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What athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport? (lemmy.ml)
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e.g.

Chiyonofuji: sumo wrestler with low body fat

Mike Tyson: heavyweight boxer who is short

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Most MLB pitchers, and players for that matter, are over 6 foot tall.

No it’s not too short to pitch, but less than average.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    That doesn't surprise me too much. I'm just surprised at the notion that being 5'11 would require such drastic effort. I'm not doubting it, I just would've figured there were a bunch of pitchers that height with people like Randy Johnson being outliers. But I don't really watch baseball.

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