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Troy Melton’s cutter may be the ticket to acehood

Rather than his splitter, it’s Melton’s rapidly improving cutter carrying him to new heights.
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As the splitter rises in popularity, why do left-handers rarely throw the pitch?

The split-fingered fastball is the "it" pitch right now, but it is still rarely thrown by left-handed pitchers. Why is that? Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; iStock During the final ...