Switch Pitching 101

Well spring has arrived in Japan and out of the winter cave the very unique baseball player has come out of his slumber.  Here on Coaching a Switch Pitcher we have covered the trails and tribulations of switch pitching and switch hitting in Japan. Rafe Milo, nicknamed Orochi, has upped the ante in his original abilities with the addition of his version of a knuckler. Rafe has been working on the pitch for years, but until this month the control had not been stable. The search for a breaking ball, like the use of two arms to pitch, was meant to avoid damage, as much of the conventional wisdom is not to learn most breaking balls before one has a reached an adult bodily maturity. Otherwise there is a higher chance in increased damage to youthful arms. Read More source: Coaching a Switch Pitcher