One might be his designated strikeout pitch that he goes for early in the count when he’s got the batter in a hole. A great pitcher might only utilize one pitch, like Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera used his cutter, but they can certainly expand into having two or even three pitches that...
This pitch is often confused with the cutter and they are pretty similar. Still, the slider has a more sweeping and larger movement, while the cutter makes a harder vertical and horizontal break. With the slider, there’s typically no sudden break, instead, it’s happening from the beginning...
The thing is, there are two vastly different types of cutters, and grip factors in. When Duquette was asked about pitchers that had done well with the pitch, Mariano Rivera in particular, he pointed to the difference between a ‘cutter’ and a ‘cut fastball.’“Name me all the pitchers...
Sugano's biggest swing-and-miss pitch is his splitter, the signature offering of many great Japanese aces. He also relies on his slider and cutter, using the slider heavily against left-handed hitters and the cutter against right-handed hitters. Here's a quick breakdown of Sugano's pitch ar...
A baseball only weighs 6 ounces, but it does a lot of damage when you're on the wrong end of a 90-plus mph fastball. Up close and personal accounts of being hit by a pitch.
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We believe that left-handed pitchers have a hidden advantage that has nothing to do with their ability to throw a baseball, based solely on the fact that they throw with their left hand. This “southpaw advantage” is substantial enough to generate a large surplus of lefty pitchers on rosters...
Nolan Arenado (as told to Marly Rivera)Apr 27, 2020, 07:00 AM ETEmailPrintWith on-field sports in the U.S. still on hold during thecoronavirus pandemic, everyone is waiting for Major League Baseball to return to action. But as hard as that wait might be for fans on the ...
and it took him a while to adjust. There was also a question of his velocity that his velo had dropped early in the season that it wasn’t where it was in 2022, but he eventually corrected that the velo on his cutter, which is the pitch he threw the most cut fastball, ...
“Sometimes I cannot hit or pitch well, but the next day I have an opportunity to make it up as a hitter, which is a good thing.” Baseball even instituted a new rule this season, effectively designed to keep Ohtani on the field as long as possible. When starting pitchers who bat ...