VIDEO: Curacao's Pitcher at Little League World Series is Throwing a Disgusting Breaking Ball
By Parker White
Curacao pitcher, Shendrio Martinus, is continuing to dominate his opponents thus far in the Little League World Series, and he showed off a disgusting breaking ball in his team's matchup against Japan on Saturday.
The curve on this pitch ?#LLWS pic.twitter.com/ds7xNcYCCr
— ESPN (@espn) August 24, 2019
Yeah, that batter didn't have a chance.
Some pitchers in the big leagues don't have that kind of break on their curveballs. Of course, should we expect anything less from a kid who hasn't given up a run in the LLWS?
Martinus' stuff is easily the filthiest we've seen in the tournament and he'll continue to cause opponents to whiff as long as he pitches with even a fraction of that elite stuff.
Shendrion Martinus gets the start for Curacao. Martinus threw a no-hitter in four innings against Australia in the first game of this #LLWS.
— Will Desautelle (@wdesautelle) August 24, 2019
In 6.0 IP in the tournament, he has yet to allow a hit.
Martinus is the kind of talent on the mound that could take this Curacao team all the way to the Little League World Series title. It's hard to envision any Little Leaguer being able to knock one into play off the stud.
Still, it's a bit concerning to know that a 12-year-old kid is throwing such heavy breaking pitches, as it could possibly lead to elbow injuries down the line.