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  2. Forkball - Wikipedia

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    The forkball differs from the split-fingered fastball, however, in that the ball is jammed deeper between the first two fingers. The result is that the forkball is generally thrown slightly slower than the splitter, but has more of a "tumbling" action akin to the movement of a 12–6 curveball , as it will drop off the plate before it gets to ...

  3. Changeup - Wikipedia

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    The changeup is a staple off-speed pitch often used in a pitcher's arsenal, usually thrown to look like a fastball, but arriving much more slowly to the plate. Its reduced speed coupled with its deceptive delivery is meant to confuse the batter's timing. It is meant to be thrown the same as a fastball, but further back in the hand, which makes ...

  4. Pitch (baseball) - Wikipedia

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    The fastball is the most common pitch in baseball, and most pitchers have some form of a fastball in their arsenal. Most pitchers throw four-seam fastballs. It is basically a pitch thrown very fast, generally as hard as a given pitcher can throw while maintaining control.

  5. Why the splitter could flip from baseball taboo to popular ...

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    A pitch long stigmatized as an injury risk might be making a comeback as individualized pitch design wins over MLB aces.

  6. Off-speed pitch - Wikipedia

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    In baseball, an off-speed pitch is a pitch thrown at a slower speed than a fastball. Breaking balls and changeups are the two most common types of off-speed pitches. Very slow pitches which require the batter to provide most of the power on contact through bat speed are known as "junk" and include the knuckleball and the Eephus pitch, a sort of extreme changeup. [1]

  7. Is Clayton Kershaw all right? Pitcher's fastball velocity has ...

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  8. Split-finger fastball - Wikipedia

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    A split-finger fastball or splitter is an off-speed pitch in baseball that initially looks like a fastball from the batters perspective, but then drops suddenly. Derived from the forkball , it is aptly named because the pitcher puts the index and middle finger on different sides of the ball.

  9. 20-year-old Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki sets record in 19 ...

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    Oh, and he needed just 105 pitches to do it, serving up a fastball and a forkball that sailed past hitters going up to 102mph. NPB史上28年ぶりの完全試合達成!

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