It’s no secret what Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Matt Brash can do to opposing hitters. His slider and curveball are some of the more devastating pitches in baseball, and we saw that last week when he got Willi Castro to swing at a pitch between his legs.
But Brash’s humiliation of big-league hitters knows no bounds. And on Monday, it was Red Sox infielder Yu Chang’s turn to look foolish in the batter’s box.
Facing Brash in the seventh inning, Chang swung at a 90 mph slider that was so outside it hardly registered on the pitch-chart graphic. Chang was clearly looking fastball after already seeing a first-pitch slider, but Brash is not the pitcher you want to be caught guessing against.
Beginning to think Yu Chang isn’t a big league hitter… pic.twitter.com/HAWpMYMp6o
— Jordan Moore (@iJordanMoore) August 1, 2023
After the brutal swing, Chang — a .156 hitter this season — collected himself in the box and started laughing. Honestly, there wasn’t much else he could do after a swing like that.
Brash — who also has a fastball around triple digits — continued with the slider against Chang and ultimately got him to ground out for the second out of the inning.
As great as that slider was, fans couldn’t believe that an MLB hitter swung at it.
This was how Twitter reacted
I only saw it on gamecast and figured it had to be special. Doesn't disappoint. https://t.co/zSAD1Oqqqi
— Hoagtastic (@HoagML) August 1, 2023
Chang has never seen a slider he wouldn’t swing at. https://t.co/YKdcCuwnUx
— dillon (@coincidendill) August 1, 2023
Literally me if I ever faced MLB pitchers https://t.co/SRuJF07SxN
— Brian Piercy (@BrianPiercy94) August 1, 2023
Ngl sometimes these swings are straight practice lol like okay well at least it looked good https://t.co/PIBQuyv4dr
— Keith Demolder (@KeithDemolder) August 1, 2023
Me on The Show https://t.co/9VywzFiP9l
— B (@RealBThomp) August 1, 2023
he just like me fr https://t.co/lsXubPFtJA
— crazlik (@crazlik) August 1, 2023
Paging @PitchingNinja
This Matt Brash slider was so far outside it doesn't even show up in GameDay pic.twitter.com/hLFdlfOH3U
— Thorcraft Cobra (@ThorcraftCobra) August 1, 2023
the Matt Brash effect pic.twitter.com/HQyuiTxHeJ
— Broken Mariners Fan (@IISwitchII) August 1, 2023
I just close my eyes when he comes up to hit now. He’s unwatchable. https://t.co/7PSlg8FTUB
— Boston Nation (@BostonNation4) August 1, 2023
Been saying this for months… https://t.co/aBBMzdaJDz
— James (@jSmooov33) August 1, 2023
Yikes lol https://t.co/PQJu4wLTUC
— Jonny's Lasagna ⚾️ (@JLasagna43) August 1, 2023
Almost got it https://t.co/2MqNvdOI3p
— 𝐷𝑀𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑒 (@KnicksYanks_) August 1, 2023
