Some hitters struggle with the fastball, some the slider, some the change up. However, it is usually a good curve ball that hitters say is the most difficult to hit.
The fastball is the pitch most thrown and most hit in baseball.
HBP...hit by pitch.
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Hit by pitch (HBP) or hit batsman(HB).
Ray Chapman was killed by Carl Mays because Mays threw a pitch and Chapman was hitting and the baseball hit Chapman's head at 100 mph. They didn't have helmets in 1920, so he died from the baseball that hit him in the head.
HB means hit batsmen: the names of the batters the pitcher has hit by a pitch. HBP means who the hit batsmen are.
In baseball, Hit By Pitch
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He was hit by a pitch in the head i believe
According to Baseball Reference, in the 2007 season there were 942 batters hit by a pitch in the National League and 813 batter hit by a pitch in the American League.
4 balls or hit by a pitch.
The purpose of the splitter pitch in baseball is to deceive the batter by appearing as a fastball but dropping sharply as it reaches the plate, making it difficult to hit.