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MLB's Official account for updates on pitch types and pitch classifications on Baseball Savant, Gameday and more

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Welcome to MLBPitchClass! The official channel for info about: - New pitches in a pitchers arsenal - Changes we’ve made to a pitchers pitch mix Whether you’re a pitcher who feels their pitches aren’t correct or a fan with questions, reach out to us here or via DM.


Pitch Repertoire Update!⚾️🪝🚨 Based on direct comments from Tarik Skubal (DET) & images of his curveball, we've re-classified it from KC to CU. He used to "spike" it slightly but no longer does so KC doesn't fit. His full arsenal is SI / FF / CH / SL / CU baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Welcome to the Show to Hunter Barco (PIT), who made his MLB debut on September 23! He threw FF / FS / SL in this outing & also mixed in CH / FC / ST while in Triple-A this year ⚾️🦜👏 baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Confirmed: MLB pitchers are making things much harder on us pitch classifiction nerds! Great work here by @_dadler. #statcast #pitchclassifications

Is 2025 really the year of the pitch mix? Story ➡️ mlb.com/news/mlb-pitch… (Answer: Yes. @LanceBroz was right.) Players see the way pitch arsenals are expanding. Or as Yu Darvish says: "If you have all the pitches, you can face any hitter." 🎨

_dadler's tweet image. Is 2025 really the year of the pitch mix? 

Story ➡️ mlb.com/news/mlb-pitch…

(Answer: Yes. @LanceBroz was right.) 

Players see the way pitch arsenals are expanding. Or as Yu Darvish says: "If you have all the pitches, you can face any hitter."

🎨


New Pitch Alert! ⚾️🔥📢 Sam Bachman (LAA) has added a four-seamer to go with his sinker so his full arsenal is now SI / FF / CH / SL baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Welcome to the Show to Philip Abner (AZ), who made his Big League debut on September 19! His repertoire is simply FF / SL ⚾️🐍👏 baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Pitch Repertoire Update! ⚾️🛝📢 Joey Wentz (ATL) switched his cutter grip in June to a more pure gyro slider, so his current arsenal is now FF / CH / SL / CU baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Pitch Repertoire Update! ⚾️✂️🔊 Carmen Mlodzinski (PIT) throws a splitter, not a changeup, so we are updating his data accordingly and his full arsenal is SI / FF / FS / SL / ST / CU baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


New Pitch Alert! ⚾️🎣🚨 Chase Burns (CIN) deubted a sinker on September 17 so his full repertoire is now SI / FF / CH / SL / CU baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Welcome to the Show to Dom Hamel (NYM), who made his MLB debut on September 17! His complete arsenal is SI / FF / FC / CH / SL / ST / CU ⚾️🥳🎉 baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Pitch Repertoire Update! ⚾️🪓📢 Chayce McDermott (BAL) converted his changeup to a splitter this year; he last threw his curveball on July 30 but we'll keep it in his repertoire for now just in case, so his complete arsenal is FF / FS / FC / SL / ST / CU baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Welcome to the Show to Trey Yesavage (TOR)! He made his MLB debut tonight and his repertoire is FF / FS / SL ⚾️👏🥳 baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Pitch Repertoire Update! ⚾️‼️🚨 Porter Hodge (CHC) has altered the shaped of his sweeper since returning from AAA so we are now labeling this as a slider to differentiate the two distinct movement shapes. His full arsenal is now FF / FS / SL / ST baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Welcome to the Show to Carson Ragsdale (BAL), who made his Big League debut on September 14. His full arsenal is SI / FF / FS / SL / CU ⚾️🍾🥂 baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Welcome to the Show to Cody Laweryson (MIN)! He made his MLB debut on September 13 and throws FF / CH / FC ⚾️👏🥳 baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


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#Statcast Spin Report: Sam Long Long has two two-seamers: one that rises and one that sinks. Prior to 7/22, he threw the riser exclusively. Since 7/26, the sinker exclusively. In-between, it was a mix-and-match He did it by changing the spin axis point by some 20-30 degrees

tangotiger's tweet image. #Statcast Spin Report: Sam Long

Long has two two-seamers: one that rises and one that sinks.  Prior to 7/22, he threw the riser exclusively.  Since 7/26, the sinker exclusively.  In-between, it was a mix-and-match

He did it by changing the spin axis point by some 20-30 degrees
tangotiger's tweet image. #Statcast Spin Report: Sam Long

Long has two two-seamers: one that rises and one that sinks.  Prior to 7/22, he threw the riser exclusively.  Since 7/26, the sinker exclusively.  In-between, it was a mix-and-match

He did it by changing the spin axis point by some 20-30 degrees

Pitch Repertoire Update! ⚾️✂️🔊 Based on direct quotes from Kyle Harrison (BOS) we've re-classified his slider as a cutter, so his complete arsenal is now FF / FC / SV / CH baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Welcome to the Show to Connelly Early (BOS)! He made his MLB debut on September 9 and throws SI / FF / SL / ST / CU / CH ⚾️🥳🎉 baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Pitch Repertoire Update! ⚾️✂️🚨 Pete Fairbanks (TB) has been mixing in a cutter so his current arsenal is now FF / FC / SL / CH baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Welcome to the Show to Brandon Sproat (NYM)! He made his Big League debut on September 7 and his arsenal is SI / FF / CH / SL / ST / CU ⚾️🍾🥂 baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


Welcome to the Show to Nick Raquet (STL), who made his MLB debut on September 81 His full repertoire is SI / FF / CH / SL / ST ⚾️🐦👏 baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/…


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