off-speed pitch

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pitch
noun
uk
/pɪtʃ/us
/pɪtʃ/
UK
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(Definition ofpitchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The curveball is hisoff-speedpitchof choice to right-handed hitters, while left-handed hitters face the splitter.
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He leads with a four-seam fastball at 9092 mph, and his mainoff-speedpitchis a splitter from 8486.
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His favoredoff-speedpitchwith 2 strikes is the slider.
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His mainoff-speedpitchis a splitter in the mid 80s.
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He also has a very good knuckle-curve that he uses as anoff-speedpitch.
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They tried her as a pitcher because she showed a good command of the curveball and a strongoff-speedpitch.
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As it is anoff-speedpitch, the splitter is generally thrown slower than a pitcher's fastball.
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His mainoff-speedpitch, and most-used pitch against right-handed hitters, is a slider at 8588.
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His mainoff-speedpitchto right-handed hitters is a curveball averaging about 80 mph.
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Virtually all pitchers have at least oneoff-speedpitchin their repertoire.
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The changeup is the stapleoff-speedpitch, usually thrown to look like a fastball but arriving much slower to the plate.
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His mainoff-speedpitchis a slider in the 8286 range.
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Meek's curveball is his primaryoff-speedpitch, with the velocity sitting around 7982 mph.
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His primaryoff-speedpitchto lefties is the changeup and to righties is the curveball.
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The slider is his primaryoff-speedpitchto right-handed hitters, and the changeup is primarily used against left-handed hitters.
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He uses his fastball early in the count to set up the slider, his main 2-strikeoff-speedpitch, later in the count.
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Against right-handed hitters, he also adds an occasional cutter early in the count and curveball with 2 strikes, but his mainoff-speedpitchis the slider.
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His mainoff-speedpitchto lefties is a curveball at 76-79 mph, although he also likes to mix in a slider at 80-85 mph.
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Robertson's mainoff-speedpitchis a curveball in the low 80s.
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He was chosen because of his power arm, but it was not clear whether he would be able to develop adequate control of anoff-speedpitch.
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