Freddie on his World Series walk-off grand slam: “I walked and put my bat up, and everything that happened was almost perfect. I blacked out.” #MLBNPresents
.@Dodgers' Andrew Friedman on Freeman: “Watching him just leave his heart and soul on the field and then come back early the next day to try to put Humpty Dumpty back together again...one of the greatest acts of determination I’ve ever seen.” #MLBNPresents
Just announced: #MLBNPresents to premiere “Atlanta Rules, The Story of the '90s Braves” on Feb. 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET. Watch preview here: atmlb.com/2FPq0re
Andy Pettitte on his signature pick-off move: “I just try to make it just like I’m going to home, except at the last second I’m just dropping my foot down at the 45 degree line. ...I think a lot of it has to do with balance, I had really good balance.” @Yankees#PlayBall
#MLBNPresents: “Birds of a Different Game: The '80s Cardinals” will premiere on Tuesday, January 28 at 8pm ET. Narrated by Golden Globe Award-winning actor, Missouri native and lifelong @Cardinals fan John Goodman, here’s a sneak peek:
NEWS: Francisco Lindor is the subject of our next "MLB Network Presents" documentary.
Debuts Sunday, August 31 at 8 p.m. ET.
Details: shorturl.at/h9IWO
#MLBN10: The famous baseball card wall just beyond the doors at @MLBNetwork, featuring more than 4,800 @Topps cards dating back to the 1950’s, including 885 All-Stars and 26 Hall of Famers.
Freddie on sharing his home run moment with his dad: “If he didn’t love baseball, if he didn’t want to take me to the field to throw batting practice to me every day, none of this would’ve happened... I just wanted that moment with him.” #MLBNPresents
.@Braves manager Brian Snitker on Freeman: “He brought the last out ball into me in my office: ‘Dear Brian, this is for you.’ I thought that was pretty special. I got it in my trophy case at home.” #MLBNPresents
.@baseballhall of Famer @RealCJ10 on switch-hitting in the Major Leagues: “It is imperative that we take twice as many swings from your weakside as you do your strong side.” @Braves#PlayBall
Programming announcement: @MLBNetwork’s Matt Vasgersian, Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci to unveil the 2020 60-game @MLB schedule on #MLBTonight: Schedule Release presented by @CampingWorld live at 6:00 p.m. ET tonight. Full details below:
Shohei Ohtani on winning the American League MVP Award unanimously: “My goal was to try and come out on top and I guess this kind of pays off on all my hard work.” @MLBNetwork@officialBBWAA
Greg Amsinger joined us 15 years ago on this date. Here he is back in 2009 hosting from the All-Star Game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Happy 15 years Greg!
"He's going to hit his 700th career home run on the road. Friday night in Los Angeles in September..." - Greg Amsinger on April 13th, 2022
Is this the greatest sports prediction of all time?
@Cardinals | @PujolsFive | #STLCards | #Pujols700
.@ChristianYelich on looking like @nbcsnl’s Pete Davidson: “He’s a good dude. I feel like some days we look alike and others not so much. He’s a funny guy. He does a really good job on @nbcsnl and all that standup comedy.” #PlayBall
“Growing up, you always want to pitch in the big leagues. ...For me it wasn’t a goal until really my 2019 season. When you get kicked in the teeth like that, to try to come back to be the best in the league is always the goal.” – @Brewers’ Corbin Burnes on his Cy Young Award
.@MookieBetts on Freeman’s future: “Freddie’s gonna be Freddie each and every year. He’s going to put up the stats. And so, I think the next thing will be his Hall of Fame speech.” #MLBNPresents
.@Dodgers manager Dave Roberts on Freddie Freeman: “When you’re trying to build something, sustain something, it’s all about the people. And there’s just no better person than Freddie Freeman.” #MLBNPresents
#AlexCora’s mother, Iris Amaro: “I feel very proud. I’m proud that he was a good baseball player, he’s becoming an outstanding manager, but to me being a good person is more important.” @RedSox#MLBNPresents
“I don’t think I had ever seen my dad smack a ball that hard before. It was like, ‘Top deck? Okay, alright, dad.’” – Anisha Gwynn on her father’s home run for the @Padres in the 1998 World Series against the #Yankees. #MLBNPresents#MrPadre
“Undeserving is probably the first thing that comes to mind… Playing in the big leagues, the 1% of the 1% of the 1%, then to do it your whole career with the same team… I’m waiting for someone to be like ‘sike.’” — David Wright on being inducted into the @Mets HOF. #MLBCentral
“It’s all about preparation. If I didn’t hit in the cage, if I didn’t take batting practice, I felt like I was unprepared. My biggest fear in life, in anything I do, is being unprepared.” – Derek Jeter on the importance of preparation. @Yankees#PlayBall
.@MelanieLynneN is keeping busy at her first @MLB#AllStarGame with @MLBNetwork. MLB-USA Baseball High School All-American Game on Friday, High School Home Run Derby yesterday, and the @MLBDraft tonight. Here's a look at her spot for tonight's Draft coverage!
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the debut of #QuickPitch! Thank you to all who continue to enjoy @MLBNetwork's signature recap program. Catch it tonight after the games!
Programming update: @MLBNetwork will re-air Don Larsen’s perfect game in Game Five of the 1956 World Series this Saturday, January 4 at 1pm ET. @Yankees
MLB Network mourns the passing of Don Larsen.
We debuted 11 years ago today and were honored to have Don and Yogi Berra in Studio 42 to remember his perfect game.
MLB Network - Larsen and Berra remember the perfect game
Alicia Gwynn on her husband’s @baseballhall of Fame election: “He said, ‘I never thought this day would happen. Can you believe this [Alicia]? Hard to believe, isn’t it?’ And I said, ‘No, you were just that good.’” #MLBNPresents#MrPadre
GM Alex Anthopoulos on the @Braves: “This is a young, exciting, dynamic team and if we stay healthy I think we have a chance to continue to be very competitive throughout the rest of the summer.” #HighHeat
.@Reds' @Sgennett2 on Joey Votto’s success this past season: “I don't think he's really from this planet, he might be from a different solar system.” #MLBNHotStove
.@LaurenShehadi, @markdero7 & @RoFlo will celebrate 1,000 #MLBCentral episodes together on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. Special guests, announcements, insight & more.
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.@Pirates World Series champion Dave Parker: “Everybody was talking about me being the next Roberto Clemente and that wasn’t what I was trying to achieve. I was trying to leave my mark as the first Dave Parker.”
#MLBNPresents#TheCobra premieres Dec. 12 at 8pE.
.@Phillies’ @rhyshoskins on his batting cage flip drill: “If the ball is top spun [to the left], it’s probably not a good swing, I’m rolling over the ball. But if I’m back spinning the ball into [the right] corner or up the middle, then the swing path is correct.” #PlayBall
Starting today at 6:00 p.m. ET, @MLBNetwork’s #30Clubs30Days series will return with the @Braves. All @MLBNetwork studio shows will cover the series. Here’s the complete upcoming schedule:
On hitting 2 HRs off Kershaw, @BoFlows said: “My dad always told me, ‘You’re not facing the pitcher, you’re facing the ball.’ Before that game, I was just trying to remind myself over & over again, ‘You’re just facing the ball. It doesn’t matter who’s on the mound.’” #PlayBall
NEWS: The #MLBCentral crew will be in the booth for the first time for our next #MLBNShowcase telecast.
@Phillies at @Royals, Saturday, August 24th at 7 p.m. ET:
.@TphamLV on joking with Bob Gibson about hitting his slider: “When I joke around with Bob, Bob goes, ‘Oh Pham, I’ll strike you out and tell you it’s coming.’ I’m like, ‘Oh Bob, I’ll hit that right out of the park straight away center.’ He hates it!” @RaysBaseball#PlayBall
“The bottom part had to do a lot with Venezuela. ...It says, ‘Willy the Beast,’ it says Chicago, I have the World Series champs 2016 in here, my mom & dad’s names on this shoe – which I think is pretty sick to have with me.” – @Cubs’ @WContreras40 on his @Nike cleats. #PlayBall
On his journey with the @Yankees, Jeter said, “Your career goes by very very quickly…One thing I didn’t want to do was look back when my career was over with, saying, ‘I wish I would have worked harder. I wish I would have done some things differently.’” @baseballhall#PlayBall
15 years ago today, the great @KMillar15 joined @MLBNetwork as an on-air analyst. Millar has co-hosted @IntentionalTalk since its inception in 2011, with the show airing live from the World Series, All-Star Games and ballparks across the country.