Orioles' Chris Bassitt made one of the worst throws home ever
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Major league pitchers are so precise from the mound.
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But sometimes, when the ball is hit back to them and they're more or less turned into an infielder, they fail to remember that they're usually good at being accurate with a baseball. The Baltimore Orioles' Chris Bassitt was the latest example of that on Monday night.
On a grounder back to him in the first inning against the Texas Rangers, Bassitt lined up to throw home.
His throw was well short and yanked wide, even though he wasn't all that far away.
If I told you this was the worst throw home you’ve ever seen, it still wouldn’t prepare you for the throw pic.twitter.com/eBW0COFg7z
— Jack Settleman (@jacksettleman) March 30, 2026
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That error only came with one out, but Bassitt then got a strikeout and a ground (around a walk).
If that plays out but the throw is on target, the Orioles don't give up a single run in the first inning.
Bassitt did do a good job of keeping the damage to one run and not more.
And in the end, that one run didn't decide the game. The Rangers beat the Orioles by a 5-2 score.
Still, it's not ideal. Bassitt, and other pitchers like him, ought to be able to throw to bases better than this. Phillies reliver Orion Kerkering felt that pain near the end of last season, too.
Bassitt is new to the Orioles, and it should get better than this. But it wouldn't have taken much to make a better first impression. He just had to make an accurate throw to home plate, which is sort of his job.
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