baseball pitcher hurt bad?

There's nothing you can do. I was a D1 college pitcher for 4 years and got hit on both arms, both legs, and a direct hit in the stomach. But.....if you're a true competitor at heart, you'll probably forget about it as soon as you step back on the rubber and get the next sign. Pitchers getting truly injured on shotgun linedrives is a pretty rare occurence. Work hard to keep hitters off balance and make sure you finish your follow through in an athlectic position. Watch Greg Maddux for a few innings and see how he positions himself after delivery. There's a reason why he's the best fielding pitcher the game has ever seen.

I know some pitchers that wear face masks (that still let them see clearly) to protect their face, but other than that, the only thing you can do is practice your reflexes, and try and get out of the way.

this same thing happened to me from about the age of 12 to just before the start of my last season, so about 6 years. every year my elbow would hurt when other players complained that their shoulders were sore. finally, i got a new pitching coach and he saw i was whipping my arm around instead of throwing it over the top and it was straining my elbow. so he changed my mechanics and everything worked out great. i had more endurance and after i pitched my shoulder would be sore and not my elbow. its hard to enplain what whipping it is, but i wasnt throwing over the top. he said if that didnt help to go get exercises from a chiropractor or a sports doctor, im glad i didnt have to do that. good luck,

No, not to protect yourself from being hit.

dont play pitcher? LOL, ttyl

If you can react in time you will be fine. But there isnt much you can do. just fast reflexes

keep them off balance so they dont hit a shot back up at you...

catch the damn ball

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