Time stamps: 0:34 Alabama: Gunnar Henderson 0:51 Alaska: None 0:54 Arizona: Cody Bellinger 1:13 Arkansas: Jakob Junis 1:30 California: Aaron Judge 1:50 Colorado: Kevin Gausman 2:09 Connecticut: George Springer 2:27 Delaware: Paul Goldschmidt 2:49 Florida: Kyle Tucker 3:10 Georgia: Matt Olson 3:34 Hawaii: Kirby Yates 3:50 Idaho: Michael Stefanic 4:18 Illinois: Bobby Miller 4:38 Indiana: Kevin Kiermaier 4:55 Iowa: Michael Wacha 5:14 Kansas: John Means 5:29 Kentucky: Will Smith 5:50 Louisiana: Aaron Nola 6:08 Maine: None 6:11 Maryland: Shane McClanahan 6:28 Massachusetts: Alex Cobb 6:41 Michigan: Jake Cronenworth 7:00 Minnesota: Matt Wallner 7:23 Mississippi: Justin Steele 7:45 Missouri: Devin Williams 8:05 Montana: None 8:07 Nebraska: Alec Bohm 8:24 Nevada: Bryce Harper 8:44 New Hampshire: Ian Hamilton 9:04 New Jersey: Mike Trout 9:20 New Mexico: Alex Bregman 9:39 New York: George Kirby 10:00 North Carolina: Corey Seager 10:19 North Dakota: Matt Strahm 10:37 Ohio: Spencer Strider 10:54 Oklahoma: J.T. Realmuto 11:12 Oregon: Adley Rutschman 11:29 Pennsylvania: Christian Walker 11:48 Rhode Island: Trevor Kelley 12:05 South Carolina: Jordan Montgomery 12:24 South Dakota: None 12:27 Tennessee: Mookie Betts 12:44 Texas: Bobby Witt Jr. 12:09 Utah: Tanner Banks 13:28 Vermont: None 13:30 Virginia: Justin Verlander 13:45 Washington: Corbin Carroll 14:06 West Virginia: Michael Grove 14:20 Wisconsin: Daulton Varsho 14:38 Wyoming: Brandon Nimmo

@benny_boy73736

6 ай бұрын

thanks bruv

Great video! My only suggestion would be including the names of all the players from that state on the screen while discussing so we can see instead of it being fully verbal. Of course for California and the other big states you can't show all at once, but showing the top however many would still be good.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I totally would have done that, just was on a time crunch when editing the video and sadly couldn’t do it

@Big-brace

6 ай бұрын

For North Carolina just saying Madison Bumgarner, he play really bad with the Diamondbacks but with the Giants he was really good just saying

Thanks for taking the time and making this great video. A top prospect video from each state would also be cool. Especially looking back a few years later.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! That's a great idea, got some other similar videos coming out soon

Excuse me, the lack of mention of Louie Varland as one of the best players from Minnesota is slander and I will not stand for it.

@alexrudd716

6 ай бұрын

Who? Lmao😂

@TylerMatvick2001

6 ай бұрын

Love me some Louie V

@katherineberger6329

6 ай бұрын

@@TylerMatvick2001 Wallner crushes baseballs, but Varland has an absolute rocket on the end of his arm. Any dude whose fastball can even hit the lower end of Jhoan Duran's range and has the durability to start (he wasn't starting this year but that's because our starting rotation was such a monster already) is valuable. The Twins starting rotation in 2024 is probably already set - Ryan, Paddack, Ober, Lopez, and Varland.

@Sharpiesigma

6 ай бұрын

Karen

@Caleb.FL31

6 ай бұрын

Minnesota isn’t a state

Okay Bobby Witt Jr had a (slightly) better season by WAR but you're absolutely tripping if you're putting him above Kershaw after one good season. Even forgetting that Kershaw, by WAR, is far and away the most productive Dodger in history with a peak rivaled by only the likes of Koufax and Jackie, he still is carrying the Dodgers rotation on his back in his mid 30s.

@matthewhoribe6585

6 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing how are you going to put a guaranteed Future Hall of Famer before Bobby Witt Jr. I'm not knocking Bobby. Also how are you going to have Verlander on here but not Kershaw.

@bmac4

6 ай бұрын

​​​@@matthewhoribe6585Same with Trout. Relatively speaking (I know starting pitcher vs position player is somewhat apples to oranges) Gallen had better production and finished top 3 in CYA *and* has, for his position, a much larger body of work than Witt who is a 2nd year player, yet Trout won because "he's Mike Trout". Kersh finished 0.7 rWAR behind Witt, and threw the most innings on his team even despite missing several starts from injury. I'm not gonna dismiss the argument nor say they're not all good players, but it's inconsistent rationale for sure.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Bobby Witt Jr. is better than Clayton Kershaw right now and it’s not up for debate. Kershaw can’t stay healthy for a full season. I’m literally Kershaw’s biggest fan, Witt Jr. is just better

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Verlander is better than the players also from his state. Can’t compare two different states

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

It’s not inconsistent rationale. I simply think Bobby Witt Jr. is better than Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander is better than Nathaniel Lowe, and Mike Trout is better than Zac Gallen. It’s literally my opinion

fun video, thx for the content!

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Most underrated baseball YT channel by a mile 🔥🔥

@NerdzAnimation

6 ай бұрын

FR

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

That means so much to me, thank you for the support!

I'd love to see an All-Time list for the 50 states. Like this video, you'll end up with some states where that decision is super hard (my money on the hardest would be California, Pennsylvania, or Ohio) and some where the decision is super easy (Harmon Killebrew for Idaho, for one). Some states would be in the middle like Minnesota, which has produced a number of solid players, but not so many that it's a ridiculous decision. In my humble Minnesotan opinion, you can make a good case for Dave Winfield or Paul Molitor being the best Minnesotan MLB player of all time, with strong arguments for Joe Mauer, Jack Morris, and Kent Hrbeck. You could even go for the deep cut and pick Charles Bender (commonly called Chief Bender), a pitcher from the Dead Ball era born somewhere in North Central Minnesota who was the only Minnesota-born Hall of Famer for decades. Though he was born in Minnesota, he spent most of his childhood at the Carlile Indian School in Pennsylvania. It's where he learned baseball, though it was also a grueling place where Native American boys separated from their families were forcibly assimilated into white culture. You might know the Carlile School because of Jim Thorpe, another talented Native American athlete who was at the boarding school. It's a fascinating story honestly. I don't know how much this has anything to do with the main part of my comment anymore oops.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

That's an awesome idea! I'm currently planning out a "best player from every country" video right now too, love these types of videos. Your love for Minnesota sports is awesome. Didn't realize there were that many Native Americans from that state until now. Pretty crazy that multiple pro's went to that school

george kirby mentioned ❤️

Good video high quality, love to see new creators with unique video ideas like this one!

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words!

Great video once again bro!

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Thanks goat!!

Ryan McKenna effectively grew up in Maine, went to HS in Maine (Berwick Academy), and his family still resides in Maine if it’s any consolation despite him being born in Oregon

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Very cool insight

this guy can't stop making BANGERS HOLY

Hearing two of my favorite players in your video made me happy! Henderson and BRADISH!!

I agree of George Kirby of New York. As a mariners fan I like George Kirby, he does good a lot and he had the highest strike rate in 2023. 13-10 with a 3.35 ERA and a 172 Strikeouts. His WHIP was 1.04.

thank you for recognizing bobby witt’s greatness 🙏

As a Red Sox fan from NH having our best player being a Yankee doesn't sit right

@user-yb3yc9yq2s

3 күн бұрын

As a Yankees fan from NH having are best player is amazing

Love the channel LGM

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Hope they’re able to turn it around in 2024

@hempbox-ec4xq

6 ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0n Fingers Crossed 😂

Honorable/Bonus Mentions from the US territories: Washington DC: Josh Sborz Guam: Sean Reid-Foley Puerto Rico: Francisco Lindor Virgin Islands: Jharel Cotton? Samoa: None Northern Mariana Islands: None Given how many views this video has gotten, you should consider doing a part two for countries outside of the US.

Three Tigers on the list. Two of them on the same team in 2013. Nice 👍🏼

Can u do country?

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

That is the plan!

No players from Maine, but a coach in my travel org just recently got dropped by the Phillies

@moocowthepersom

6 ай бұрын

that’s wild lol, iirc jeremy peña was actually drafted out of umaine so he’s probably the closest active major league talent from there… as someone from rhode island myself he’s also probably the closest to a decent player we have right now since he moved to providence from the dr during childhood lmao

I liked the content, I would recommand you to slow down your rate of speech. As a non english native it's not easy to keep up with the pace ;) Anyway I would love to know the best player from every country !

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! I will definitely work on slowing down my speech. I will have that video up some time in January for sure!

Good choices. Very happy to see Springer, Tucker, and Bregman listed.

@FigureFarter

6 ай бұрын

Go stros

Eh, judge healthy is pretty good but healthy seasons are a rarity for him (see every season besides 2022). Freeman is the definition of consistency and will be in the HOF when it’s all said and done. Judge may end up in the Hall of Very Good but the dude simply can’t stay healthy.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Believe it or not, Judge has put up 3.9 more bWAR than Freeman since 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017. It’s pretty crazy honestly

While I agree with you in that George Kirby is the best from NY, you could have also mentioned Logan OHoppe. He’s very talented and could be a great catcher for the Angels.

@BlakeRobins0n

5 ай бұрын

I think he’ll be super solid, but right now I don’t think he belongs in that convo

Jack Suwinski should have gotten a mention at least for Illinois

I fail to see how Ian Happ wasn’t even mentioned for Pennsylvania, he had a 3 bwar and is an all star and back to back gold glover.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I completely missed him somehow, he’s better than McCormick

@jacob45415

6 ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0nwhat abt Stan Musial Honus Wagner Ken Griffey jr Christy Mathewson or Reggie Jackson ?

Jeremy Peña is technically the best player from Rhode Island. Yeah he is Dominican but he was raised in Rhode Island, and the reason why he's the best is his rookie year he wins World Series MVP. Not much people can go into the MLB and win the MVP for the World Series in the first year.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

I know, but I went off birth places for this video. Would have taken me weeks to do a video based on where each player grew up

Very surprised that Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Indiana have more active MLB players than Louisiana and Mississippi

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

I’m also surprised that Florida has produced more players than Texas. I know youth sports in Texas go crazy. Some high school teams get to play at professional stadiums

A state as small as Delaware actually producing more Pro's than many other states is crazy.

Ryan Helsley-All Star Oklahoma is loaded

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Yeah you’re right, missed him

Hold up how do you pick Steele over Woodruff? If we base it off carreers and not the 2023 season like stated at the beginning, Steele has nothing on Woodruff

@the_hornet7688

6 ай бұрын

@@SonicCollectionsPS2Noisesz Right now of course. Best career, which is what I thought this video was about, Woodruff has him beat and it isn't even close

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

I said in the video how I’m picking the best player right now, otherwise I would have picked Max Scherzer for Missouri, Clayton Kershaw for Texas, etc

@the_hornet7688

6 ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0n Oh okay I guess I misheard the intro. I agree then

Vermont mention🎉🎉🎉

I’d pick Sean Murphy over Kirby

Kirby over Sean Murphy was interesting to say the least

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

They’re not from the same state

@noahott84

6 ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0nHe’s talking about George Kirby. He’s right to Sean Murphy is a top 3 catcher in the league. George Kirby isn’t the best pitcher on his staff.

aint no way bro didnt choose kersh, texan here, good on king tuck and verlander but kersh is amazing

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Right now, Clayton Kershaw is not better than Bobby Witt Jr.

@GoobieGoober1984

6 ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0n but didnt you say you werent just going off of the 2023 season?? I mean Kersh is probably one of the best pitchers of our decade, you put justin verlander on this list it only fits if you put kersh on the same

Devin Williams over Max Scherzer?? I know Scherzer isn’t who he once was but…

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

As of right now, Williams is better. He’s the best reliever in baseball. Scherzer is never healthy and is slightly above average when he plays

For Illinois ryan borucki should have been mentioned as another notable player

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Yeah he’s good, also could have mentioned Brent Suter and Ryan Noda

@JMPIMP254

6 ай бұрын

Also Blaine Smolinski@@BlakeRobins0n

Texas isn’t Kershaw?

Good video , but there is no way that’s Corbin is better than Snell , when you compare Cy player it almost equal to an MVP , plus snell being good for years Corbin just got 1 year in the league

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

I think Carroll is just that good. He made the All-MLB 1st team as a rookie. That literally never happens

Could you not have posted a single clip of Mookie with the team that made him and got him a ring?

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

I don't think any one team made Mookie Betts. Mookie Betts made Mookie Betts

@williamvalentine7087

5 ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0n I mean he was brought up by the Red Sox, debuted with the Red Sox and won a championship with the Red Sox. I’d say the Red Sox made him just as much as he made them.

degrom is the best. hes more than 2 standard deviations above mean pitching, and prrobably 2 devistions above mean hitting, doesent matter anymore.

I thought manny machado was born in DR cause he played for them in the WBC

@NicolasGilfillan

6 ай бұрын

A lot of guys in the WBC play for their countries by right of ancestry. Like Alek Thomas playing for Mexico while being born in Illinois or Freddie Freeman playing for Canada while being born in California.

Also the reason he lost 10 games was because the offense needs to do better

Really surprised by NY state’s lack of talent honestly.

Wtf is Bryce behind Cody

Interesting that both of the Carolinas' players were 2023 Rangers instrumental in making it to and winning the WS. Hopefully they'll both be Rangers for a while too (pleeeease resign Monty CY)

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

I would be surprised if they re-sign Monty, but I also don’t think there’s a clear destination for him at the moment. The Rangers signing Tyler Mahle makes it seem to me like he’s Monty’s replacement

@JadAWESOME210

6 ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0n Sadly I would also be surprised, which is made extra frustrating bc he's *exactly* the type of SP we badly need for next season. With Scherzer's surgery and Mahle's signing we now have 3 SPs who won't be able to pitch until the second half of the season. We need a reliable innings-eater, and clearly he worked well with our team. We could end up in a very rough position if Eovaldi/Gray end up injured again and we have a rotation held together with duct tape. Especially if the bullpen isn't improved either

DJ LeMahieu should’ve been the pick from michigan

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

LeMahieu was born in California

How is Garret Cole not even mentioned for California? It has to be a toss up with Judge, but he should have at least been mentioned.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Ok I knew I was forgetting someone big. On the list I was looking at, he wasn’t listed on California at all. That’s the only reason I left him out wow

@tonyloyankees

6 ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0n that’s crazy, he was definitely born in Cal. This was a cool list though. Good work.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

@@tonyloyankees Thanks for the love

What about North Dakota?

@BlakeRobins0n

5 ай бұрын

I mentioned it in the video, I picked Matt Strahm

Josh hader lmao he most likely will get the richest Relief pitcher deal ever this offseason what an awful pick Shane has been amazing but hader has been the best relief pitcher last 5 years lmao

@judge9971

6 ай бұрын

No he hasn’t he sucks

@waddle4647

6 ай бұрын

@@judge9971how? Over his career he has has a 2.50 era and a whip at 9.44 while winning reliever of the year 3 times. He’s probably on pace to become one of the best relievers of all time

Devin williams over max scherzer is nuts

@JMPIMP254

6 ай бұрын

yea that was crazy. Max is a Hall of Famer.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

As of right now, Williams is better. Best reliever in baseball. Scherzer is so incredibly banged up and his production has fallen off a bit. I’m taking Williams all day

@glenpaul5663

6 ай бұрын

So, this Williams guy has been in the league for 3-4 years, is a relief pitcher who’s pitched a whopping 214 innings, and is already 29 years old and also has a 27.00 ERA in .2 IP in the post season(playoffs). Ok. Scherzer is 39 years old, is a starting pitcher for 15 years who’s thrown almost 3,000 innings and has over 3,500 K’s, including playoffs, owns 2 World Series rings (3 appearances). If you’re gonna do a list of best players from every state, maybe should do a little more research, not just since 2020. Judge hasn’t done crap in his career and I’m a firm believer that there is some performance enhancing going on in his system. Reminds me of the dark days of baseball with Jose Doctored Up Canseco, Barry Juice Bonds and Mark Roid McGwire just to name a few. You did ok,so so with your list but it needs a lot of work.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

@@glenpaul5663 Dude, it's based on right now. No one in their right mind seriously thinks Max Scherzer is better than the best reliever in baseball RIGHT NOW. He is never healthy and isn't an ace when healthy

@glenpaul5663

6 ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0n Wow!! Obviously you don’t realize that 39 years old and still striking out the best players ever, Right Now isn’t something?? And as of right now, Scherzer is under going back surgery for a herniated disc in his back. To call a reliever a better pitcher than a starter is asinine. Ain’t no comparison. Imagine Scherzer or Verlander being relievers?? They wouldn’t have all the injuries they’ve had. I guess I didn’t realize Right Now meant the ‘23 season, I guess I should’ve known but looking at the team he plays for, it makes sense for one person to look outstanding on a mediocre team. I suppose you probably don’t know who Verlander is either? I’m going back a few years so don’t get mad at me because it’s not Right Now, but imagine the Tigers winning multiple World Series if those Two Future Hall of Famers were still on that team Right Now with the talent the Tigers have Right Now??

No mention of Hasse is a disgrace

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

I honestly don’t know who you’re talking about

wait i thought jeremy pena was from rhode island

@noahice6521

6 ай бұрын

never mind just found out he was born in DR

@moocowthepersom

6 ай бұрын

@@noahice6521he grew up in providence i believe! moved there from the dr iirc

Mississippi should have been Austin Riley

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

He was born in Tennessee

Too early to give it to Witt over kershaw man.

isn't freddie from Canada?? not cali??

@radoverpink

6 ай бұрын

nope his moms Canadian thats why he plays for cananda during the wbc

Hader is better than Mclanahan for Maryland

What about DC

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Not a state so I didn’t mention it, but Josh Sborz is the only player from there

mississippi is austin riley

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Riley was born in Tennessee

@PearlRiverPursuitFan

6 ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0n he lived in and went to school in DeSoto county in Mississippi. It is in northern Mississippi so the hospital in Nashville he was born in was probably the closest one

TIL that Cronenworth is from my state

@mrfabuloso91

6 ай бұрын

He played for UofM too!

jeremy pena the best player out of rhode island

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Peña was born in the Dominican Republic

Dc?

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

Didn’t mention it because it’s not a state, but Josh Sborz is the only current player who was born there

@JMPIMP254

6 ай бұрын

Puerto Rico@@BlakeRobins0n

Hundreds of different countries?? lol more like… 10?

hader should have won his state easily...... idk how he didnt.. lol... owell...

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

I happen to think McClanahan is better. Not to pick on Hader because he’s ridiculous, but it is pretty sad that he can’t go more than an inning ever

Clayton Kershaw is from Texas and he’s leagues better than Witt who I went to high school with in Colleyville. He wasn’t even the best player on our team, Rusty Greer’s son Mason was way better

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

That’s so funny, one of my best friends literally played baseball with Witt at Colleyville, wonder if you knew him

@AlmonMalk

6 ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0n idk I’m a couple years older than Bobby, but maybe. You don’t have to tell me his name in case you don’t wanna dox him

The constant refrain of, "I just think he's better," when explaining why selecting one player over another kind of weakens the claim of the "best player" from each state. Should be grounded more on metrics and data, rather than personal feelings.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

I wouldn't change any of my picks and don't need to explain why Mookie Betts is better than Austin Riley for example. If you need a statistical explanation for that, that's on you

@99laughingman

6 ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0nYou misunderstood my comment. You keep using the same phrase/reason for your picks. I disliked your video because it relied too heavily on the notion of “whelp, that’s who I like” and too much repetition of the evidence I provided in my initial comment. It sounded stale and boring.

The best MLB player from Kentucky is Shohei Ohtani

He says not based off of 2023 season then continues to say he had the better 2023 multiple times, Tim Anderson > Gunnar Henderson

@BlakeRobins0n

4 ай бұрын

Tim Anderson is out of the league. No one wants him

The slander of Texas mlb players is a joke

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

How is that slandering? I simply mentioned how for having so many professionals, they don’t have too many active players who are great

Nimmo is a good player but by no means a "star."

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

A hitter with an OPS of .800+ for 4 straight seasons is a star in my eyes

@JMPIMP254

6 ай бұрын

such a low bar you have. @@BlakeRobins0n

I’m sorry but manny Machado is Floridas best

@matthewhoribe6585

6 ай бұрын

I don't even like Manny but I 1000% agree.

@BlakeRobins0n

6 ай бұрын

I’m a huge Dodgers fan, but I still love Manny. I’m not an Astros fan by any means. I just think Tucker is better right now honestly. He was better in 2023 and has been much more consistent the past 3 seasons than Manny

Hundreds of countries? lol no

judge isnt better than freeman. freemans been better for longer and is more durable.

@BlakeRobins0n

5 ай бұрын

Judge has posted more bWAR than Freeman while being hurt. It's not even a debate who is better

YOU SUCK... TEXAS... Bobby Witt Jr?????????????????? WTF Just off the top of my head and no research..... Nathan Eovaldi born and raised in Alvin Texas. Played 13 season and won two World Series with Texas and Boston. Plays best in WS and playoffs with 1.61 ERA at Boston WS win and 2.95 at Texas WS win. "Bobby Witt Jr" = 3 seasons with a lifetime BA of .269 and an OPS of .783

@BlakeRobins0n

2 ай бұрын

If you go to a baseball stadium and ask 100 people who is better, Nathan Eovaldi or Bobby Witt Jr., 100 people would say Bobby Witt Jr.

@headhunterkingsteve

Ай бұрын

@@BlakeRobins0nYeah, but it’s a bit too early to determine that Bobby Witt jr is the best is his state. We have to wait and see him in the playoffs