the lawyer who became a pitching ninja

by Prof. Gaston Herzog 8 min read

Rob Friedman

Who is the pitching ninja?

Mar 11, 2021 · The Lawyer Who Became a (Pitching) Ninja 03/11/2021 DECATUR, Ga. — It is sometimes difficult to tell where Rob Friedman’s professional work ends and his hobby begins. On a visit to his home outside Atlanta, Friedman occasionally will stop midsentence, glance at his phone, and then take off sprinting in the direction of his home office.

Who is Friedman pitching ninja?

Mar 11, 2021 · Thursday, March 11, 2021 The Lawyer Who Became a (Pitching) Ninja Friedman has occasionally fielded messages from pitchers during games in which they are participating. “Amir Garrett was tweeting at me last year,” Friedman said, referring to the Cincinnati Reds reliever. “I’m like, dude, it’s the seventh inning.”

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Who is the pitching ninja?

Rob Friedman, also known by the moniker PitchingNinja, is an American baseball analyst and social media personality known for his pitching gifs and videos on Twitter and for creating social media resources for baseball recruiting and scouting. He is an analyst for Major League Baseball and ESPN Friedman coaches High School baseball ...

What is Friedman's analysis?

Friedman's analysis has frequently been used by journalists and media outlets to help visually illustrate the pitches of major league pitchers. Additionally, his work has also been credited by Major League and Minor League pitchers in helping them develop and refine their pitches.

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Overview

Rob Friedman, also known by the moniker PitchingNinja, is an American baseball analyst and social media personality known for his pitching gifs and videos on Twitter and for creating social media resources for baseball recruiting and scouting. He is an analyst for Major League Baseball and ESPNFriedman coaches High School baseball and is also a licensed attorney. As of June 202…

Major League Baseball dispute and resolution

In 2018, Friedman was briefly suspended from Twitter by Major League Baseball and Twitter, due to a copyright dispute, but eventually was reinstated and hired as an analyst for Major League Baseball, in what was seen as a potential change for baseball's restrictive social media policy. Since Friedman's reinstatement, his work has been featured on MLB.com

Pitching Analyst

Friedman creates pitching analysis videos and GIFs on Twitter and is a pitching analyst for ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN College Baseball and Major League Baseball. An ESPN article previewing the 2019 Major League Baseball Post-Season referred to certain pitchers as 'PitchingNinja Bait" meaning "A pitcher whose pitches are so unrepentantly sexy they are likely to be turned into GIFs by invaluable Twitterer, @pitchingninja."

PitchingNinja's FlatGround accounts

In January 2019, Friedman started FlatGroundapp with a focus on pitchers getting recruited and scouted through social media. Friedman's FlatGroundApp account has been cited as a new development in baseball recruiting and scouting. FlatGround is followed by many Major League Baseball executives, which allows players to get free exposure.
Some of the professional pitchers who have credited Friedman and FlatGround with helping the…

External links

• PitchingNinja Official Twitter
• FlatGround Official Twitter
• FlatGround Hitting Official Twitter