A two-seam fastball is a pitch in baseball and softball. It is a variant of the straight fastball. The pitch has the speed of a fastball and can also include late-breaking action caused by varying the pressure of the index and middle fingers on the ball.What is the difference between a...
At the heart of Houck's breakout is a simplified approach. He has ditched his four-seam fastball while maintaining his always-nasty secondary pitches and staying in the strike zone in the process. Bailey imported his "fewer fastballs" strategy from the Giants last offseason, and several Red ...