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An eephus pitch (also spelled ephus) in baseball is a very high-arcing off-speed pitch. [1] The delivery from the pitcher has very low velocity and often catches the hitter off-guard. The eephus pitch is thrown overhand like most pitches, but is characterized by an unusual, high-arcing trajectory .
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]
Carlos Manuel Villanueva Paulino (born November 28, 1983) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers , Toronto Blue Jays , Chicago Cubs , St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres .
Music Box Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Carson Lund’s comedy drama “Eephus,” which premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. The film was recently announced as an ...
Jennifer Hudson threw out the first pitch at the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox game. MLB said the first pitch was "the best" of the season. Jennifer Hudson Throws ‘Best Eephus Pitch ...
Yogi Berra, perhaps the greatest catcher in history, is quoted in Carson Lund’s “Eephus,” a movie about players who, unlike Berra, are never going to trouble the Baseball Hall of Fame’s ...
Carlos Villanueva (baseball) (born 1983), Major League Baseball relief pitcher; Carlos Villanueva (equestrian) (1918–2011), Argentine Olympic equestrian; Carlos Villanueva (Chilean footballer) (born 1986), Chilean football attacking midfielder; Carlos Villanueva (Mexican footballer) (born 1994), Mexican football defender; Carlos Raúl ...
American helmer Carson Lund uses the baseball diamond as a deeply cinematic space in his feature debut, “Eephus.” The esoteric title is the name of one of the game’s rarest pitches ...