Marlins Pitching Without Fastballs | MLB News

The Miami Marlins are turning baseball on its head by ditching the fastball as their go-to pitch, instead overwhelming hitters with a barrage of off-speed offerings. With over half their pitches this season being non-fastballs — the highest rate in MLB — they’re forcing batters to guess and adjust. Pitchers like Tyler Phillips, Sandy Alcantara, and Eury Pérez are thriving with splitters, changeups, and contrasting velocity combos that leave hitters flustered. While fastballs still dominate the game, Miami’s bold, experimental approach is already yielding results — lower batting averages, more swings and misses, and a strategy that might just be their secret weapon for success. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f015807b58d317cf