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Among a baseball pitcher’s arsenal of tricks is the infamous curveball, whereby the baseball takes a sudden dive downward just before it reaches the plate, faking out the batter. A new “History Minute ...

The yellow hammer. Uncle Charlie. Lord Charles. Public Enemy #1. The Hook. Yakker. Deuce. The Spinner. Does any pitch in baseball have as many nicknames as the curveball? Is there a pitch more ...