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  2. File:Wikipedia Movement chart.pdf - Wikipedia

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  3. Forkball - Wikipedia

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    The forkball is a type of pitch in baseball. Related to the split-finger fastball , the forkball is held between the first two fingers and thrown hard, snapping the wrist. Due to its movement being similar to that of a spitball , the pitch is often called the " dry spitter ".

  4. Identifying baseball pitch types in 2023: A modern field ...

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    What is a cutter? A dart. Hitting the fairway on a dogleg hole. The slider-fastball midpoint. What does it look like? A cutter is a fastball with a hint of a slider’s bite.

  5. Cut fastball - Wikipedia

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    An animated diagram of a cutter. In baseball, a cut fastball or cutter is a type of fastball that breaks toward the pitcher's glove-hand side, as it reaches home plate. [1] This pitch is somewhere between a slider and a four-seam fastball, as it is usually thrown faster than a slider but with more movement than a typical fastball. [1]

  6. Circle changeup - Wikipedia

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    A circle change can also be used to provide movement like a two seam fastball but without the stress placed on the arm by a traditional screwball [citation needed].By placing the index and ring fingers slightly to the inside (that is, towards the thumb) of the ball and sharply pronating the forearm at release, a pitcher can make the ball move downward and inside.

  7. Vulcan changeup - Wikipedia

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    Roy Oswalt adopted this pitch during the 2010 offseason and preferred it over the circle changeup. [7] Number 1 pick of the 2023 draft, Paul Skenes, throws a vulcan changeup. [8] Nelson explained his choice for naming the pitch: "It was either going to be Nanu Nanu or the Vulcan. Spock just seemed like a cooler character than Mork."

  8. Split-finger fastball - Wikipedia

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    Thrusting the hand and forearm downward causes reduced backspin relative to a fastball, thus giving the appearance of "drop off the table" movement from the pitch. When thrown correctly, the split-finger's apparent last-second drop causes many batters to hit the top half of the baseball, thereby inducing a ground ball.

  9. 12–6 curveball - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the situation and the type of pitcher, the 12–6 curveball may be more or less effective. Against a batter with the same handedness as the pitcher, the 12 to 6 curveball has been proven to be a very effective pitch in general, but the pitch is much easier to hit if the batter is the opposite handedness of the pitcher, making an 11 to 5 curveball the more effective pitch type in ...