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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. Fastball - Wikipedia

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    The four-seam fastball is the most common variant of the fastball. The pitch is used often by the pitcher to get ahead in the count or when he needs to throw a strike . This type of fastball is intended to have minimal lateral movement, relying more on its velocity and vertical 'rising' movement.

  4. 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. [1]

  5. 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!

  6. The man who threw 115 MPH: Legendary flame-thrower made his ...

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    Mueller has applied physics to hit a tennis ball more than 140 miles per hour and to teach others to throw a baseball harder. He was signed by Blair to play in the Empire State Baseball League in ...

  7. Roki Sasaki - Wikipedia

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    Sasaki set a new Japanese high school baseball record with a fastball recorded at 101 miles per hour (163 km/h). The Marines chose Sasaki in the first overall selection of the 2019 NPB draft . Taking care to avoid subjecting their rookie to premature physical stresses, the Marines held back until the 2021 season before allowing him to make his ...

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  9. 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.