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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 ".
Much like a forkball, the vulcan is gripped between two fingers on the hand, but rather than the middle and index finger as with the forkball or split-finger fastball, it sits in between the middle and ring fingers to make a v-shape (Vulcan salute) when releasing to the catcher.
The changeup is thrown with the same arm action as a fastball, but at a lower speed due to the pitcher holding the ball in a special grip. Former pitcher and pitching coach Leo Mazzone stated: When a pitcher throws his best fastball, he puts more in it; the changeup is such that one throws something other than his best fastball.
Nolan Ryan's fastball was clocked at 100.9 mph in 1974, a time in which radar readings were measured near the plate instead of out of the hand. Some calculate the same pitch would be clocked at ...
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.
Angels closer Ben Joyce threw a 105.5-mph fastball to strike out Dodgers' Tommy Edman, making the pitch the fastest recorded to fan a hitter and third-fastest overall.
Nomo was a bit wild, with 46 walks and four hit batters, but opponents hit just .158 off him, stymied by his forkball/fastball combo. As NL teammate Andres Galarraga put it, “You think it’s a ...
A right-handed pitcher with a three-quarters delivery, [35] he throws a fastball topping out at 165 kilometres per hour (102.5 mph). [36] In the 2022 season, his fastball averaged 158.3 kilometres per hour (98.4 mph) as a starter. [37] He also throws a forkball, a curveball, and a slider. [38] [39] The forkball is the best off-speed pitch in ...