The future Hall of Famer who may be in his final season, Clayton Kershaw makes this list not only because his pitching motion is different, but he probably has the most unique setup when pitching from the stretch. Particularly if you’re a lefty, sliders and slurves will seem to have even more break to them from this pitching motion. While he doesn’t get as high as “The D-Train” Dontrelle Willis – who is available in the Former Players menu – he still raises it much higher than nearly every other pitcher in the game while turning his back slightly. The highly touted prospect who recently made his Major League debut in a successful outing, lefty MacKenzie Gore includes an aspect to his motion that isn’t seen as often as in the past: a high leg kick. His release makes for great pitches with horizontal movement, including arm side, such as the sinker, slider, two seam, and circle change.

There are a lot of moving parts, but once you get the timing down for whichever pitching mode you choose – just watch your speed with Pinpoint Pitching – Garcia’s motion will give you a fluid choice. From there, he goes into a pretty standard three-quarters release motion. Luis Garcia puts the ball into his glove and rocks it up (pictured) into a standing position. The Houston pitcher has a unique motion because of the preamble. Pitches with horizontal movement like the slider, sweeping curve, and cutter will look even more deadly out of the hands of this motion. He has a more exaggerated follow through with his rear leg, swinging it forward and around. Cimber is quick to the plate with virtually no leg kick into his stride. The ball is released close to the ground, giving it a lot of rising movement for pitches up in the zone. Similar to another righty on this list, Adam Cimber has a bit of a submarine style, though probably not as much as Tyler Rogers. If you pitcher has big breaking pitches like the 12-6 curve, knuckle curve, or slurve, Buehler’s motion is great. Mainly, he’s listed here because the smooth motion leads into a nearly overhand delivery that works great for any pitcher using pitches with downward movement. The young ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers – and if he isn’t, he will be the ace of the future – Walker Buehler has an easy, smooth pitching form which is a bit different from the others listed.

Every player listed will also have their handedness listed (R or L). It should be noted that the pictured created player is a two-way righty with all motions shown from that side.

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