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The most renowned shuuto pitcher in history was Masaji Hiramatsu, whose famous pitch was dubbed the razor shuuto because it seemed to "cut the air" when thrown. The pitch is mainly designed to break down and in on right-handed batters, to prevent them from making solid contact with the ball. It can be thrown to left-handers to keep them off ...
Although Kuroda's shuuto velocity declined in his later career, the pitch still made him an effective ground-ball pitcher. [23] His main off-speed pitch was a slider in the 83–85 range. Kuroda rounded out his repertoire with a four-seam fastball (90–94), a splitter (86–88), and an occasional curveball (76–78). Nearly 90% of the pitches ...
A gyroball is a type of baseball pitch used primarily by players in Japan. It is thrown with a spiral-like spin, so that there is no Magnus force on the ball as it arrives at home plate. [1] The gyroball is sometimes confused with the shuuto, another pitch used in Japan.
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Pfaadt started to pitch like an ace after the All-Star break, although his bloated 5.93 ERA in the second half certainly doesn’t show it (thanks to a .368 BABIP that led the league by a mile).
Ohtani didn't pitch last year following elbow surgery and is recovering from a partially torn labrum in his left (non-throwing) shoulder, an injury sustained while sliding into second base during ...
A 5'11 tall right-handed pitcher with three quarters delivery, Nishi throws a shuuto in the 140 km/h (87 mph) range as his main pitch, coupled with a slider and a changeup. His shuuto and slider are both known to exhibit horizontal movements as they approach the plate and are virtually indistinguishable. [2]
The U.S. House of Representatives speaker said on Sunday he would stick with a "one big bill" strategy to pass President Donald Trump's tax-cut agenda and fund border and military priorities ...