Padres’ Matt Waldron Had Fans in Awe With the Nastiest Knuckleball of the MLB Season

Fans rightfully could't stop watching replays of this pitch.

Padres right-hander Matt Waldron continues to throw the coolest knuckleballs. /

San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Matt Waldron continues to be one of the coolest pitchers in baseball and it's all becacuse of one pitch that he has mastered—the knuckleball.

Waldron has been baffling hitters for a while now with a pitch that often travels at pretty low speeds but with really low spin rates that make it look like the ball is dancing through the air.

He threw a beautiful one for a called strike during Tuesday night's 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels that his catcher had a tough time grabbing. Good on the ump for making the right call on this nasty pitch:

Matt Waldron's Knuckleball doesn't look real. pic.twitter.com/u0Uer3T1LZ

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 4, 2024

Fans loved it:

This pitch just rewrote the laws of physics 😳😳 https://t.co/m314amaWRI

— Linda (@ninergirl783) June 4, 2024

Cannot stop watching this. https://t.co/FDqOdUIM9K

— Benjamin Hart (@realaxelfoley) June 4, 2024

This brings to mind Bob Uecker’s description of the best way to catch a knuckleball:

“Wait until it stops rolling and go back and pick it up.” https://t.co/mSMf4on6nz

— NeroSteptoe (@NeroSteptoe) June 4, 2024

literally laughed out loud https://t.co/7DyGV2xvpt

— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) June 4, 2024

Lmao what https://t.co/y8AJSfQIE5

— Zak (@zakyychan) June 4, 2024

It actually fluttered. https://t.co/m3v5goUMiS

— Damon Bruce (@DamonBruce) June 4, 2024

I have watched this about 50 times in a row. Impossible https://t.co/7xT7iMdhd9

— Lord Mitchell Martin Bailey (@mitchellb96) June 4, 2024