👍

I feel sorry for Kevin

Through a catching machine -12k Just playing catch - 100+ years

16:40 I'm thinking that the cover on the ball flipping around is causing a distraction for your eyes, making it harder to catch. The ball isn't moving that much compared to some sliders, etc.

the dedication to this video is immense

I would guess that the catchers mit would take more time cuz it has more padding and it would probably be stiff

ngl, growing up I played with many a ball that looked like the one at the end all the iterations in between. makes me nostalgic for those days. good stuff.

This is one hell of a 9-5. Catch a baseball and try to see when a ball breaks apart.

Now this is called real baseball

The Nocona glove Trevor is using is produced in Nocona, Texas! It’s a very small town that makes one of the best gloves!

Ok, now we know that pitching machines damage baseballs. I thought we already knew that.

And this is the kind of stuff that hitters from back in the day had to deal with (from 1890-1960) back when they didn’t replace the ball that often

This is what happens when athletes perform science

The launcher is a lot harder on the ball than throwing by hand.

I’ve had a ball from high school ball for over a decade with well over 12,000 throws and it’s looking pretty solid still.

as a guy who play baseball in a country where it's not even a sport, we have balls that have been used for years.

Machine vs Hand ?? Yeah nah.

Thanks to Kevin.(Trevor and Tosh owe him at least a nice dinner)

this was the first video i saw of ya'll i watched ever since

Pro Baseball Players: "Nice game of catch is 69mph" Me: Maxes out at 64mph on the radar gun, almost throwing my shoulder out.

U guys should do a video to c how many catches it takes for a glove to fall apart, there r many different gloves to do. Just a thought

I'd like to see you guys get a ball super scuffed then tack it up, use everything, to try and max out the movement you can get on a ball

Not gonna lie, not my favorite video but gave it a like just for Kevin's time spent editing 😂

you guys should try how long it takes to break in a composite bat

Towards the end of that ball's lifespan, it looked like Trevor and Tosh were trying to catch Tim Wakefield knuckleballs with all the weird ways the ball was spinning.

but bro the baseball is going to break one of yall's hands if you do it after his date

Amazing in more ways than one.

I'm going to be the 365th person to say that the wear obviously came from the pitching machines, not the catching 😅

I love how they originally thought they’d be done before his date got there

It’s cool to see that trev has a nakona glove thats all i use lmao (most people don’t know the company)

As a kid who abused baseballs by throwing them against a cement wall with a white square painted on it I had an opposite result. The leather would start getting torn and scuffed as well as the seams. Would end up being like loose cowhide

Amazing content!! Hilarious! 😂

Next video, how many times does it take to hit a baseball before the cover comes off, featuring strike out king Eric Sim

I feel like this is more a demonstration about pitching machines than balls. No way all that damage is coming from the gloves, especially as you describe the smell as burning rubber from the machine.

before video ends i assume its the glove that sat a few years that is techicaly new, vs the one that is new but no mention of sitting for a few years.

Should have used a Champro Kevlar Stitched Baseball designed for pitching machines. I bet you'd still be doing it. Nice video, but you forgot the final glove review.

should've use 1st baseman glove, easier to break in thank catcher, but also mostly meant for catching

the timelaps was really neat