Few players show more emotion on the mound than James Karinchak.
Karinchak is in his fourth MLB season and came back last month from a shoulder injury. The 26-year-old is pretty stoked to be back and having success.
Take a look at how fired up he was after striking out Jose Altuve to end the top of the eighth in Cleveland’s 4-1 win over Houston on Saturday night.

James Karinchak, Nasty 83mph Curveball…and Psycho K Strut. 😂 pic.twitter.com/RxTlxIBfar
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 7, 2022
He was talking to himself and waving his hands like he was at a nightclub.
This sort of behavior is nothing new for the reliever. He is one fully-cafeinated individual all fired up when he’s on the mound.
Here are a few other great videos of Karinchak:
James Karinchak always looks like he's *this* close to ripping a phonebook in half pic.twitter.com/zDbWrBAB4b
— Casey Drottar (@CDrottar19) August 7, 2022
James Karinchak, 97mph ⛽️…and loses his mind. pic.twitter.com/bLfuU5oPve
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 2, 2022
Karinchak has the performance to back up his celebrations. After allowing runs in his first two appearances, he has settled down and become dominant. He’s only allowed 2 hits and 4 walks over his last 10.2 innings while striking out 18.
He’s a talented player, and a total maniac. Maybe there’s something about being a Cleveland player that leads to this.