MLB Probable Pitchers - Starting Pitchers and Matchups (2024)

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What are probable pitchers? ›

Probable Pitchers represent the expected starting pitchers for each team over the next 7 days. Our grid breaks down whether a pitcher is at home or on the road, the difficulty of their matchup, and if they are expected to pitch more than once during the week.

In modern baseball, a five-man rotation is most common. In contrast, a pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher. Occasionally, an opener is used for only a few innings, and is replaced by a long reliever or a pitcher who would typically be a starting pitcher.

Cy Young holds the Major League Baseball games started record with 815. Young is the only pitcher in MLB history to start more than 800 career games.

Teams in today's game typically rotate between five starting pitchers, meaning starters usually have four to five days off between trips to the mound. Starting pitchers hit regularly in the National League only, as the American League utilizes a designated hitter in place of the pitcher.

Tony Mullane is the all-time leader in wild pitches with 343 career.

Pitchers don't use pine tar. Pitchers are not allowed to use any foreign substance on the ball.

The pitcher wants to keep the pitch count low to maintain their stamina. Often a starting pitcher will be removed from the game after 100 pitches, regardless of the actual number of innings pitched, as it is reckoned to be the maximum optimal pitch count for a starting pitcher.

(c) Minor/Major: A pitcher remaining in the game, but moving to a different position, can return as a pitcher anytime in the remainder of the game but only once in the same inning as he/she was removed.

A team's roster of relief pitchers is also metonymically referred to as "the bullpen". These pitchers usually wait in the bullpen if they have not yet played in a game, rather than in the dugout with the rest of the team. The starting pitcher also makes their final pregame warm-up throws in the bullpen.

The record for fastest pitch ever thrown is held by Aroldis Chapman. While playing for the Cincinnati Reds, he recorded a 105.8 mph pitch on September 24, 2010.

Who is considered the greatest pitcher of all time? ›

Cy Young holds the record for the most victories as a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball, with 511. This record has been in place since 1916 and is unlikely to be broken anytime soon. Young threw for a variety of teams from 1890 to 1916 and is largely regarded as one of the finest pitchers in baseball history.

Relief pitchers stand on the pitching mound, which is located in the center of the infield and 60 feet, six inches away from home plate. Relief pitchers enter games after the starting pitcher has been removed, usually as a result of poor performance, high pitch count or injury.

It is most common to hear that sidearm pitching places less stress on the elbow and shoulder, thus reducing a pitcher's risk of injury.

There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer. A. J. Minter, a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves pitching in the 9th inning of a game versus the Washington Nationals. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats.

As a starting point, scouts start by looking at a pitcher's strength, stamina, agility and aggressiveness, and then look at things like arm action and delivery. Sure it's nice to throw hard, but scouts are also looking for movement and deception.