San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron has brought the knuckleball back to Major League Baseball and we're all grateful for it, as there is nothing like watching one of those beautiful pitches float to home plate, leaving batters, and sometimes catchers, guessing where it will go.
Waldron picked up his sixth win of the season Wednesday night when the Padres beat the Nationals, 12-3 on the road. One of his filthiest knuckleballs of the season didn't get called a strike but it sure made Washington's Juan Yepez look silly, as he almost dove out of the way of a pitch that never really left the middle of plate.
Look at what this nasty 74-mph pitch did to Yepez:
Matt Waldron, Evil Knuckleball. 🤣
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 25, 2024
Yepez jumps away from a knuckleball in the middle of the plate. pic.twitter.com/BVwNv6NCBX
Goodness. And yeah, looks like the ump missed one there.
Fans were rightfully in awe of it:
Disgusting https://t.co/oHWxKXk5qT
— Ryan Lieber (@RYANLIEBER) July 25, 2024
Absolutely nothing you can do with that. 🫡 https://t.co/v3o0yZe9vK
— Johnny Silva Jr. (@Noooplll) July 25, 2024
She’s a beauty 😮💨 https://t.co/Re5G7L7Okx
— Esa_08 (@au_9701) July 25, 2024
Not fair, results from this game don’t count https://t.co/eIHNChiQEm
— Kor (@appk019) July 25, 2024
https://t.co/5ZZdMpa65N pic.twitter.com/rcGuxPLvPc
— David (@david_foss) July 25, 2024
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Padres’ Matt Waldron Made Nationals Hitter Look So Silly With Ridiculous Knuckleball.
