Japan's third base coach getting hit by a ball is a sign of things to come in MLB
What Happened
Team Japan did a lot of hitting in their first game, including hitting their third base coach with the ball.
Why This Matters
MLB just moved the third base coaches way out of the way to stop pitch tipping, and Japan's coach immediately got drilled in the opener. This is a preview of the chaos coming in 2026 when every foul ball becomes a weapon and coaches have nowhere to hide.
With 106K views, this clip cracked the top 1200 all-time breakdowns, proving that nothing says 'welcome to the new MLB era' like a coach taking one to the body.
Key Moments
Who / What Is Involved
Japan (MLB, 2026).
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentTeam Japan did a lot of hitting in their
first game, including hitting their
third base coach with the ball. This one
is brought to you by Amazon. And yeah,
his eyes light up. He's like, "Oh,
sorry, coach." And I think that would
have hit him in the head if he doesn't
have the reaction to save himself. And I
bring this up because MLB just changed
their rules about where the third base
and first base coaches can stand because
they don't want him tipping pitches to
the batter. I think we're going to see a
lot of this. This ball wasn't even hit
that hard. We're going to get balls hit
way harder. Coaches are gonna have to be
on the ready. Otani, he finds it funny.
He's laughing. The manager is laughing
because it wasn't that bad. He didn't
get hurt, but he's not happy about it.
Not at all. The next ball, the very next
ball also hit him, but very slowly feels
it with his left hand, tosses it in. So,
third base coaches, be ready. You're
going to have to save yourselves this
year from getting hit by these balls.
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