It’s hard to tell how often it happens, but pitch tipping pops up enough that it’s on the radar of managers and coaches around the big leagues. The 31-year-old Darvish, who can throw seven different pitches, reportedly had issues with pitch tipping a couple times last year. Sports Illustrated reported in December that he was tipping his pitches, citing an unnamed Astros player. So I don’t really know, to be honest, if they knew my pitches,” Darvish said through an interpreter after his first spring start with the Cubs. From a hitter’s perspective, pitch tipping is sometimes found in pre-series scouting.

Source: National Post March 25, 2018 14:48 UTC