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  2. Off-speed pitch - Wikipedia

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    In baseball, an off-speed pitch is a pitch thrown at a slower speed than a fastball. Breaking balls and changeups are the two most common types of off-speed pitches. Very slow pitches which require the batter to provide most of the power on contact through bat speed are known as "junk" and include the knuckleball and the Eephus pitch, a sort of extreme changeup. [1]

  3. Knuckleball - Wikipedia

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    The knuckleball is radically different from any other pitch in a pitcher's arsenal, being less predictable and difficult to control. It is for this reason that the knuckleball is widely regarded as unreliable, and knuckleball pitchers are prone to extended slumps, such as when Tim Wakefield was released from the Pirates in a mid-career slump ...

  4. Wilbur Wood - Wikipedia

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    "The release, you see, is everything," Wood said as he described how to throw the knuckleball. "You must try to release each pitch the same way. It's a very fine point, but you have to find the spot to let it go. You throw it just like a fastball, only at three-quarter speed. There should be no strain on the shoulder and the elbow.

  5. Knuckle curve - Wikipedia

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    Justin Verlander formerly threw a knuckle curve but was forced to abandon the pitch due to problems with blisters. [1] This knuckle curve is usually called the spike curve by MLB players and coaches because the pitch is nothing like a knuckleball. The second type of knuckle curve is a breaking ball that is thrown with a grip similar to the ...

  6. Charlie Hough - Wikipedia

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    After pitching in the low minor leagues from 1967 to 1969 with the Ogden Dodgers, Santa Barbara Dodgers and Albuquerque Dodgers with limited success, Hough's career and fortunes changed dramatically when he learned how to throw a knuckleball in spring training in 1970, leading to a successful season with the Spokane Indians in AAA, where he led the Pacific Coast League in saves and posted a 1. ...

  7. Former Reds infielder Alex Blandino reinvents himself as ...

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    Blandino didn’t know what he wanted next. Maybe a foreign league. Maybe a summer at home. He chose the latter, staying in shape at a facility by his new place in Southern California in case an ...

  8. Changeup - Wikipedia

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    By pronating the wrist upon release, the pitcher can make the pitch break in the same direction as a screwball. More or less break will result from the pitcher's arm slot. Pedro Martínez used this pitch throughout his career to great effect, and many considered it to be his best pitch. [10] The most common type is the straight changeup.

  9. Who is Alex Blandino? Knuckleball could propel comeback ... - AOL

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    Pitching Ninja tweeted video of an apparent knuckleball that he threw during his scoreless inning for the Reds in 2018. That was his first big-league pitching appearance, and his only one that season.