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  2. Breaking ball - Wikipedia

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    In baseball, a breaking ball is a pitch that does not travel straight as it approaches the batter; it will have sideways or downward motion on it, sometimes both (see slider). A breaking ball is not a specific pitch by that name, but is any pitch that "breaks", such as a curveball , slider , or screwball .

  3. 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]

  4. Cheating in baseball - Wikipedia

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    Pitchers may unfairly improve their grip on the baseball. Applying a sticky substance such as pine tar to their pitching hand can greatly improve the spin rate of a thrown baseball, which results in more movement on pitches. [9] While the use of such "foreign substances" is a violation of MLB rules, historically it was rarely enforced. [10]

  5. How big is MLB's sticky substance problem? We're about to ...

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    As MLB prepares to ramp up its inspection of doctored baseballs, the process is reminding some about other sordid discoveries from the recent past.

  6. Pitching a persistent problem for Texas baseball team in ...

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    Now 22-16 this season, Texas' RPI of 67 won't be helped by Tuesday's result. UTRGV (18-15) hadn't won in Austin since 1968.

  7. 2021 pitch doctoring controversy - Wikipedia

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    Beau Sulser of the Indianapolis Indians submits to a random, routine check for foreign substances after an inning of a game on June 27, 2021.. The 2021 pitch doctoring controversy arose in Major League Baseball (MLB) around pitchers' use of foreign substances, such as the resin-based Spider Tack, to improve their grip on the baseball and the spin rate on their pitches.

  8. Charging the mound - Wikipedia

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    This incident between the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners on May 8, 2008, followed Seattle batter Richie Sexson charging the mound in the 4th inning. [1]In baseball, charging the mound is an assault by a batter against the pitcher, usually the result of being hit by a pitch or nearly being hit by a pitch, such as a brushback. [2]

  9. Analysis: World Series or not – viewership is baseball’s big ...

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    Major League Baseball’s World Series is upon us, and I can’t help thinking how little most of my friends care.. You see, when I was a kid, the World Series was a big deal with over 20 million ...