The results are in, and the starter with the best pitch in baseball is ...
We began Wednesday morning with eight pitchers and one goal: to find the starter with the nastiest pitch in Major League Baseball. The competition was divided into four categories -- fastball, curveball, slider, changeup -- each with two nominees. On Thursday, one representative from each offering faced off against each other, and we were left with one final showdown: Clayton Kershaw's curve against Chris Sale's slider, with the title of Best Pitch in Baseball on the line.
We knew it would be tough -- each pitcher's breaking ball moves and hops and drops enough to almost be considered alive -- but in the end, nothing could beat the pitch that Vin Scully called "Public Enemy No. 1."
Batters probably just call it "&#!) @&)$#&)!" though.
Chris Sale’s slider. @ClaytonKersh22’s curveball.
— Cut4 (@Cut4) August 26, 2016
Only one can be @MLB’s best pitch.
