Adam Wainwright Wowed MLB Fans With His Perfect Breakdown of a Tricky Pitch During Astros-Twins

Adam Wainwright’s MLB career came to an emotional end earlier this month when he played his final game with the St. Louis Cardinals, the only team he played for in his 18 years in the big leagues. 

Now it looks like he’s going to have a new career in baseball and will be very good at this one, too. 

The 42-year-old right-hander has been working the Astros-Twins series for Fox Sports, and he’s quickly become one of the best analysts on TV. If you need proof of that, check out this moment from Tuesday’s Game 3 when he expertly broke down the difference between a slider and a sweeper: 

Adam Wainwright explaining a Sweeper and why it's different from a traditional Slider.

Thank you @UncleCharlie50 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/dxC0QKgr5o

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) October 10, 2023

That's the type of stuff you want to see while watching a baseball game. Fans loved it: 

My postseason “hot take” is that Wainwright will be the main analyst for FOX and the World Series within the next 3ish years. https://t.co/a8woDQ5xSi

— Corey Miller (@corey_miller5) October 11, 2023

In 3 games Wainwright has become one of my favorite baseball commentators. Dude knows what he’s talking about https://t.co/pVqRZJ6oeE

— Christian Vega (@darthmartau) October 10, 2023

Wainwright is going to have a long and successful broadcasting career. Really good analysis here. https://t.co/laeFlSbxkS

— Wes Reynolds (@WesReynolds1) October 10, 2023

This explanation is fantastic. https://t.co/D8DrpMM9nr

— Robert Ford (@raford3) October 11, 2023

Adam Wainwright had already provided me with more information in this clip than 90% of national broadcasts have all year. https://t.co/9qtclvvM4q

— Zach Bollinger (@zachbollinger18) October 10, 2023

I'm pretty critical of baseball announcing crews. This one was A+ today https://t.co/ENNIQnztYO

— Justin Simpson (@BattleRedRaider) October 11, 2023

Retired 27 seconds ago and already one of my favorite analysts. #MLB #Postseason https://t.co/uYMJlyMdkR

— Brad Eisenbath (@BEisenbath) October 10, 2023

So, so good. He explains this in such an approachable & digestible way. https://t.co/RZPsyJ5F7H

— Jake Eisenberg (@JakeEisenberg_) October 10, 2023

Anybody who followed Waino's career and heard his in-game and postgame interviews on a regular basis knew he was going to be an elite analyst in the booth. https://t.co/pMfOYu0EZy

— The REAL Arch Baron Cup Historian (@EricPitlyk) October 10, 2023

Waino is such a natural in the booth man. Impressive. He’s got another incredible career ahead of him. https://t.co/GpEYl65k6M

— Justin𐕣 (@JustinMLB) October 10, 2023