i am just a kid who plays baseball but i want to know what kind of pitches i should throw?

Answer 1

Fastball, change-up, and sinker. Wait until you are older to throw breaking pitches. Also, try a knuckleball every once in a while, but don't throw them as a main pitch.

Answer 2

READ THIS CAREFULLY....Do not throw a curveball before age 15. Your arm is not mature enough and you can damage it forever. I would recommend throwing 2 pitches, a fastball and a change-up. The change up is thrown with the same motion and arm speed as your fastball. One way to throw it is to make an "OK" sign with your hand and grip the ball like that. This puts the baseball farther in your palm and takes about 10 miles per hour off the pitch. You can be really effective with just these 2 pitches.

Answer 3

Well there's no universal age for when a young ballplayer should start throwing curve balls, it is all about when your arm is strong enough to handle the pressure. Usually, at the age of 13, would be a good time to start learning how to throw a breaking ball. You don't even really need it until you get into high school. If you just stick with a fastball, develop a good changeup to go along with your fastball, and hit your spots, you should be good to go until high school. Even in high school you could get by with 2 quality pitches. I pitch in college, and really only had 2 quality pitches (fastball and changeup), and did rather well. Once you get in your teen years, start trying to learn how to throw a curve ball, slider, splitter, and try and develop a 2-seam fastball, which can be really effective.

Answer 4

I am 12, Jayhawkboy, and I throw a few pitches. My two main ones are the 4 seam fastball and the changeup. If you mix your pitch selection up, you can go on through your career with only those. I sometimes might throw a curveball, slider, or knuckler.

Answer 5

you should have a fastball to start, either a 4 seamer, 2 seamer, or a different one, as long as you have a fastball, though theres no need for more than one. then you should have a change-up, and once you have those 2 pitches down, you can try to add a breaking ball, like either a curveball, or a sinker but dont start throwing curves too young or u will kill ur arm. just remember its usually not how many pitches you can throw, its how and when you use them.

Answer 6

Since you are still growing, curve balls and sliders will damage your arm, stick with fastballs, try to learn a change up and better yet, a knuckleball. What you need to remember is that thowing a baseball is not a natural motion so until you are done maturing, work on pitches with the least stress. Plenty of time later in your career to learn curves and sliders.

Answer 7

only a two seam fast ball a four seam fastball and a change up because if u try to do any other pitches now while ur young u could screw up ur shoulder and ur wrist and ur whole arm for the rest of ur life so u should wait until ur playing highschool baseball to throw spliters and fork balls and throw all the other pitches when u play baseball for ur school in 7&8 grade

Answer 8

Ive been catching for about 20 years, and im not kidding when i tell you the best pitch to master is the changeup. Work on a circle change, and if you have a good fastball to go with it, with otherwise average stuff, you will get guys out for a long time.

Answer 9

If you can learn to throw a Knuckball you will actually go places. Most teams look for someone like that cause you can give the team innings and save the bullpen also you can pitch well into your 40’s with that pitch.

Answer 10

Stay away from curveballs. As everyone else has said it will kill yoru arm and you will have a short pitching career. Look into fastballs (4 seam and 2 seam, which should move a little), changeups as offspeed will kill most hitters once they see a fastball, you could also go for sinkers and such.