40 Unbelievable Baseball Videos on YouTube

The advent of YouTube has given us a great way to access digital media, and while Major League Baseball works hard to keep their content off of it, there's plenty of other videos worth seeing.

Whether it's a kid with too much time on his hands executing some trick shots, a manager going on an animated tirade, or a prank executed to perfection by a player in spring training, one can spend hours on end scanning through the Internet to take it all in.

Here are some of the best baseball videos YouTube has to offer.

Ruben Rivera's Brutal Base Running

Teams spend a great deal of time working on base running during spring training, and while slip ups will always happen, Ruben Rivera took a page out of his T-ball days when he displayed a total lack of the basics.

Josh Womack Bat Tricks

The ability to do the spinning bat trick won't get you any more hits, but hey, it can get you featured on YouTube.

Ball Girl 'Catch'

Videos definitely lose some of their luster once you realize they're not real, but this one with the girl doing her best Spider-Man impersonation is still entertaining.

Connor Powers Trick Shots

Being able to hit baseballs into garbage cans won't exactly translate to becoming a great player, but it certainly can't hurt—I guess.

Tim Hudson Becomes a Murderer (sort Of)

With as much free time as starting pitchers have on their hands, I guess it's not all that surprising to think that they're typically some of the biggest pranksters in baseball.

If I were this guy, though, I'd find a way to get back at Tim Hudson.

Joe Carter Gives Derek Bell's Car Away

During Fan Appreciation Day in Toronto it was announced that one lucky fan would be winning a car being brought onto the field by Joe Carter.

Teammate Derek Bell's expression is priceless as he realizes that the car being "given away" is none other than his very own.

Evan Longoria Snags a Line Drive

Another computer enhanced video here, but definitely worthy of a couple looks.

Three-Man Lift

The three-man lift is a seemingly annual spring training tradition where rookies are entangled next to each other and a player subsequently attempts to lift them, or so they think.

These guys have to know what's really coming, don't they?

Ultimate Batting Practice

It's too bad this isn't possible, although I don't doubt that more than a few people have wasted time trying to get this done.

Batting Robot

Even though he's not off to the hottest of starts in Los Angeles, some have often wondered if Albert Pujols was a machine due to the amazing abilities he possesses.

Even with a start like this season, he's still far better than this fine machine.

Fake Lost Ball

It's hard to believe these tricks can actually work in a game involving players older than eight years old, but apparently from time to time miracles can happen.

Kelly Johnson's Interesting Walk-Up Music

Many pranks are centered around clubhouses and spring training, leaving fans in the dark.

Every once in awhile, however, fans are lucky enough to enjoy the humor of these situations.

That was the case here, as Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Kelly Johnson came up to bat, only to hear that his at-bat theme song had been changed to "It's Raining Men."

Ryan Braun's Base Running Re-Enacted

Ryan Braun is the unquestioned leader of the Milwaukee Brewers, but I'm going out on a limb here and saying teammates may not want to follow his lead when it comes to base running.

As if it wasn't enough for him to repeatedly see his base running error on TV, his teammates were kind enough to mark the scene of the crime for him.

Wally Backman Blows a Gasket

WARNING: Explicit Content.

I can't speak to Wally Backman's fiery nature during the rest of his managerial career, but I find it odd that on a day when he just happens to be miked up for a game, he unleashes one of the most brutal tirades in baseball history.

Oldest Trick in the Book

College players are taught all sorts of fundamentals throughout the day, but apparently this one slipped past them.

Flip over Catcher

Athleticism helps any baseball player thrive on the diamond, but flipping over catchers just isn't something that you see everyday.

Crazy Baseball Tricks

Flashy fielding skills certainly make the game more fun, but I have a hard time believing they'd have a chance at converting these throws during an actual game.

The Big Unit Blows Up a Bird

Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I can't even imagine what the odds are of this occurring.

Unintentional-Intentional Walk-off

Throwing an intentional walk is supposed to be one of the easiest jobs a pitcher can have, but this pitcher does an amazing job of screwing it up.

Rain Delay Dance-off

Players have enough time on their hands as it is in the dugouts, but when the rain starts falling and the tarp finds its way onto the diamond, things can reach a whole new level of odd.

Sausage-Gate

Randall Simon became the center of a sausage conflict in Milwaukee a few years ago, after he took a swing at one of the running sausages that race during the seventh-inning stretch at Miller Park.

Cameraman Takes a Dive During Playoff Game

The life of a cameraman was once a lot easier, as they were typically more stationary.

With today's coverage expanding to new levels, however, cameramen are now endangering themselves more than ever.

Who would've guessed it'd be such a dangerous line of work.

Rosin Grenade

Managers have been going off the handle for quite some time now, and while most tirades are confined to some screaming in the face of umpires, this minor league manager finds all sorts of ways to voice his displeasure.

Nyjer Morgan/Tony Plush/Tony Gumbo

Nyjer Morgan certainly gave the Milwaukee Brewers a new element of personality when he came over from the Washington Nationals this spring.

As we see in this video, he apparently also brought Tony Plush and Tony Gumbo along with him.

Greg Zaun Forgets How to Throw

Much like throwing an intentional walk, tossing the baseball back to the pitcher should be the easiest job a catcher can have, but as Greg Zaun can relate, it can be much, much more difficult than it seems.

Delmon Young Throws Bat at Umpire

Delmon Young has a whole new set of issues to face after his arrest last week, but that wasn't the first conflict surrounding the former No. 1 overall pick, as he once threw a bat at an umpire in a minor league game, earning himself a 50-game suspension in the process.

Man Drops His Kid Trying to Catch Foul Ball

Foul balls may be a prized possession for any fan at a baseball game, but as this guy can probably tell you, dropping your child to try to catch one can be a terrible decision.

I wonder if his wife has forgiven him yet?

Yankee Fan Steals Food

You can't really blame this Yankees fan for wanting to give the pork chop on a stick at Target Field a try.

But he could've at least bought his own.

Unassisted Triple Play

Triple plays are about the most uncommon occurrence in baseball as it is, so when you see someone take on the task all by themselves, it takes on a whole new level of impressiveness.

Balk of the Year

Pitching isn't really that hard, is it?

Intentional Walk Home Run

We've already touched on intentional walks a couple times, and while a mistake like this may not actually happen in the major leagues, leaving a pitch over the plate when you're trying to walk a slugger is a huge error.

Nolan Ryan Owns Robin Ventura

It's one of the most well remembered brawls in baseball history, and while Robin Ventura may have shown all the ambition in the world when he charged after fire-baller Nolan Ryan, he definitely came up on the short end of the stick.

Horrible First Pitches

I guess something as simple as throwing out a first pitch can be a difficult measure if you haven't been around the game, and with the ceremonial pitches being a part of the game for so long now, there's been an incalculable number of failures along the way.

Ken Griffey Jr. Gives Lou Pineilla a Steak Dinner, and Then Some

During his time with the Mariners, manager Lou Piniella won a wager with Ken Griffey Jr.

He was supposed to repay the debt with a steak dinner, but he took that to an extreme, as Piniella found out when he entered his office.

Cole Smith Bat Tricks

You certainly can't rule out the fact that Cole Smith was just such a failure at hitting a baseball that he opted to try and aim for a larger target.

Izzy Alcantara Kicks Catcher, Charges Mound

There really isn't much to say about the video here involving Izzy Alcantara's infamous kicking incident.

It's just so stupid that any player could actually think that under any circumstances anything good could possibly come from doing something like that.

Umpire Fail

Umpires are scrutinized for so many things on a daily basis that they may deserve a little bit of slack, but then again, this is just so bad that he deserves everything he's got coming his way.

Billy Ray Rojo Johnson

Venezuelan pitching star Billy Ray Rojo Johnson's baseball career in America was quite short, as he made just one appearance—in fact, it was just one pitch with the Round Rock Express.

He may be onto something with his replacing of the rosin bag behind the mound with a plastic bag full of beer, though.

Jeter Worthy Acting Job

Taking a page out of Derek Jeter's playbook, this guy did an admirable job of making it look like he got the brunt of a misplaced fastball.

The umpire wasn't buying it, however, and he ultimately got shown the exit as a reward for his efforts.

Kyle Kendrick Is Traded to Japan

There really isn't much to say here other than that this has to be one of the best pranks in baseball history.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel does a great acting job in making Kyle Kendrick truly believe he's on his way out the door.

The feeling of being traded can't feel good, especially when you think you're headed to the other side of the world.