San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Matt Waldron continues to be one of the coolest pitchers in baseball and it's all becacuse of one pitch that he has mastered—the knuckleball.
Waldron has been baffling hitters for a while now with a pitch that often travels at pretty low speeds but with really low spin rates that make it look like the ball is dancing through the air.
He threw a beautiful one for a called strike during Tuesday night's 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels that his catcher had a tough time grabbing. Good on the ump for making the right call on this nasty pitch:
Matt Waldron's Knuckleball doesn't look real. pic.twitter.com/u0Uer3T1LZ
Fans loved it:
This pitch just rewrote the laws of physics 😳😳 https://t.co/m314amaWRI
Cannot stop watching this. https://t.co/FDqOdUIM9K
This brings to mind Bob Uecker’s description of the best way to catch a knuckleball:
“Wait until it stops rolling and go back and pick it up.” https://t.co/mSMf4on6nz
literally laughed out loud https://t.co/7DyGV2xvpt
Lmao what https://t.co/y8AJSfQIE5
It actually fluttered. https://t.co/m3v5goUMiS
I have watched this about 50 times in a row. Impossible https://t.co/7xT7iMdhd9
ANDY NESBITT
