Major League Wiffleball
Wiffleball photos, tips, and product reviews

You are browsing the archives of Johan Santana.

The latest report of Mets ace Johan Santana possibly needing surgery reminds me of the dangers of throwing a wiffleball too hard. After taking their turn on the mound, some MLW players would complain of a sore arm or shoulder. Over the years, a few players even had to miss some games to give their pitching arm rest because it hurt too much to throw.

The likely reason is that we were throwing around a practically weightless plastic baseball, often as hard as we could. Since we had to cram in a 20-game regular season in about a 7-week span, we were pitching 3 or 4 times a week. After a few weeks, the pain started to develop.

Playing a friendly game of wiffleball with family members is a great way to spend Father’s Day, or any day. Here, New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana plays wiffleball with his oldest of two daughters, Jasmily. Obviously, this photo was taken a few years ago when Santana was a member of the Minnesota Twins.

Notice, they’re using an official MLW ball, which Santana requested from our staff after posing for a photo for this site.

First, George Bush used the fat red bat. Now John McCain kept someone’s wiffle ball? Are Republicans trying to ruin this great game? It’s not nice to keep someone else’s wiffle ball, especially if you’re running for President of the United States. That might cost John McCain a vote in November. …

We were hoping the rumors weren’t true, but ESPN has confirmed that a trade is pending between the Minnesota Twins and New York Mets that will send Johan Santana to The Big Apple for four prospects. Of all the Major League Baseball players we’ve met, Santana has been the biggest wiffleball fan. Although the trade [...]