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- Relive every out of Gregory Bruno’s perfect game and his postgame interview as New York defeats Maryland 4-0 to advance to Williamsport at the 2018 Little League World Series.
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He’s gonna be an MLB star, as long as he brings this umpire with him
😭😂
:)
S DA he ain’t making it anywhere because it’s little league
@@willywonka2557 thanks for the positive comment "legends gaming" lmao
@@willywonka2557 you play gta and get 0-6 views. This kid is actually doing something lmao
Strike zone the size of Manhattan
ScoobySkreep no probably Texas or Switzerland
The entire continent of Asia
That’s little league
That’s how it is little league
Those are all strikes in travel and LL idk what your saying
My dog could throw a perfect game with that strike zone
Facts😭
Ong
Hard facts
You couldn’t throw a winning game against 13 year olds with an even larger strike zone let’s be real.
That kid getting gunned at 1st from RF told Manny Machado. "I'll show you what no hustle looks like."
Exactly. The kid didmt hustle. Didnt even rum thru first base. Smh. If i was his coach he would be benched. Because obviously he aimt there to play. Stopped before first base. Almost like he gave it to them on purpose.
I think it’s more that he didn’t want to collide with the first basemen
He’s just fat and slow
Don’t let the strike zone distract you from the fact that a kid got thrown out from right field
WTH, it doesn't. What does the title say? It does not say "kid throws out runner at first to protect perfect game." Bruno is a stud, anyone can see that who has a damn clue about baseball, especially LLBB, but throwing a perfect game is not quite as hard when the ump is calling strikes that are a foot off the plate. I like the kid, wish he was on my team, but my god that strike zone helped him out, A LOT.
The right fielder was also playing really shallow and it wasn't that hard to make that play
big Lbo exactly
Not really a hard play considering how shallow the hit was
That's common here in Missouri
Imagine getting thrown out from right field when ur 13 playing on 60 ft bases
For real 13 in little league
when I was 13 I was playing 90ft base to base I have a late birthday tho too ether way it should be 75-90ft not 60
Ethan Storm same
I’m 10 and I play on 75
Fr
Props on a perfect game, that’s insane. But damn, sometimes these volunteer umps almost make the game about them.
The umps ate saints volunteering to do a high stakes game like this.
strike zones are expanded in the LLWS
I didn't realize that they expanded the zone into the other batters box
This kid has a canon but the Ump gave him a lot on the outside.
Munivision Muni no he doesn’t have a canon he is just only 5 meters away from home
wEr HaT pArTy GeSaGt? He’s throwing 75mph which is extremely hard at that distance. Pretty sure he can probably ball from home out that center field fence. 215 feet. Believe that.
Munivision Muni if he’s throwing 75 from 50 feet how fast do you think it would be from 60 ft 6 inches ? yeah slow, he doesn’t have a cannon.
Munivision Muni actually 46 feet
donnie hilfiger lol ok and you do? You ever watch little pitchers live who throw 75? It’s coming hard. Obviously you have no clue what a 75 mph fastball from that distance means.
Kid had a better interview than most pro athletes 😂 great class too by thanking his teammates at the end!
That umpire should never ump again
You’re not wrong
Yeah that ump thought that the time changed the zone
I mean in little league it’s a lot different the zone is bigger and I’m sure he called it for both teams
The Majors level strike zone is typically knees to letters, it's not a major league strike zone..
@@cancelanime1507 mines like ankles to shoulders
Regardless of the bad calls. This kid has nearly perfect mechanics. He’s impressive. Even without those calls he probably still has a solid game.
Pitching mound is to close. 👎
Same mechanics as most big leaguers. Someone has worked hard with him.
Horrible ump
@@hlara8889their kids
5:35 nice play by jomboy
Haha I noticed that too
John boy
@@TheMo_Bamba his nicknames Jomboy,
@@blainegranko4208 Naa I know bro one of there teammates nick name is John boy
my grandma can throw a perfect game with that strike zone
krazymunky shut yo ass up you just mad cause you can't throw a strike and got cut in little league
then ur grandma would have to pitch really slow to strike them out lol!!
Bigger strike zones in LL
Facts. I don't remember it being that big when I was playing LL haha.
Little Leaguers suck at fielding its actually hard to get a perfect game
Great pitches, but isn't the strike zone a bit large in the early innings? Making the kids swing for everything.
avoqado89 Yea I agree. I don't know all the rules and stuff of LL, but that strike zone is quite large.
I agree
avoqado89 home plate umpire bet his life savings on the 2500 to 1 perfect game.
The strike zone in Little league is normally knees to letters on the jersey yes it's big but you gotta learn to hit them
Hahahaha I was like what the fuck all strikes
1:50
Announcer: "As he just slapped home plate with his Bat he's ready to go..."
Me:"Straight back to the dugout...."
3:35 Kid could’ve made it if he ran all the way through the base instead of slowing down
@@itzzz_mah6831 that's cool and all but..... who asked?
Jaylen Crump why are you responding a year late lmao 😂
Jaylen Crump crybaby mad cry
Jaylen Crump loser
@@itzzz_mah6831 you deleted your comment that's a L for you 🤣🤣
that strike zone was fuking brutal wow..... no wonder he pitched a perfect game
for 1 LL strike zones are bigger normally for 2 the camera is not straight to those outside pitches look more outside, a lot of batters were looking at pitches down the middle and complaining, yes a few pitches may be outside but understand he was throwing very fast from a short distance so even the ump probably had a hard time keeping up with all of them.
The Karnige ya I play LL and the strike zone is hella smaller same with the field
Imagine Madden no diss to little league, but the rules and the distances are so wack. I’m in eighth grade and my league plays 90 feet bases with 60 ft pitching. Much better if you ask me. Hitting is a bit easier but the fields are bigger.while the pitching is a lot harder because the mounds farther back.
Strike zone was a tad big but hey that’s baseball sometimes. But there is no denying that kid has some electric stuff
yoinkeedoodle facts
This umpire must be from the same town as the NY team lmao
Eryk Jones Put some respect on Staten Island
Salvatore Petrelli gotta represent even though I’m from GK
Salvatore Petrelli I know the little league ws ump in the final game he's from NY he umped my league
Eryk Jones nope, all LL umps are this shit
Or he needs a glasses
"He can go quick and your not ready." Also know as a balk the way he does it. Plus it wasnt a strike. 0:30
That pitch is the definition of balk
He never even came set
His foot never touched the ground 😭😭 balk all day
Definately a balk because i do something like that sometimes but i come set and i get a warning for it
Aye dip shits theirs no one on bag learn what a balk is the best you get out of that is an illegal pitch
While he was getting every call, u can’t deny this kid has great mechanics
Hes literally the definition of a balk bro
@@waitwhatb4 You can quick pitch in Little League, there are no balks..
@@cancelanime1507 never said there were balks in little league, the dude i was replying to said he had great mechanics but he would balk so much if there were balks
@@waitwhatb4 I just googled him and he's going to play D1 ball at Stetson. I guess his mechanics are good or at least were fixed lol
@@metsfan7376 oh ok lol
That ump was calling a lot of balls strikes. I don’t expect an MLB strike zone but dam.. I tip my cap though great job.
Cool ,but it seems pretty Easy to throw a perfect game when your dad is the umpire behind the plate
That's the strike zone in every little league game... You're acting like they didn't have the same ump when hitting. Lol
Anthony Hutchins true
Anthony Hutchins clearly your his dad 🤣🤣
Bro he pitched amazing for his age
Naa he is hitting the outside corners every time
3:33 slowest run to 1st ever.
He didn’t want to collide with the first basemen I think
@@SwagManRules700Father he waddled out of the box
@@balakaybomb2682 😂😂😂
Strike zone was questionable but the reactions from the kids at the plate had me dyingggg.
The camera angle makes outside pitches look further out than they are
0:39 is not a strike who's calling this game Angel Hernandez.
Josh Provance that was totally a strike it was even over the plate. Try playing it in SLO mo
Even the glove was over the plate!
Josh Provance no it’s him joyce
It's called framing... that wasn't a strike
Josh Provance I was at home watching the game
0:06 in what world is that a strike.
Its not
Obviously the strike zone is more lenient in the little leagues than the majors and college but some of these were way out of the box. I think the umpire got caught up in the drama of a perfect game.
coronaflo got caught up in the drama of a perfect game in the 1st inning? Strike zones are bigger in little leagues. I guarantee it was the same for the other team and they still put up 4 runs. Don’t take anything away from the kid just because he was taking advantage of what he was given
Yeah Maryland got hosed on a lot of calls
In little league
While y'all are talking about the ump, I'm enjoying the pop of the glove.
Yeah, from 45ft?👎👎
My name is Greg I’m 16... *cough *cough 13 and this is my 7th I mean 4th little League season.
Vertexility ahhhhh no
What 16 year old is 118 pounds
Spidey Smokes somebody didn’t get the joke 😂
Spidey Smokes Im confused thats not exactly an uncommon weight for a 16 yr old
Connor Sagan a short, slightly lighter small build 16 year old? sure its not what most of them weigh but youre delusional if you think that UNCOMMON. i remember so many people that fit that description 😂
The strike zone is absolutely like the pacific ocean but the pitcher is indescribably strong.
Wongone nah he really isn’t it’s cuz the distance is 46 feet away it’s normally supposed to be 60 and that changes so much any 13 year old that’s a real pitcher can throw 70 if it’s 46 feet away
Geememe2pt0 that’s not how speed works pal lmao. It’s still 75 it just seems faster because he’s up close.
Will Steele yo you a dumbass that’s how speed works. If I threw 75 from 46 feet then I’d be throwing like 60 something from 60 feet. Your saying that he’d be throwing the same speed from any distance and your wrong.
@@geememe2pt043 no they measure speed 10 ft from release so always the same but feels 20 miles faster from 46
They’re pitching from 46 feet away in travel ball that’s where 9 year olds pitch and he’s 13....
This kids mechanics are very very advanced for his age. They’re damn near flawless, he’s got a bright future.
Corrz yea to bad those east coast teams always get knocked out when their ace is not on the mound, they always have one dominant pitcher that carries them but lose to a better hitting team
Corrz he’s got a bright future but the way he walks pisses me off idk why
Corrz kids good but put him against a travel team from so cal not some kids who are afraid at the plate and see how he does
This guy constistantly hit the bottom corner, most big leagers can't do that!
Corrz sorry but he is going no where
A lot of comments saying the ump isn't great but give props to the pitcher a lot of batters went out swinging
He was doing that interview like a pro
That ump is blind I saw a bunch of balls js
Well, he is a little league umpire.
Benedict Chan no excuse
Nehemiah Howard he had money on NY
Nehemiah Howard so you’re saying the reason you couldn’t hit your zones when you played is because the umpires? Gtfoh you’re about excuses
Free Kodak you do realize that the little league strike zone is a lot larger that the major league one right?
I wish this umpire was in MLB the show. I'd be striking out everyone lol
Kirk Larson same
Kirk Larson you can put the setting so that the umpires are like angel hernandez now
Fax
Congrats kid! Love how everyone is hating on this kid while they probably played left bench
With everything going right that day for this kid, Ump, defense and all, it's impressive he stayed under pitch count as it's about 60-65 and you're done.
That isn't just a perfect game. That is 12 Ks in an 18-out perfect game.
I do agree that the ump was not great, but that is always an accomplishment.
Calling 12ks in a perfect game with an ump that calls everything a strike is like saying a soccer team scored 20-0 against a team with a blind goalie. It shouldn't count.
MorallyGray Really the only 100% objectionable call was the first one. Almost all of the rest were either correct or close enough. MLB umpires do tend to widen the strike zone around the knees (from my experience watching) so I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say he might have gotten it anyway with a decent ump.
Ryan Saros Did you not see the third out?
Ryan Saros and who knows how many other strikes he called we didn’t see every pitch of the game.
@@otgbaby4615 That was just bad framing on the catcher's part. It wasn't more than an inch or so off.
Anyone could pitch a perfect game with this ump...
🤣🤣🤣
Yeah but can anyone through through 74 as 13 years old?
LNDS Studios yes people can. I’m a pitcher but I don’t throw hard for my age, like 65-66 but our closer throws 75 and another one of our starters throws almost 80
@@jars_3940 yeah, that is true, a starter has to have endurance, but closers need to throw hard
LNDS Studios I’m 14 and I throw 72
if that umpire's strike zone was an actual strike zone the entire angels pitching staff might not be blowing leads every other inning.
Bruh the kid didnt even come set on the quick pitch smh. And on top of that getting thrown out at where the right fielder is basically equivalent to being thrown out from short considering they got like 250 in center
Gordon Young Bruh you don’t have to come set with no one on base🙄 No balk . This kid knew exactly what he was doing .
You can tell he's from New York in his interview😂
Really hope this Greg Bruno kid makes it to the majors if he so chooses. Great pitches.
This just makes you smile
Potential pro here. Great mechanics, smooth delivery, really pops the mitt. Bright future for him, scouts should be following from here on out.
Yeah strike zone was a bit large !! These kids aint 6-2 come on
Stan Dub bro u should see my games it’s ridiculous how big the zone is
HAHAH THEY THREW HIM OUT FROM RIGHT
Giancarlo Cortez goat ! I thought the same thing!
The kid stopped 😂 😂
It is not unusual to do that in baseball.
Giancarlo Cortez I mean didn’t u see how close he was if he wouldn’t of have thrown him out that would of been eberassing
I've done it a couple times on full size fields, it's difficult but it can happen
Although the calls weren't terrible, you got to admit his mechanics are nearly perfect. Really a head for his age
The definition of fun
Hell of a play at 1st
MJS seriously
That was the most unathletic shit I’ve ever seen
C Mahoney haha dang!
C Mahoney dang Nice Insult
Guys he literally just fell and put his glove down where the ball just went
I saw like 3 different “strikes” that weren’t close to the strike zone. This ump is blind.
CoolRandomStuff there’s no ref in baseball
@Robert Plant I'm sorry. I meant ump. I guess my brain just zoned out for a second.
@memetastic Bot I think the strike zone is different for little league.
Great pitching, locating pitches like a boss! Great job kid! 23 nice grab at first, smiling and having fun!! 👍🏻👍🏻
Kid that is the coolest thing that might ever happen in your whole life.so if you keep it up you will be the best kid out there so do your thing and realize how good and important that was for your team even if you lose it’s ok and remember that moment
That umpire was straight trash
Ump: Hmmm. Low, outside ball off the plate? *STRIKEOUT!*
@@samuelfelty u mean on the corner where any mlb ump would call it a strike?
Yeah bullshit guy, that 3rd K is a garbage call. Kid was right to be annoyed.
Yeah, but he was consistent with his calling so the kids should have ajusted.
@@loganhughes2935 adjusted to what? Thay fucking pitch was 14 inches off the plate theres no way you can adjust to that
Umps in rbi baseball are better
I met the team that got the perfect game against and they were so chill about it
Unreal. Good for him and all those kids.
That was probably the most eloquent interview by a 13 year old ever
Why even have an umpire if everything is a strike lil
Okay I’m seeing tons of people in the comments making brain dead remarks and not understanding the rules of Little League, yes the umpire was calling a big zone but Umps in LL will usually give you a few inches off the plate and the kid was painting the outside corners since he knew the umpire was calling it.. As for 0:30 I’m seeing tons of people saying it’s a balk, it is not.. In Little League you are allowed to quick pitch and there are no balks as there are no lead offs since 60 foot bases.. I’d also like to remind you that every other pitcher in the LLWS and the Regionals has the same rules and yet none of them threw a perfect game so everyone saying that they could throw a perfect game with these rules and distances do us all a favor and shut up.. To close it off, as someone who is 15 and who watches the LLWS and has played Little League this kid has the greatest mechanics I’ve ever seen any 12/13 year old have..
ur everywhere bro even this video anyways i agree with you they usually give the pitchers a couple inches off the plate i wish i could watch this whole game to see how he called it.
Exactly right.
All the haters on here are a joke
most are armchair athletes lol
Everyone in the comments is hating because the umpire was calling a big strike zone, well he pitched great in the LLWS as well.. And this kid literally has the best mechanics I've ever seen for a 13 year old..
1:07 that kid's face lmaooooo
Even with that strike zone, still impressive as a kid.
Bruno is AMAZING he is striking out everyone
I love how he threw in good pitching in the end
*drops ball on ground* ump: "looks like a strike to me"
“Once in a lifetime” I did it twice in a season
I cant wait to see this kid in the majors
In the mid 90s I watched my brother in Spencer West Virginia. Not only perfect games, but allowed only 1 hit all season. Aaron Starcher was his name
When you have a thirteen year old throwing 74 on what 44 foot mound or whatever it is, an umpire CANNOT give 3-4 inches off the plate, that's an absolute joke.
I saw this guy at Yankee stadium in 2019 🤟🏽
Love the 9-3
this kids gonna be a stud if he keeps working hard. his mechanics are crazy sound for a little leaguer
Leslie Nielson behind the plate.
Angel Hernandez*
Camoa Or Eric Gregg
HAHA, aight you know your baseball. Respect earned. But yeah Eric Gregg was something else haha.
Camoa Remember that Marlins World Series when Eric Gregg was calling strikes that not even Vlad Guerro could hit? Can't remember the pitchers name, big Latin dude. I think his name was Hernandez.
Livan Hernandez. Yeah pitches were a foot outside the strike zone.
The Ump was poor but to be truthfully honest a good hitter doesn’t look at those pitches with 2 strikes. You can never take chances and should foul those off to continue the a bat. Maryland wasn’t touching Bruno so it didn’t make much of a difference.
Matt Cinnamo stop defending the pitcher he didn’t earn the perfect game it’s as simple as that
My dude is just saying all the right things good luck to this kid
To people talking about the strike zone. This guy had 12 strikeouts. Five were strikeouts looking. On only one out of 5 of those were even close to being a ball and it was the very first strikeout of the game. The rest were all great calls. I don’t know how the zone was the whole game but looking at what I saw good game on the mound and good game behind the dish by both guys.
13 yo throwing from 46 ft no wonder he’s striking most people out
Ikr im 11 and i throw from 50 ft
Not every 13 year old can throw 70+ tho
@@StoverSports I agree however he should be throwing from farther than 45 feet away
@@greenlukesky4615 well 13 year olds can't compete in the LLWS anymore, they have to play in at least intermediate where it's 50 foot pitching mounds
@@StoverSports cool
4:35 the kids look like Bertram Grover Weeks and Squints from The Sandlot
I giving props to the catcher
Umpire had his back a bit lol. But gotta say this kid will never forget this moment ever and that’s pretty cool
“Throw strikes consistently” 😬
pitches like a pro...interviews like a pro (remember its a team game always give credit to your teammates)
Met this kid on my cruise, cool dude
Bro good job he is doing good
The ump is like joe west that is why he got a perfect game
Where’s bob and Peter?
A little league kid throws a perfect game and there are haters in the comments 😂. Big strike zone or not, a perfect game is an incredible accomplishment that isn’t just whimsically easily duplicated. And to top it off he did it live on ESPN.
1st baseman stepped with wrong foot on play from right field, he made the play closer
Wtf there were so many balls called strikes???? I would be pissed if I was the coach
Making ny proud
The Catcher deserves more credit his hand must hurt so bad
He is tooo quacked!
The first pitch was a ball...
Alex Cantu “beautiful pitch” 🤣
Alex Cantu half the game it was balls
The catcher had a lot to do with it especially the way he frames it, impressive
Clutch X Tiger no the umpire was just trash
75% of them were
At the bottom of the first I don’t blame the coach for arguing that last pitch
👇 if you agree
Miles Roberts yeah, he balked
chris Chapman can’t balk when no one is on base 🙄
I was talking about it was outside
Glenn Ford you can they just tell you to restart the pitch though like you can’t go up with your leg the land it then pick it up and pitch
Glenn Ford Yes you can
Catcher really did a great job. BTW the team I help coach played this kid. He plays for RCBC and is committed to Stetson I believe
yes you are correct. 15 years old and committed to a D1 baseball college. bright future for a bright young man
Why is a thirteen year old pitching from 46 feet away that is what I pitched from in 9u
Carlos Sanchez ya they can’t even take leads or steal its like their playing a softball game
Drew Mckneely they can’t take leads or steal man this is starting to make me think my youth competitive tournaments are harder baseball then the llws
So many of those calls were balls. Either outside or low
What a great story hope he stays out of trouble goes to pros !!
Bruno is a beast…. Keep it up kid …
Bruno's gonna be part of the Yankees rotation someday. He's the next Mariano Rivera!
YankeesFan99 I can hear the fans now Bruno Bruno perfect name for the Bronx
But he pulls a quick one and signs with the Mets
Wally Bagels lgm
@J Brucei mean hes an underclass all american but whatever you say