Baseball Pitches
In this essay I will explain how to throw four different pitches in baseball. There are many more than just four pitches, but these are very common ones that I know how to throw. The first one is the four-seam fastball. This is the fastest pitch and also the easiest to control. You hold the baseball at the top with the two seams. Place your pointer finger and middle finger over the top. Release this pitch like you would normally throw a baseball, and it should come out with some spin. You do not want too much spin because then it will start to move a lot. The closer together your fingers are, the more speed you will have on the pitch, but the farther apart they are, the more control you will have. This pitch is effective because it is the fastest pitch. Some MLB pitchers can throw this pitch 105 MPH or more. If you add a little movement to it, it can be very effective.
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The next pitch is the changeup.
The changeup is an effective pitch to use right after the fastball because a changeup is 10-15 MPH slower than a fastball, but looks the same as one coming out of the pitcher’s hand. When you release it, it is mostly like the fastball release except you hold on to it a little longer to get movement on it. First, find the “C” on the baseball. Make sure the open part is to the right. Put your ring, middle, and pointer finger on the top of the “C” and put your thumb and pinky finger underneath. The closer your thumb and pinky finger are, the more control you will have on this pitch. This specific changeup is the three-finger changeup and is usually for beginners. You can learn a circle-change which has more movement and depth than a three-finger
changeup. The third pitch is the sinker. The sinker is a pitch that moves down in the strike zone and induces many ground ball outs. This is an effective pitch if it is down, but if you leave a sinker up in the zone it will not sink as much and can be hit far. You hold this pitch with your pointer and middle finger along the left seam when the seams get skinny and go vertical. Place your thumb directly underneath your pointer finger. When you release it, you have to start to move your arm up. This will create movement and will cause the pitch to sink. This can take some time to learn because you have to move your arm, something that you usually do not have to do with other pitches. The fourth pitch is the two-seam fastball. This pitch moves down and away from the dominant side of the pitcher. So, this pitch would run in to right-handed batters and away from left-handed batters (assuming the pitcher is right-handed). You first find the two parallel seams on the baseball. For the four-seam fastball, you put your fingers across the seams, but for the two-seam fastball you put your fingers on the seams. When you throw it, you have to turn your arm like in the sinker. This can be compared to opening a door that has a circle doorknob, This pitch is effective because it looks like a regular fastball but moves a lot. As mentioned before, there are many more types of pitches than the ones mentioned here. These four are just some of the more common ones.
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