Control pitcher: Difference between revisions

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A control pitcher who succeeds by avoiding surrendering walks is different from a [[power pitcher]] who succeeds by [[strikeout|striking out]] batters and keeping the ball out of play.

One of the most famous examples of a control pitcher ofin the lasthistory fewof yearsbaseball is [[Greg Maddux]], though Maddux also has had significant strikeout totals because of his ability to change speeds and the deceptive nature of his pitches.{{fact|date=September 2007}}

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