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Major League Baseball released its 2022 regular season schedule on August 4, 2021. As has been the case since 2013, all teams play their four division opponents 19 times each for a total of 76 games, play six or seven games against each of the other ten same-league opponents for a total of 66 games, and 20 interleague games.
Last season, MLB hitters managed a .212/.265/.355 batting line against sliders and sweepers, whiffing on 34.2% of their swings. Against fastballs, their line was .262/.346/.425, and they whiffed ...
While his changeup was his most frequently thrown pitch from 2019 to 2021, thrown at least 30 percent of the time each season, he relied more on his fastball starting in 2022, increasing his fastball usage from 29 percent in 2021 to 45 percent in 2024. He had one of the 10 most valuable fastballs in each season from 2022 to 2024.
The A's also won the series' final game on July 27, 4–2, for their first sweep of the season. Alvarez hit his 29th home of the season. Tony Kemp tallied another strong game, collecting three hits and one RBI. The sweep upped the A's AL-worst record to 38–63 but they had won six of eight versus the AL West-leading Astros (64–35). [143]
Trout hit .243 (88 for 362) with a .793 OPS and 22 homers on high fastballs from 2015 to 2021, including a high mark of .351 (13 for 37) with three homers in 2016, according to Baseball Savant.
Facing Pittsburgh Pirates flamethrower Jared Jones in the first inning, Rosario took a 100-mph fastball to the face, sending the 28-year-old reeling out of the batter's box.
April 7 – Opening Day of Major League Baseball's 2022 season. April 10 – Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Rōki Sasaki throws a perfect game, the first in 28 years and the 16th in NPB history. Sasaki tied an existing NPB record by striking out 19 batters, and setting a new record by striking out 13 consecutive batters. [76] April 15 – Jackie ...
The fastball is the most common type of pitch thrown by pitchers in baseball and softball. Its distinctive feature is its high speed. "Power pitchers," such as former major leaguers Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens, relied on the speed, often exceeding 100mph, and movement of their fastballs to prevent the ball from being hit. [1]