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2. Pitching machines inspire a new MLB arms race - AOL

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   The potential power of the machines is best illustrated by a bedrock principle that guides modern pitcher usage. Hitters get better the more they see a pitcher in the same game.

3. Pitching machine - Wikipedia

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   The arm-type pitching machine was designed by Paul Giovagnoli in 1952, for use on his driving range. Using a metal arm mounted to a large gear, this type of machine simulates the motion of an actual pitcher, throwing balls with consistent speed and direction. One- and two-wheel style machines were originally patented by Bartley N. Marty in 1916.

4. Batting cage - Wikipedia

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   The automatic pitching machines using sloped floors usually pitch out a synthetic baseball or softball, rather than an official solid core leather hardball. Commercial batting cages pitch with several different speeds, which can range from 30 miles (48 km) (for softball ) to 90 miles (140 km) per hour.

5. Lorenzo Ponza - Wikipedia

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   Lorenzo "Larry" J. Ponza Jr. (February 15, 1918 – December 15, 2004) was the inventor of the modern baseball pitching machine. He grew up in the Santa Cruz area of California near a sawmill which was operated by his parents. He graduated from high school in 1934 and, according to him, continued his education in the "School of Hard Knocks and ...

6. The 16 best Mets single-season pitching efforts ahead of ...

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   The left-hander started the season with six straight wins and went on to post a 15-10 record with a club-best 2.32 ERA and 169 strikeouts in 244 innings on his way to claiming National League ...

7. How the Mariners assembled and developed the most fearsome ...

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   The 200-inning starter is practically extinct. Just five pitchers cleared the threshold in 2023, down from 36 in 2013, 44 in 2003 and 52 in 1993.

8. Switch pitcher - Wikipedia

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   He then began switch pitching during his sophomore season of 2006. [44] Ryan Perez of Judson University made national headlines in 2014 playing collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Perez won the league's all-star game MVP award after a dominating performance pitching from both sides.

9. Greg Maddux - Wikipedia

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   In his fifth and final start of 1986, Maddux defeated his older brother, who was pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies, marking the first time rookie brothers had pitched against each other. Mike Maddux was well used to his younger brother's competitive spirit, saying of their youth, "If Greg couldn't win, he didn't want to play, plain and ...