Rob Friedman, also known by the moniker PitchingNinja, is an American baseball analyst and social media personality known for his pitching gifs and videos on Twitter and for creating social media resources for baseball recruiting and scouting. He is an analyst for Major League Baseball and ESPN Friedman coaches High School baseball and is also a licensed attorney. As of June 2021, Friedman had over 300,000 followers on his PitchingNinja Twitter account. Friedman's PitchingNinja account has been referred to as "one of baseball’s most famous social media accounts" and "more formidable accounts in the baseball world."