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Andy Nesbitt

Charlie Morton’s backdoor curve with 17 inches of break might be the most beautiful pitch of the MLB season

Charlie Morton MLB Rob Friedman

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – we’re living in the toughest of times to be a major league hitter because so many pitchers these days are throwing some of the most ridiculous pitches that we’ve ever seen.

I’m not just talking about all the pitches that hit triple digits on radar guns. Those are really cool and make me so glad that I’ll never have to step inside the box and try to make contact. Did you see what Dustin May did in his return on Saturday? He was throwing just silly stuff.

Forget about those fastballs for a second and feast your eyes upon one of the most beautiful backdoor curveballs you’ll ever see. Check out where this pitch by Atlanta’s Charlie Morton started and where it ended:

Not sure what you’re supposed to do with that one! It started so far off the plate and then BOOM, it caught the corner for a called third strike.

Just unfair.

And gorgeous.

Twitter agreed.

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