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2. Pitching machine - Wikipedia

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   A hand-fed circular wheel-type pitching machine. A pitching machine is a machine that automatically pitches a baseball to a batter at different speeds and styles. Most machines are hand-fed, but there are some that automatically feed. There are multiple types of pitching machines; softball, baseball, youth, adult, and a combination of both ...

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

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   Pitching machines, long a stagnant staple of baseball's routines, have taken a technological leap forward in recent years. (Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images) (Ron Vesely via Getty ...

4. Indoor practice facility - Wikipedia

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   The sports are typically outdoor sports such as football, soccer, track and field, baseball/softball, lacrosse, ultimate Frisbee, rugby, and pickleball. The facility can also include a weight room, locker rooms, and storage space for sports equipment. The field is typically synthetic turf and line marks can be drawn for the multi-purpose ...

5. 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.

6. 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 ...

7. Baseball robot - Wikipedia

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   A baseball batting robot is a robot that can hit a pitched ball, like a human baseball player would.. Several engineers have independently attempted to build one. Frank Barnes alias Robocross has built a robot called The Headless Batter which can hit balls pitched at high speeds by a baseball pitching machine. [1]