It’s basically how many times a ball can go through the pitching machine. Just playing catch, a baseball would last probably 50,000+ throws and catches

The wear on the ball is probably from the pitching machines. I feel like you could throw a ball almost forever without the cover coming off

I must say, that speed on the ball was much faster than a casual game of catch.

If you threw a baseball to Eric 12,000 times he'd probably drop it 12,000 times

If you throw a ball (and don’t drop it) I’d think it would last 75,000 plus throws. It’s the machine ruining it lol

Quick moment of silence for all of Kevin’s hard work on this video 😂

The fact they went through 12,000 catches and shut it down as soon as it got interesting was the biggest blue balls ever 😂

Now you guys should have Eric hit it 12 thousand times 😂

Haven’t gotten very far into this experiment. But it seems like the ball is being affected more so by the pitching machine than by catching it

When you had the broken baseball and were making it fly in weird ways it reminded me of something. When I go golf I like to find cracked golf balls and tee off with them cause they take the weirdest flight paths. It's so entertaining to see a ball curve four different directions in one drive.

Seams like a fun idea. (sorry)

8:29 Super Mario Baseball

8:29 nice job on Kevin for syncing this to Super Mario Bros

Now that you've done how many throws, you should do how many hits it takes to break a baseball If you agree ⬇️

I need Trevor back in the mlb

I had a ball that I literally used for years because it had a bunch of cuts and dips in it that made it move crazy like that one. If you threw it righ over the top it would have some insane movement. Sadly the cover came off and it had to be retired

That one guy who uses the same ball for years.

Great video. It was both entertaining and really informative. Ironically, my son and I were just talking today about how long a baseball night last since we segregate our warm up/catching balls from our batting practice balls. I now have an idea that our catching balls will out live me. 😅 Batting balls may be a different story.

Love you Kevin

If this video doesn’t show how dedicated they are I don’t know what will that’s worth a like definitely worth I like

Way to train the basics boys, keep it up and you might make it to the big leagues one day

This is what happens when athletes perform science

The bad news: The wear on the baseball was from the wheels on the picthing machine The good news: You inveted new training for catchers

I like the video and I don't mean to nitpick but as others have said, the pitching machine has the most impact on the condition of the ball by a long shot. I think it would not only make for a better video but also be more comfortable for you guys producing it, had you done a small number of throws everyday(100 or less) over the span of years. It could also be a cool way to record moments of your life over the span of a few years or however long it takes. If you're up for it, I'm sure your audience would be interested.

8:30 that Mario song though 🤣

Credit to the pitching machines 🫡

😂😂that’s a lot of testing love the commitment though you guys are the real hero’s appreciate y’all ❤😂😮

Only the son of an Engineer would have the mind capable of repeating this interation so many times… Well done.

9:55 trevor all of a sudden concerned about things being safe

Kevin you the man. I would’ve died editing this

I feel like this showed the ware n tare of a ball through a pitching machine more than from it being caught. A ball you're playing catch with at 70mph is not going to have that same ware as a ball thru a machine 500 times. I definitely don't blame you for using the machines, tho. 10k throws in a 4 hour span is definitely not good for the Ole arm. It was cool to see what it did to the gloves and how they were broken in as the experiment continued. Nice vid! Never expect anything less from the guys at momentum!! Always have entertaining vids, and you don't have to ride on the back of Trevor and Sim's trash talk back n forth. In all honesty, a channel with just those two doing random competitions would be hilarious to watch. Like just walking down the street and challenging who can get someone to honk first or do mini golf, go karts, arcade games, etc. You name it, and their competitiveness will always make for great content. I'd watch every video put out of theirs if they made it. Keep on killin it, guys! And Kevin too lol!!!!

Dodgeball is one of my favorites

Instead of a conventional pitching machine yall need a throwing machine that dosent destroy the ball

as a guy who play baseball in a country where it's not even a sport, we have balls that have been used for years.

Playing catch is a lot different than feeding a ball thru a machine. Those tires eat balls up. I bet a baseball would last over a million throws in a normal game of catch

IDK how you guys made this video interesting, but you pulled it off! Good job Kev!

I can think of balls that have been through BP and fielding drills for YEARS and are still going strong.

He had the same energy at the beginning of the video same as the end lol

If you just throw a ball back and forth like a game of catch between regular humans, 1 baseball should last for your entire baseball throwing life. I have played catch with 50, 60, and 70 year old baseballs. They are quite durable. Hitting them with bats is what really kills them. Throwing and catching them doesn't cause much damage.

You should do how many hits it takes to break a baseball

"How many throws left? 800, 900? Counting is a pain, let's say 1000!"

Friction of the machines definitely effected the ball.

Through a catching machine -12k Just playing catch - 100+ years

I feel sorry for Kevin

See how many times Eric can hit a 69Mph ball before Eric breaks.

Trevor, I'd be happy to see you throw a black baseball over the fence at Kauffman for the Royals

The friction of the machine played a huge factor in this

I love when Tosh starts singing

The pitching machine is what tears it up if not you could throw if forever

be neat to see if you can get more movement in pitches with a wore out ball like that . like differences in pitches with different levels of worn out balls

Love the grind

Catchers glove are a pain to break in but it works a lot

It’s cool to see that trev has a nakona glove thats all i use lmao (most people don’t know the company)

Hire “interns” and have them repeat the 12000 throws manually. Plus I think the catch speed would be 20 miles per hour slower. Zero damage at 12k would be my guess

Poor Kevin

That ball is still good. It needs a few layers of electrical tape.

Imagine if they did this with our pitching machines, it would take months longer

You’re guys humor is top notch lol

The Nocona glove Trevor is using is produced in Nocona, Texas! It’s a very small town that makes one of the best gloves!

R.I.P Kevins computer

The launcher is a lot harder on the ball than throwing by hand.

Now this is called real baseball

I’ve had a ball from high school ball for over a decade with well over 12,000 throws and it’s looking pretty solid still.

I’m from the town where Nokona’s are made; Nocona, TX! These gloves are the best!! Thanks for choosing one for this test!!!

Ok, now we know that pitching machines damage baseballs. I thought we already knew that.

"2,700 balls taken on the second day" Thats what she said

I'm going to be the 365th person to say that the wear obviously came from the pitching machines, not the catching 😅

You should do how many fungoes on grounders would break a baseball next. Maybe grass/clay would make a difference?

U guys should do a video to c how many catches it takes for a glove to fall apart, there r many different gloves to do. Just a thought

Y’all should do this but instead of that, hit the ball and see how long it takes to break

Thanks Kevin for you're great work.

press f to pay respects to kevin

Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge.

At the beginning of the video they mentioned MLB balls are used for around seven *pitches*, I wonder how the wear compares to being hit with a bat

PItching machine is extremely tough on the ball.

Nokona for the Win! Nice work guys!

Not gonna lie, not my favorite video but gave it a like just for Kevin's time spent editing 😂

7:01 Tosh singing pretty good 👍

Pro Baseball Players: "Nice game of catch is 69mph" Me: Maxes out at 64mph on the radar gun, almost throwing my shoulder out.

Bauer should be a vlogger

And this is the kind of stuff that hitters from back in the day had to deal with (from 1890-1960) back when they didn’t replace the ball that often

the dedication to this video is immense

The grind was amazing

I think the machine did way more damage than the gloves.

this was the first video i saw of ya'll i watched ever since

That pitching machine is probably harder on the ball than the catching.

This is one hell of a 9-5. Catch a baseball and try to see when a ball breaks apart.

Throwing the ball would be more realistic. How many times a pitching machine can launch a ball is more accurate

would love to see what kind of movement you would get pitching with a ball after every 50 times through the machine.

A more accurate result would have been to build a human analog throwing machine. Surely the spinning tires do way more damage than a hand.

5:08 best part😂

I feel like this is more a demonstration about pitching machines than balls. No way all that damage is coming from the gloves, especially as you describe the smell as burning rubber from the machine.

Poor Kevin bro just wanted to rest but no 1 AM editing a video

69 mph 6900 throw and 69 seams broken that’s crazy

should've use 1st baseman glove, easier to break in thank catcher, but also mostly meant for catching

Thanks to Kevin.(Trevor and Tosh owe him at least a nice dinner)

Video idea: make a homemade ball

16:40 I'm thinking that the cover on the ball flipping around is causing a distraction for your eyes, making it harder to catch. The ball isn't moving that much compared to some sliders, etc.

These guys spent months on this video and threw a ball 12,000 times, give this video a like

perfect video