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The split-finger was a dominant pitch for Ron Darling on the 1986 World Champion New York Mets staff. David Cone was famous for his splitter, used most often in the middle and later part of his career. A major strikeout pitch for him, Cone would throw it harder like a fastball to get swinging strikes.
The cut fastball, split-finger fastball, and forkball are variations on the fastball with extra movement, and are sometimes called sinking-fastballs because of the trajectories. The most common fastball pitches are: Cutter; Four-seam fastball; Sinker; Split-finger fastball; Two-seam fastball
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.
A pitch long stigmatized as an injury risk might be making a comeback as individualized pitch design wins over MLB aces.
The cutter or cut fastball, is a pitch that blurs the lines between a four-seam fastball and a slider. The pitcher typically shifts their grip on a four-seam fastball to the side of the ball, and slightly supinates their wrist to convert some backspin into gyroscopic spin. This alters the movement of the fastball in several ways.
Still, he throws a 102-mph fastball with a devastating split-finger and a powerful slider. He has never pitched more than 129⅓ innings in a season, but was dominant when healthy, yielding a ...
In baseball, a sinker or sinking fastball is a type of fastball which has significant downward and horizontal movement and is known for inducing ground balls. [1] Pitchers capable of utilizing the sinker are able to throw the pitch almost exclusively, as it forces weak contact and ground balls, allowing them to rely less on secondary pitches in order to change speeds. [2]
Roger Craig, who pitched for the Dodgers in the 1950s and '60s before embarking on a successful coaching and managerial career, has died at 93.