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Punching an object. Breaking their hand. Pitchers need their hands to, well, you know, pitch a baseball. But this video is about the throwers brave enough to punch a wall, punch a locker, or punch a door and break their hand. The most common fracture for a pitcher breaking hand? The fifth metacarpal fracture AKA the boxer's fracture.

Bryan Woo's career at Cal Poly of the Big West Conference baseball didn't exactly go to plan. He struggled with a 6.49 ERA, and never established himself as a starter. Despite this, the Mariners draft Bryan Woo decision has been huge for the franchise. The 2021 MLB Draft featured a lot of early "busts," but a 6th round pick like Bryan Woo has been great. And that's because Mariners Trent Blank, director of pitching strategy, advocated for his selection.

Joba Chamberlain. Poor guy. What did he do to deserve the Cleveland Midges? The Midge Game aka the Bug Game was 2007 ALDS Game 2. And those 2007 ALDS Game 2 bugs went to town on poor Joba Chamberlain, causing a midge meltdown that led to a Yankees loss.

Hank Aaron is one of the all time great players in baseball history, but it's almost difficult to describe just how great he was. This video essay, part of the Baseball Bits series on Foolish Baseball, will attempt to alleviate that. Because Henry Aaron shouldn't be remembered for his peak season, rather his incredible consistency with the Hammerin Hank Aaron Braves.

Where did our olds go? I'll do my best to explain. In MLB, there is a decline in old hitters. The oldest players in MLB simply aren't as old as they used to be, at least among position players. And those that remain receive less playing time and are generally less effective.

Corey Seager is good at baseball. That is essentially the message of this video. Of course, we'll look at it through an analytical lens that includes Corey Seager Rangers highlights and Corey Seager Dodgers highlights, which include his two Corey Seager World Series MVP awards. But this is also a study of MLB plate discipline metrics, and how aggressive hitters like Corey Seager have approaches that can be quantified.

This is a video about sports gambling, two worlds that have always existed parallel to one another, but only recently had their relationship recognized and legalized in the United States. While some might say that gambling is ruining sports or gambling is ruining baseball, in this episode of Baseball Bits, a Foolish Baseball production, I satirically argue that baseball is ruining gambling. Reversing the roles as I suggest regulating or banning Major League Baseball, so as not to sully the good names of DraftKings or FanDuel.