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2. Four-seam fastball - Wikipedia

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   Finger grip on a four-seam fastball Finger grip on a four-seam fastball. The four-seam fastball is designed purely for velocity; it travels to the batter's box with little or no "break" from straight-line flight—the intent being to challenge the batter's reaction time instead of fooling him with a pitch that breaks downward or to one side or the other.

3. Fastball - Wikipedia

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   The fastest pitch officially recognized by MLB was a 105.8 mph four-seam fastball thrown by Aroldis Chapman on September 24, 2010. [14] Since the mid-2000s, MLB has observed a significant increase in fastball velocity among pitchers. In 2008, the average four-seam fastball velocity in the MLB was below 92 mph.

4. Aroldis Chapman - Wikipedia

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   His fastest pitch in 2015 was 103.9 mph, best in MLB. [38] His four-seam fastball had the highest average speed of any MLB pitcher's pitches in 2015, at 100.0 mph. [38] In the 2015 season, Chapman made 65 relief appearances with a 4–4 record, a 1.63 ERA, and 33 saves.

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   Major League Baseball's 2024-25 free agent ... a bit by how clubs project that bat will age. ... in his 15-year career. Velocity on his sinker and four-seam fastball ticked down from 2023 (101.1 ...

6. Are sliders destined to overtake fastballs as baseball's ...

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   “If you can get a guy with a good four-seam fastball — and when I say good, I mean, like, at least a 60-plus-grade four-seamer,” Langin said, using the 20-80 scale scouting parlance for ...

7. Cut fastball - Wikipedia

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   A common technique for throwing a cutter is to use a four-seam fastball grip with the baseball set slightly off center in the hand. [2] A batter hitting a cutter pitch often achieves only soft contact and an easy out due to the pitch's movement keeping the ball away from the bat's sweet spot. The cutter is typically 2–5 mph slower than a ...