"Tanaka’s splitter dips less downward and more sideways this year compared with previous seasons, according to BrooksBaseball, a pitching analytics site."
Tanaka's splitter made him a star in Japan and the U.S. Now, he's trying to come up with an entirely new grip for the pitch. https://t.co/2A6nz5XQo9
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