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cut fastball

baseball pitch

Also known as: cutter

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Mariano Rivera
…to his delivery, but his cut fastball became nearly unhittable, and Rivera vaulted to stardom. Throwing the cutter almost exclusively, he led the American League in saves three times (1999, 2001, and 2004) and was named an All-Star on 13 occasions over the course of his career. On September 19,…
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…to his delivery, but his cut fastball became nearly unhittable, and Rivera vaulted to stardom. Throwing the cutter almost exclusively, he led the American League in saves three times (1999, 2001, and 2004) and was named an All-Star on 13 occasions over the course of his career. On September 19,…
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