twist, mate!

The big stretch the first baseman has to do to catch the ball and remain on base

When a pitch rolls away and the catcher has to look all threatening at the base runners when he gets it

When the batter strikes out so bad and he can tell

When the fielder gives up trying to catch the home run ball

When the second baseman tries to catch a ball twenty feet above him

for your consideration as additions:

(my fave) when there's a high fly ball so the fielder just kind of takes a few steps to the side and stands there with their glove out just waiting for the ball to come

when the pitchers get to a high pitch count in the inning and you see them becoming progressively more stressed out

when the catcher stands bolt upright all of a sudden to grab a runner on first

when the manager comes out to argue with the umpire and despite not being mic'd up you can hear the thick city/regional accent from the body language

pitchers stimming (especially when they tap their hats in weird ways)

batters stimming (especially when they tap the corners of the batter's box in sequence)

the foul signs the umpires do idk why but those are my FAVOURITE

when a runner is on first and you see him kind of laugh and chat with the first baseman from the other team like this is a sunday afternoon social game

(my other fave) when an infielder catches a ball and he just kind of stands there for a second and adjusts his weight ever so slightly to make the perfect throw to first, like, he's so chill he knows he's gonna get the out no matter what so he's gonna do it properly

(the opposite) where they catch the ball midair and immediately throw it before they land because time is of the essence

when a runner gets in a pickle it's SO FUNNY it is like baseball suddenly becomes a game of chasey (tag) like you had in primary (elementary) school like hahahahahhaha

when the second baseman ducks so the outfielder can throw to the catcher

how they wave their arms in a circle at their sides to tell the other fielders they totes got this

when the outfielders hit the wall trying to make a catch

foul ball catches going WOMP into the stands like a see-saw (teeter totter i guess because this is america)

you can't draw this but when the guys in the booth start talking about the most random side trivia you can imagine

when a pitcher gets a crucial out and you see him be like HELL FUCKING YES I AM A MONSTER like he's the guy saying "THIS IS SPARTA" in the 300 trailer (did I just age myself?)

The Cubs have traded their 2nd round pick of 2024, Cole Mathis, for Mets pitcher David Peterson, while (*checks notes*) having one more game to pay against the Mets today.