An unparalleled athlete -- and the answer to the Dodgers' postseason woes? It's a massive year for a massive pitcher.
in a trade in December and immediately signed to a five-year, $136 million extension. His stuff is as overpowering and violent as anyone's in the game, in part because of his remarkable athleticism: a breathtaking combination of size, speed, strength, agility, mobility and balance, all of which has drawn comparisons to Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps -- and a giraffe., an ex-teammate."He is more flexible than anyone I've ever seen.
"I look at videos doing gymnastics when I was 5, and the fundamentals and warmups I was doing then are what baseball players are being taught today," Glasnow said."It's crazy. Walking on your hands, the high jump, backbends. I already have a baseline for all this." "She chose to be a gymnast, but if she had chosen another sport, she probably would have been great at it," Glasnow said of his mom."She's almost 70 years old. But she's in insanely good shape. I remember growing up, she was always doing handstands and cartwheels around the house, all this crazy stuff. She put us in gymnastics when we were little. She was always trying to get us to do as many athletic things as possible. I look at the gymnastics things we did as kids.
, a former teammate in Tampa."Giraffes have long limbs, long levers, but can really move. People think giraffes are bumbling animals, but they can run. When I was with the Rays, Tyler used to beg to pinch run if we were in a long game. He'd say, 'Please let me run. I promise I can score from first on a double. My sprint speed would measure really high on Statcast!'"
Glasnow graduated high school at 6-6, meaning he grew almost a foot in only four years. Normally, when someone grows that quickly, it is difficult for the body to catch up, to remain coordinated. Not Glasnow. The increased size only added to his pitching acumen.
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