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Charles Curtis

The Yankees’ Greg Weissert threw a mind-blowingly nasty slider with 21 inches of break that fooled Yandy Diaz

We’ve seen some ridiculous pitches with so much break this year that have completely fooled MLB hitters, something that’s completely understandable when the pitch looks like a Wiiffle ball.

This is one that made poor Yandy Diaz actually turn around because he was worried it would hit him. The slider came from the New York Yankees’ Greg Weissert on Friday, and per @PitchingNinja, it broke 21 INCHES!

I don’t blame Diaz. From the camera angle, it truly looks like it was coming toward him before it went right down the heart of the plate for a strike.

Fans were rightfully in awe:

What a pitch!

 

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