Detroit Tigers: Ronny Rodriguez gets the Batting Stance Guy treatment

Detroit Tigers infielder Ronny Rodriguez is hardly a household name but he’s struck it big by catching the attention of Batting Stance Guy.

The greater baseball world may not have taken much notice of Detroit Tigers infielder Ronny Rodriguez but that might start to change. It’s not because of his play on the field or in the batters box so much as the fact he has caught the attention of Batting Stance Guy.

Yes, the guy with the self-proclaimed “least marketable skill in America” has generated a following for his videos mimicking the batting stances of Major League ball players. It’s hardly a unique thing to do. What baseball fan kid hasn’t taken up a bat in their back yard and tried to replicate the idiosyncrasies of their favorite baseball stars.

Or better yet, the player who isn’t a star but has a truly unique batting stance. I know I wasn’t the only kid growing up in the Detroit area in the 90s cranking out backyard home run derby bombs in the style of Mickey Tettleton.

Batting Stance Guy’s newest project has been to replicate Ronny Rodriguez, the video for which he tweeted out today. Check it out.

For the sake of comparison, here’s a bit of the real Ronny Rodriguez in action at the plate.

Rodriguez certainly has a lot going on in his routine as he gets set in the batter’s box. That makes it both interesting and a perfect target for Batting Stance Guy but also one that would be difficult for someone else to replicate.

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What do you think? Did Batting Stance Guy nail it or was there some nuance you think he missed?