Todd Van Steensel

Absolutely nobody asked for this, but this is a fun little breakdown of what went through my head as I faced Shohei Ohtani in the WBC My main thought was “If he hits a home run, he’s supposed to. He’s the best… but if you get him out, that’s a fun memory to have forever” 😊

The obstruction rule is one of the NRLs biggest mysteries, but can someone explain why Storm number 18 can run into the Broncos player, limiting his opportunity to make a tackle. Seems like an obstruction to me? #NRLStormBroncos

Todd Van Steensel has played all over the world, represents @TeamAusBaseball in the World Baseball Classic and owns @ABL's all-time saves record. He may also be the game’s biggest Taylor Swift fan. @toddvs35 mlb.com/world-baseball…

Tonight’s starting pitcher: Lachlan Wells 🇦🇺 In 2017, a barely 19-year-old Lachlan made his WBC debut as one of the youngest players in the tournament. Nine years later, he returns to the national side as a different guy. He’s older. He’s more experienced. He’s matured as a person and a player. Spend a few moments with him, and you can just feel a tremendous level of gratitude he has for this game, his community, those around him and his time with the national team. He’s having fun. Wells has been lined up for a while to pitch in this crucial clash vs Korea. A win? And Australia is straight through to the quarterfinals in Miami. The objective is no different to any other start: keep runs against low. “I have more of an appreciation for the game [than I did then],” said Lachlan in an interview earlier this week. “Obviously as you go through life, things change. At one time I looked at baseball as a job instead of something you like to do, but now I really love this game and want to play it as long as I can. I love baseball.” His new found spark for the game after taking some time away from the sport. When he returned in the 2023-24 season, he hadn’t pitched professionally in almost three years. He took the Australian Baseball League by storm. Lachlan won the League MVP, the Pitching Award and earned a contract back in pro ball with the Philadelphia Phillies. Right now, he’s playing with the reigning Korean champions - the LG Twins. Oddly enough, Korea’s starting pitcher is Lachlan’s teammate on the Twins. 27-year-old left-hander Son Ju-yeong, who boasted a 3.41 ERA in Korea last season, will not only toe the rubber for Korea tonight but exist in the same starting rotation as Wells in the KBO. Wells has just been absorbing the experience. He even joined the Fuchu camp before all the other affiliated players just to be with his Australian brothers. “To be able to do [this] again and be in this situation right now, it’s something that you dream of as a kid,” said Wells in an interview earlier this week. “It’s obviously what I’ve loved doing for a very long time.” Full game details on our website. Watch on @espnausnz from 9PM AEDT.

“That’s my fucking brother right there!” All the emotions from Callum MacDonald after his brother Connor delivered three shutout innings against Japan

@JZ_29 Unless the Americans take it seriously and send their best then I don’t think so. The reason the WBC is gaining momentum is because the USA are sending their best now. And I think you’ll find most guys would rather the break than play in the Olympics.

@toddvs35 Would MLB players in the Olympics change that or nah?

@toddvs35 what's your thoughts as a veteran of international baseball?

@Shawn_Spradling Refer to the Steve Kent quote 😉

Absolutely HORRENDOUS under-ranking of Australia. Don’t ever rank again.

For Australia.

Some people might say this is embarrassing and cringe, to them I say…

Sooooo… I have created a little WBC side quest. This ball was sitting on the mantelpiece back home in Sydney. My mum is going to bring it to Japan, and hopefully… the guy on the end of this pitch would be kind enough to sign it… only three years later 👀 Wish me luck ✨

Todd Van Steensel answers your questions! @toddvs35 youtu.be/ZUHyvyj_NC4?si…

トッド・ヴァン・スティーンセル投手（@toddvs35）への質問を募集したところ、たくさんのメッセージをいただきました！ありがとうございます！ その中からお気に入りの質問を選び、本人に直接聞いてみました。 動画は下で見られますが、このスレッドでは日本語で内容をまとめています。 ぜひ感想も教えてください！ youtu.be/ZUHyvyj_NC4

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📣🔥日本のファンの皆さん大募集！🇦🇺⚾️ 明日の練習で、Team Australia @toddvs35 トッド・ヴァン・スティーンセル投手に 🔥皆さんの質問を直接ぶつけます！ トッド投手に聞いてみたいことを、この投稿への返信で送ってください👇 野球のこと、日本での生活、好きな食べ物、何でもOK！✨ すべてには答えられないかもしれませんが、できるだけ多くの質問を選んで聞いてみます。 日本のファンの皆さんの質問、お待ちしています！！🇯🇵⚾️

Replace the Dunk Contest with Baseketball… psyche outs with props and everything.

This is super weird because I’ve mailed in votes for like the last ten years for Australian elections. But this guy said we don’t do mail in votes so guess I haven’t. So weird.

@LoveOldMpls The TP in TPUSA surely stands for toilet paper

This is the best Super Bowl Halftime show I’ve seen in my lifetime. Literal chills. #SuperBowl

And I have heard Bad Bunny before, and can honestly say I’ve never listened to a full song, but this is electric

And a few weeks after my 35th birthday… threw a couple 95mph fastballs. This used to be really hard back in the day and people would be on the the phone trying to sign you. In 2026 it’s just the new 90mph