The 20 Most Out Of Shape Baseball Players Ever

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The 20 Most Out Of Shape Baseball Players Ever

Being big helps you hit harder, throw harder, and in some cases prevent injury.

Published 5 months ago in Ftw

Baseball players have a reputation for being unathletic, unmotivated and more predisposed to standing around than running around.

To the untrained eye, that might be true, but to those in the know baseball players are some of the most coordinated and specialized athletes in the world. Even if a few of them carry around more mass than you'd expect.

Being big helps you hit harder, throw harder, and in some cases prevent injury. Not to mention it's exhilarating watching a backup catcher try and stretch out a hustle double.

Here are 20 of the most "out of shape" baseball players to ever play... to the untrained eye.

1
Bartolo Colon
There is only “Big S.”

2
Daniel Vogelbach
His milkshake might bring all the boys to the yard, but "Danny Burgers" struggled to find a permanent position on the field and only had a few solid years.

3
Alejandro Kirk
Despite his appearance, Kirk is quickly becoming one of the better catchers in baseball.

4
Rich Garces
“El Guapo” put up decent numbers, mostly for Boston.

5
Willians Astudillo
"La Tortuga" was anything but slow, playing multiple positions and hustling to a seemingly impossible degree.

6
CC Sabathia
The All Star pitcher once tried to lose some weight, but after a string of poor performances he decided to put it back on and resume his dominance.

7
Cecil Fielder
Fielder hit with big power during the ‘80s and ‘90s, including poking one out of Tiger Stadium.

8
Prince Fielder
Cecil’s son unfortunately suffered a neck injury that cut his powerful career short. However, he finished with the exact same number of home runs as his father.

9
David Ortiz
“Big Papi” played most of his career as a DH, but the Hall of Famer became the best ever to do so.

10
Pablo Sandoval
A promising career and historic post season run with the Giants came unraveled after he disappointed during a contract with the Red Sox, continually struggling with his weight.

11
Rowdy Tellez
The large first baseman continues to put together a respectable career.

12
Yermín Mercedes
After beginning his career with eight straight hits, Mercedes fell victim to disagreements with White Sox manager Tony La Russa, likely derailing his career.

13
Frank Thomas
The “Big Hurt” knew how to properly punish a baseball.

14
Bengie Molina
The defense-first catcher shockingly recorded a cycle that concluded with a dramatic triple.

15
Andruw Jones
Shockingly, one of baseball’s all time most athletic players didn’t finish his career that way. After signing with the Dodgers, Jones weighed in at 250 pounds and wound up cut.

16
Jonathan Broxton
Broxton was a big boy pitcher and knew it.

17
Bobby Jenks
At 6’3”, 270 lb, Jenks was a big boy.

18
Albert Pujols
One of the game’s all time greats, Pujols struggled to run the bases for the last few seasons of his career, posting a few shockingly slow low-lights.