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  2. Left-handed specialist - Wikipedia

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    Jesse Orosco, who became a left handed specialist later in his career, pitched until the age of 46. In baseball, a left-handed specialist (also known as lefty specialist) is a relief pitcher who throws left-handed and specializes in pitching to left-handed batters, weak right-handed batters, and switch-hitters who bat poorly right-handed. [1]

  3. Screwball - Wikipedia

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    When thrown by a left-handed pitcher, a screwball breaks from right to left, moving down and in on a left-handed batter and down and away from a right-handed batter. Due to this left-to-right movement of the ball (when thrown by a right-handed pitcher), right-handed pitchers use a screwball against left-handed batters in the same way that they ...

  4. Circle changeup - Wikipedia

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    Pitchers with smaller hands will only place the index finger slightly to the inside (that is, towards the thumb) of the ball. A left-handed pitcher's circle change will break down and away from a right-handed batter. Effective circle changeups can reduce the platoon split a pitcher will experience.

  5. Who's really left-handed? In baseball, it can be hard to tell

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    Superstar LeBron James is like Springer in that he’s naturally left-handed but plays right-handed. James, who turns 40 in December, joked about his handedness late last year. “I’m gonna play until I’m 40. Then, after 40, I’m gonna go all left-hand until I’m 45,” he joked to reporters. “I’m gonna score 5,000 points with my left ...

  6. Pitch (baseball) - Wikipedia

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    Overhand pitching was not allowed in baseball until 1884. The biomechanics of pitching have been studied extensively. The phases of pitching include the windup, early cocking, late cocking, early acceleration, late acceleration, deceleration, and follow-through. [1] Left handed pitcher showing pitching motion (c. 1900).

  7. Lefty-righty switch - Wikipedia

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    With right-handed Trea Turner due to bat, left-handed pitcher Tyler Matzek is replaced by right-handed pitcher Josh Tomlin (pictured) in a game on April 6, 2021. [1]In baseball, the lefty-righty switch is a maneuver by which a player who may be at a disadvantage against an opponent of a certain handedness is replaced by a substitute who is better suited for the situation.

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