The forkball is a type of pitch in baseball. Related to the split-finger fastball, the forkball is held between the first two fingers and thrown hard, snapping the wrist.
The grip used for a forkball
The forkball differs from the split-fingered fastball, however, in that the ball is jammed deeper between the first two fingers. The result is that the forkball is generally thrown slightly slower than the splitter, but has more of a "tumbling" action akin to the movement of a 12–6 curveball, as it will drop off the plate before it gets to the catcher's mitt.
Use in professional baseballedit
Bullet Joe Bush, who is credited with inventing the forkball
Roy Face and Lindy McDaniel were relief pitchers who pitched for 16 and 21 years, respectively, in the Major Leagues and were forkballers. Face started his career in 1953 and McDaniel in 1955. Face singlehandedly made the forkball a topic of popularized discussion through his effective use of the pitch.[4]
Towards the end of his career, the forkball was adopted by Sandy Koufax, Hall of Fame pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, to make up for lost velocity due to his arm injuries and to replace his seldom used changeup which he considered to be ineffective.[5]
^Ryan, Shane (June 28, 2012). "Forkball: The Other Forgotten Pitch". Grantland.
^Curtis, Charles (March 6, 2023). "What is the ghost fork? Kodai Senga's unreal pitch with so much movement, explained". USA Today.
^Chass, Murray (1988-07-17). "Notebook; Whatever It's Called, Forkball or Split-Fingered, It's Screwy". The New York Times.
^Tim McCarver's Diamond Gems. McGraw Hill. 2006. pp. 224–225. ISBN978-0071545945.
January 01, 1970
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