They've never seen these classic plays ... until now

December 3rd, 2020

Here's a question for diehard fans: Have you ever watched a game with someone completely new to baseball and lived vicariously through their first-time reactions?

MLB Originals captured that feeling by bringing together four young Americans with very little previous interaction with the National Pastime. In the latest addition to MLB's YouTube channel, these budding fans watched classic postseason plays like "The Flip" by Derek Jeter in the 2001 ALDS, Endy Chavez's leaping catch in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS and Rajai Davis' dramatic game-tying homer in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series for the very first time -- and their minds were blown just as much as the fans who held their breath through every pitch back then.

"It's like he has built-in pogo sticks in his shoes!" said Spencer, a Los Angeles resident, after he watched Chavez take flight to rob Scott Rolen at Shea Stadium. "How do you jump that high??"

"The teamwork here was really on point," added Tatiana from Yonkers, N.Y., after seeing Jeter come in from out of nowhere to throw out Jeremy Giambi at home plate. "Look at this!"

If you loved the genuine excitement that teenage YouTubers Tim and Fred Williams displayed while discovering Phil Collins' classic hit "In The Air Tonight," you're going to want to check this video out, too. Baseball very well may have gained four new fans in the process.

"Now I know why people when they watch baseball are off their couch like jumping and screaming," said Alex, a resident of Canandaigua, N.Y. "It's intense!"