Justin Lawrence is not trying to be trendy. It just so happens that his most devastating pitch happens to be the “it pitch” in baseball right now. It’s called the sweeper.
According to Rockies manager Bud Black, Lawrence’s side-winder delivery makes the sweeper a lethal pitch, especially against right-handed hitters.
A classic slider, like the one thrown by the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole, is sometimes called a “gyro” slider. The pitch is meant to look like a fastball to hitters, who tend to swing over the top of the ball as it breaks downward. The sweeper, on the other hand, never looks like a fastball but tempts hitters by looking like a hittable breaking ball before running away from the bat.
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Justin Lawrence comes in to pitch for the Rockies as they go on to beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 for their 2023 Home Opener at Coors Field on April 6, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.
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