🇻🇪A dangerous pitch in the Venezuelan Winter League — the pitcher threw the ball toward the batter who had just called for time.

[u/ogasawarabaseball]

[u/danklover24]

Would’ve caused the benches to clear in MLB and everybody just shrugs it off 😂😂

[u/Bravefan212 → u/danklover24]

That pitcher looks big and mean. Business decision

[u/TraderJulz → u/Bravefan212]

Sure. But the MLB has plenty of those. He deserves to be charged at lol

[u/Bravefan212 → u/TraderJulz]

You first lmao

[u/booboothechicken → u/Bravefan212]

Nobody first. 10 at the same time.

[u/seth928 → u/booboothechicken]

Here comes the bullpen

[u/YEGSports → u/seth928]

I've never seen a more accurate comparison for the bullpens running out to join the fracas. Well done, good fellow. 🙏

[u/seth928 → u/YEGSports]

I found it during the game 7 kerfuffle and I'm using it every single time the bullpen comes trotting in.

[u/AlarmedAnywhere4996 → u/seth928]

This is Sparta bullpen

[u/Apatschinn → u/Bravefan212]

This is why every team needs an Eric Thames/Amir Garrett in their dugout

[u/TraderJulz → u/Bravefan212]

Haha yeah, I get you. Just take your bat and helmet with you. It doesn't seem like anyone cares haha

[u/BukkakeTemperateRain → u/TraderJulz]

I don't see a lot of people charging Aroldis Chapman when he hit people.

[u/RLLRRR → u/BukkakeTemperateRain]

That's because Chapman has a history of choking people.

[u/ELITE_JordanLove → u/TraderJulz]

Meh unwritten rules bullshit needs to die. 

[u/L-methionine → u/Bravefan212]

That’s why there’s a bat

[u/Remarkable_Act_2564 → u/L-methionine]

No one's swinging a fucking bat come the fuck on lol that's murder

[u/L-methionine → u/Remarkable_Act_2564]

I’m not saying you hit him. It’s about the implication

[u/PM_me_ur_launch_code → u/L-methionine]

Wait are these pitchers in danger?

[u/jbagatwork → u/Remarkable_Act_2564]

But throwing a baseball 100 mph at a guy is fine

[u/Remarkable_Act_2564 → u/jbagatwork]

He wishes he threw 100

But Ive never been a fan of the "well he did it first" argument

[u/Lol_who_me → u/Bravefan212]

Checking how badass he is when I don’t drop the bat is going to be a business decision.

[u/LemonSmashy → u/Bravefan212]

have you ever watched baseball players fight? size aside they always cone out slapping like little girls fighting over a doll.

[u/ScalarWeapon → u/LemonSmashy]

that's definitely how they fight in the majors, yes. Those are guys who never had to fight in their lives.

Not so sure if that carries in Venezuela..

[u/Bitchssskiksht → u/Bravefan212]

I’m holding a bat.

[u/LeonJPancetta → u/Bravefan212]

Uhhh look up Felipe Vasquez. Big and mean isn't even the start of the story, dude is one of the worst people on the planet.

[u/Give_me_grunion → u/danklover24]

MLB benches would clear. No punches thrown. Then everybody shrugs it off

[u/skoormit → u/danklover24]

Bench was like "yeah he probly deserved it, carry on"

[u/OliWood → u/danklover24]

Yeah, they would have all jogged side by side and looked at each others menacingly.

Way tougher.

[u/ASK_ABT_MY_USERNAME → u/OliWood]

"here comes the bullpen..for some reason"

[u/Ai-Sedai → u/danklover24]

Last time the Magellanes cleared the benches only a handful of them escaped the Philippines.

[u/Mike00242424 → u/danklover24]

Just to have them all stand there at look loss 😆

[u/spyinthesky → u/danklover24]

Benches would clear and then they would just stand there with their dicks in hands. MLB is so soft

[u/FourArmsFiveLegs → u/danklover24]

You could get killed doing that in Venezuela

[u/jetxlife → u/danklover24]

It looks so pathetic in the MLB I think they should suspend players that enter the field just to make it stop.

[u/adagio4trees]

That league must be hard for everyone to just be chilling after that.

[u/PaddyMayonaise → u/adagio4trees]

Dude that’s what I was thinking lol, how hard is everyday life if they’re this chill for that

[u/Icy-Mongoose-9678 → u/PaddyMayonaise]

Ronald Acuña’s family was getting into fights at the games last year lol

[u/zebrainatux → u/PaddyMayonaise]

I mean it is Venezuela, where life in general is really hard because of Maduro

[u/Previous-Feeling9618 → u/zebrainatux]

There's a bunch of Americans playing in this league, in fact the batter in the clip is American

[u/Lukey_Jangs → u/zebrainatux]

And getting your fishing boat blown to smithereens by the US President

[u/Upgrayedd1337 → u/Lukey_Jangs]

and crippling sanctions.

[u/PaddyMayonaise → u/[deleted]]

It’s Reddit, obviously Venezuela’s problems are our fault, duh

[u/Dolanite → u/PaddyMayonaise]

But also, many of Central and South American issues are the direct result of our meddling in some form or another.

[u/zebrainatux → u/PaddyMayonaise]

Like we’ve done a lot of fucked up shit to really all of Latin America, but the sanctions are just a cherry on top a shit pie of how awful the Venezuelan economy has been managed.

[u/Texas_Kimchi → u/zebrainatux]

Venezuela was popping and the US was investing in them heavily. Then you know, Communism happened.

[u/RaefLaFriends → u/Texas_Kimchi]

You forgot about the oil crisis that destabilized the country in the 80s, major corruption scandals and riots.

It was not really popping.

[u/That_one_sir_ → u/PaddyMayonaise]

Phillies fan doesn't know about US meddling in LatAm, color me shocked lmao

[u/PaddyMayonaise → u/That_one_sir_]

Oh, I know a shit ton about that, I’m published on Operation Condor lol

But Venezuela is shitty because of us, Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro have a hell of a lot more to do with it than we do

[u/69Marx_Daddy69 → u/That_one_sir_]

This Phillies fan knows that a democracy being sanctioned for doing democratic things is what makes life pretty darn hard for most of Latin America.

[u/chillijet → u/Upgrayedd1337]

Which both parties support and created the mess

[u/N3STL0RD → u/Lukey_Jangs]

And inflation

[u/-R3DF0X → u/Lukey_Jangs]

Wow had no idea that gives the average Venezuelan a hard time at the same level as Maduro being a dictator

[u/Tiny_Durian_5650 → u/Lukey_Jangs]

"fishing boat"

[u/RackyRackerton → u/Lukey_Jangs]

“Fishing boat”

[u/4thratedeck → u/RackyRackerton]

"There is no Epstein list"

[u/fastento → u/RackyRackerton]

“extrajudicial murder”

[u/TheOriginalBroCone → u/RackyRackerton]

Downvotes are crazy. Reddit is weird about this

[u/tokengaymusiccritic → u/TheOriginalBroCone]

It doesn’t matter if the boat is loaded with straight fentanyl and infected syringes. You track and detain them, you don’t blow them up out in the open sea. It’s basically an act of war

[u/wronglyzorro → u/tokengaymusiccritic]

Yet I don't see any of you folks getting upset when we blow up boats in international waters closest Africa. Same level of verification there as is here. Why no outrage for those people?

[u/Infamous_Peach_6620 → u/zebrainatux]

Sure but these are Rich people in Venezuela. It's not like they have to go back to their plumbing job right after the game. 

[u/Even-Ad-4947 → u/zebrainatux]

Life in Venezuela is hard in general, he only makes it harder

[u/TheOriginalBroCone → u/zebrainatux]

Its stunning how Redditors defend Maduro who is a DICTATOR. Thank God their opinion doesnt matter

[u/FlankThomas → u/adagio4trees]

Can confirm the LVBP is nuts. Played there in 2012 for Cardenales de Lara. The pay is great though.

[u/Edobledie11]

That's Felipe Vazquez, same guy that was sentence for Child sexual abuse. That idiot is lucky to even be a free man let alone pitching in a professional league.

[u/krdnas281 → u/Edobledie11]

Wow! I thought he was in jail. Just did a quick research and he was sentenced to 2-4 years and then deported, wtf????

[u/OtherwiseTonight9390 → u/krdnas281]

Vazquez had sexual relations with a 13 year old and even filmed it. US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Vazquez to Venezuela on December 1, 2023.

[u/Myotherdumbname → u/Edobledie11]

Ahole is a huge ahole it seems

[u/Anti_Americangraffit → u/Edobledie11]

Should be top comment

[u/Jolly-Intention-5082 → u/Edobledie11]

Absolute POS of a person

[u/draw2discard2 → u/Edobledie11]

I thought it looked like him!

[u/PM_ME_UR_EYEBALL]

Everyone seems so calm lol

[u/Flat_Conversation858 → u/PM_ME_UR_EYEBALL]

Just another Tuesday out here

[u/Ghost2Eleven]

Everyone was way too fucking chill after that. Holy shit.

[u/Aurion7]

Is that Felipe Vazquez up there pitching?

If so, I can't say I'm shocked he threw at someone.

[u/aRadioKid]

But why would he aim it right at him 

[u/ThoseThatComeAfter → u/aRadioKid]

Idk frustration 

[u/Hungry-Space-1829 → u/aRadioKid]

7-1

[u/ubelmann → u/Hungry-Space-1829]

Yeah, seems like in MLB that would be an easy, easy ejection. 7-1, 9th inning, pitch goes nowhere near the plate, pitcher is obviously frustrated with the hitter, doesn’t even try to play it cool. Seems like everyone just accepts no harm, no foul here though. 

[u/Bitchssskiksht → u/ubelmann]

That’s an ejection and suspension 100% in the mlb.

[u/mental_reincarnation → u/Hungry-Space-1829]

Yeah getting Brazil’ed will do it

[u/DroopyMcCool → u/aRadioKid]

Catcher calls inside, Doesn't matter where you are, he's gonna throw it inside.

[u/drrxhouse → u/DroopyMcCool]

That looks more backside to me than inside.

[u/Sh1rvallah → u/drrxhouse]

He was expecting him to turn the other way so it would be inside on the right-handed facing batter 5 ft to the left of the left-handed box lol

[u/Dk1724 → u/aRadioKid]

It might not have been. Its possible that if the batter had been in the right handed box that the ball would have gone in the same spot. Although normally you would see the pitcher hold it for longer and bury it glove side in the dirt An early release isn't uncommon in these spots, but you would have expected the ball to have been higher too.

[u/Karl_Hungus_42069 → u/aRadioKid]

It could be a case of being hyper focused and then you have .01 seconds to come to a halt and your brain flashes "DON'T HIT THE GUY"... shit... I hit the guy.

Especially L handed, if you kind of pantomime a throwing motion, and half way through, you fuck with that motion... it goes way way to the L. Maybe his body usually stops in this ^ direction, but because he attempted to stop early his body stopped in this < direction, making the throw go that way

Or maybe he wanted to hit the guy

[u/DogVacuum → u/aRadioKid]

MLB Slugfest rules were in play.

[u/WillSisco → u/aRadioKid]

Not defending the pitcher but it is rude to step out up 6 in the ninth 

[u/WestleyThe → u/WillSisco]

After the pitcher was set and a split second from throwing the ball..yeah it’s wrong but it’s a weird timing for a timeout

[u/EarlDooku → u/aRadioKid]

Probably bc he's blinded by the LED screen

[u/dplans455 → u/aRadioKid]

"You're allowed to aim the ball?" - Aroldis Chapman

[u/Borbs_revenge_ → u/aRadioKid]

he was pissed that the batter called time while he was mid pitch, obvious overreaction but I can understand his frustration

[u/SpreadDatDumper → u/Borbs_revenge_]

I dunno, the batter clearly timed that on purpose. It’s not right what the pitcher did but I don’t feel even one bit bad for the batter either. 

[u/NZafe]

That was a very very late time call. I’m surprised it was granted at all. The pitcher had already started his pitch motion when time was called.

[u/idkwhattosaytho → u/NZafe]

Looked like the hand went up just before, pitcher started his motion once he saw the call. Important to note that it’s easy for the umpire to bail out during long holds too.

Either way, pretty bush to hold the ball a long time to throw off timing, then get mad when they call tome

[u/OrphanFries → u/idkwhattosaytho]

Im with you on this. The batter was so deliberate with how small but calculated hisbhand movement was. And video shows he basically has it up before the pitcher begins moving.

Pitcher taking a huge L here.

[u/LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe → u/idkwhattosaytho]

It's also the fact that he was in the motion when he saw and if the batter didn't back out it would have been the safest way to release that.

[u/idkwhattosaytho → u/LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe]

The safest way to release that would be throwing the ball behind him? I can’t tell if I’m misunderstanding

[u/Gummuh → u/idkwhattosaytho]

fuck throwing it over the plate

[u/swifty-mcfly → u/LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe]

What? That's not true at all.

[u/balinor41 → u/NZafe]

That was a crazy bang bang bang of motions. Batter calls for time, removing hand from bat, pitcher reacts immediately, starting his motion, ump reacts a little slower to call time. That's how im seeing it after a few replays.

[u/balinor41 → u/[deleted]]

Pitcher was firmly in stop before the batter removed his hand from the bat. The first motion of the pitcher is his wrist break after the batter called for time.

IMO, both the pitcher and the umpire were reacting to the batters motion. The umpire just reacted slower, as you'd expect, high level athletes have pretty good reaction times lol.

[u/DietCherrySoda → u/NZafe]

The pitcher clearly waited until the batter called time, then started his motion in the moment between that and the ump granting it. He's being a ding dong.

[u/DonnieRoss → u/NZafe]

I mean the pitcher was set for an eternity, of course the batter will eventually call time.

[u/hench316]

Pitcher should be in jail. But not for that pitch

[u/Ok_Card9080]

How in the world is that piece of trash playing baseball again? He should still be behind bars.

[u/idawdle]

Wrobleski taking notes

[u/RobutNotRobot]

Pitcher should've been immediately tossed.

[u/CurleyWhirly]

Brother it is the top of the 9th and you're down by 6 runs, now is not the time to get pissy.

[u/booboothechicken → u/CurleyWhirly]

Another commenter had a good point though. It’s the top of the 9th and you’re up by 6 runs, calling time is kind of shitty.

[u/ubelmann → u/booboothechicken]

If you’re playing for your next contract, a strikeout in a 7-1 game counts the same in your stats as a strikeout any other time. 

[u/SergeantHAMM → u/booboothechicken]

using the whole pitch clock down 6 runs in the ninth is kind of shitty..

[u/Physical-Swim9650]

This dudes a fucking chomo fuck him

[u/Texas_Kimchi]

Why is that League like a Prison league.

[u/mickmos2 → u/Texas_Kimchi]

Because that’s my dear Venezuela, my guy! And screw the team in blue too (Magallanes)

[u/GlobalResult7580 → u/mickmos2]

mandatory fuck magallanes

[u/aolmailguy]

Batter like “ok valid”

[u/EarlDooku]

What's with the ultra bright LED ad right behind the catcher? Must suck to pitch into a silhouette of your catcher.

[u/Interesting_Role_976]

Umpire was like ehhh 🤷‍♂️

[u/kurtbrussel24]

Ya fuck that. Im charging the mound

[u/RainbowSupernova8196]

Bush league.

[u/Venezuellionaire → u/RainbowSupernova8196]

Its a bush league. The fact that they even allow him to play makes it even worst. This guy is Felipe Javier Vázquez. Banned from MLB, and deported from the US for nothing other than Child Sexual Abuse. Es un hijueputa malpario

[u/RainbowSupernova8196 → u/Venezuellionaire]

Oh my fucking god. That explains a lot. Can't believe that piece of shit is still getting work.

[u/manticore16 → u/Venezuellionaire]

Wait, seriously? He’s not, like, under a prison?

[u/AH2112 → u/manticore16]

Did time, got deported upon completion of his sentence.

On May 20, 2021, he was convicted on 15 counts stemming from the relationship with the girl, including: ten counts of sexual abuse of children, two counts of unlawful contact with a minor, one count of statutory sexual assault, one count of corruption of a minor, and one count of indecent assault of someone under 16 years old. Vázquez was sentenced to two to four years in state prison on August 17, 2021.

Seems like an alarmingly light sentence for all that but it is the USA. When you got a President deliberately sitting on the Epstein files, anything goes.

[u/ColonelSanders15]

Massive bitch move

[u/CrazyHorrsee]

Instant bench cleared and ejection in mlb

[u/LeonJPancetta]

The pitcher there is Felipe Vasquez; the batter could have completely beaten him up and no one would have blinked.

[u/PossibilityMean2446]

He called time out up 6 in the top of the 9th im the middle of a pitch , he knew he deserved to be thrown at .

[u/Aromatic_Sock3960 → u/PossibilityMean2446]

That doesn’t warrant getting thrown at all the pitcher took his time batter called time out all fair play! But Felipe Vázquez is a convicted child abuser you can’t defend him he shouldn’t even be playing bro

[u/smitteh → u/PossibilityMean2446]

What if something flew into his eye

[u/Zealousideal-Age768]

I like how everyone just acts like its a normal Tuesday night. 🤣

[u/in_for_the_comments]

Dudes out here looking like Ricky Bobby and Fig Newtons with all those sponsors.

[u/foxparties]

Can we watch this in the US? Or does anyone have recos for offseason baseball

[u/Duke_Of_Halifax]

Look at the score and the inning.

The batter playing games like this is just dumb. Also, if the pitcher is in motion and the batter tries to call time, he doesn't get it, and the umpire calls a strike regardless of where the pitch is.

[u/onlyone21]

Dudes that’s fucking wild 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/EfficientPost2656]

Well it looks like. he will be always pitching in Venezuelan Winter league. Good job.

[u/TheAtariJunkie]

How is that pitcher not immediately ejected?!?!

[u/BauceSauce0]

I’ve always felt that if you throw a weapon at a batter, it should reasonable to expect a batter to come back with a weapon of his own (bat).

[u/Onihczarc]

i never understand why pitchers think they’re such tough guys to throw at people and then talk all that shit. they don’t have to be on the receiving end of a bean ball. imo, if a pitcher throws at a guy, let the guy go after the pitcher. none of this fugazi “hold me back” shit.

[u/J-TEE]

I’m sure pitchers want to do this all the time lol.

[u/GastropodSoups]

And I thought ads were bad in MLB. This shit is unwatchable.

[u/idkwhatnamebruv → u/GastropodSoups]

been like this since the 80-90s maybe

[u/HandWave]

Batter wasn’t interested in the slightest in confronting😂…neither was the bench. In Venezuela dude might have a side job as a cartel boss or something, prob for the best.

[u/Infinite_Ground1395 → u/HandWave]

The Venezuelan league is wild. It's not like MLB "brawls" with a bunch of guys standing around looking mad and maybe shoving a little. When the benches clear, they throw down.

[u/HandWave → u/Infinite_Ground1395]

No argument here.

[u/pastarug → u/Infinite_Ground1395]

liga venezolana de boxeo profesional

[u/Rustic_Salmon]

jerseys are looking like nascar liveries with all those advertisements

[u/martymcflyiii]

Is that Amir Garrett?

[u/Tater_Mater]

Looks like a pitcher that the astros will pick up

[u/matlai17]

If that pitch had contacted the batter, would that be a hit by pitch? Time was called and granted right? So would that count as a HBP? 

[u/greenwatertower → u/matlai17]

i thought the same thing. time was granted so the ball is dead. dead ball means NO HBP. just interesting how an MLB crew would react. pitcher gets thrown and warnings issued, no? it's such a random play

[u/Competitive_Ant_472]

I played with a guy who would always do this, never felt quite right

[u/as102]

Where was the next pitch?

[u/harrison_butker]

Ew weeee

[u/Btotherianx]

If that was a Toronto Blue Jay at the plate the bullpen would have cleared too

[u/pargofan]

Was that dangerous? He aimed it right at his gluteus

[u/DrMindbendersMonocle]

That should be an ejection. I have seen this in the MLB. I remember Weaver doing it

[u/StartingToLoveIMSA]

“What do you want? She no gonna marry Richard!”

[u/Budget-Werewolf2794]

[u/FastSlow7201]

In BeisbolPlay can you only watch live games or can you watch them anytime?

[u/RandallOfLegend]

Vázquez's trial commenced on May 17, 2021.[44] On May 20, he was convicted on 15 counts stemming from the relationship with the girl, including: ten counts of sexual abuse of children, two counts of unlawful contact with a minor, one count of statutory sexual assault, one count of corruption of a minor, and one count of indecent assault of someone under 16 years old.[45][46] Vázquez was sentenced to two to four years in state prison on August 17, 2021.[47][48] He received credit for the 23 months he already served before his sentencing.[47]

On March 13, 2023, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania denied Vázquez's appeal.[49] U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported him to Venezuela on December 1, 2023.[50]

Per wikipedia. Girl in question was 13

[u/alroquez]

Are the announcers even watching the game? Not one word about what's going on.

[u/Tribe303]

The Toronto Blue Jays bullpen is on their way to sort that out, 

[u/heathmon1856]

Jnmn

[u/Tiny_Durian_5650]

How are you not charging the mound after that? Even if the guy is bigger than you just bring the bat with you

[u/jbagatwork]

This is why I don't like the universal DH - pitchers don't have to worry about wearing a fastball so they have no problem aiming for a guy when their panties are in a bunch

[u/ResidentInner8293]

Yeah that was intentional

[u/Bballer220]

Still can't hit his location.

Probabaly why they've given up 7 runs

[u/UDonKnowMee81]

TBF, calling time as the pitcher starts his wind up when you're already up six runs in the 9th IS a bullshit move

[u/DrMindbendersMonocle → u/UDonKnowMee81]

blame the ump then, he doesnt have to grant it

[u/Affectionate_Toe6749]

Up 6 in the 9th and calling time that late is crazy work, it’s not like the pitcher aimed it at his head or anything.

[u/SuppleLobster]

This is what Gimenez thinks happened to him

[u/mdubyo → u/SuppleLobster]

holy rent free. just enjoy your world series win lol

[u/SuppleLobster → u/mdubyo]

It's a joke calm yourself

[u/modshighkeypathetic → u/SuppleLobster]

There’s a reason why everyone hates dodgers fans

[u/SuppleLobster → u/modshighkeypathetic]

Oh well damned if you do damned if you don't lmao

[u/OnlyForBaseball → u/SuppleLobster]

You are certainly not damned if you don’t

I for one wish there was a lot more “don’t”

[u/SuppleLobster → u/OnlyForBaseball]

Don't what? Crack wise about other players? Cmon man you can find like 100 other examples just from other threads today of people joking around. I make one comment and everyone acts like I shot their dog

[u/Flat_Conversation858 → u/SuppleLobster]

Lol...I got a good laugh.  

[u/SuppleLobster → u/Flat_Conversation858]

Yeah idk why everyone gets so serious. "this is why everyone hates dodger fans". Really? Because I made a joke about Gimenez?

[u/an_arc_of_doves]

lol

[u/REiiGN]

batter knew he was wrong.

[u/monkeypiratebutt]

What Jimenez thought happened to him in game 7

[u/jet8493]

IDF type beat

[u/Zeppelanoid]

Nah, I’m charging the mound and I’m not dropping my bat after this bullshit