"Yamamoto's two-seamer, which baseballsavant.com categorizes as a sinker, has an average velocity of 94.8 mph - marginally higher than the 94.0 league average velocity. The All-Star utilizes the pitch 8% of the time and it has an 18.9% put away percentage, ranking fifth among his other options. The right-hander ranked in the 99th percentile in fastball run value in MLB last season, finishing the year with the same mark as NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes."
"Who is Randy Johnson? Johnson is one of the best starting pitchers of all time, having won a World Series and five Cy Young awards to go with his 10 All-Star appearances during his 22-season MLB career. He ranks second behind Nolan Ryan in the all-time strikeout leaderboards with 4,875. The Big Unit is one of two pitchers to win four consecutive Cy Young awards, the other being Greg Maddux. Johnson also has a World Series MVP."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto picked up a two-seam fastball after seeing Randy Johnson discuss the pitch on Japanese television and then practiced it until he could use it in games. The pitch is classified as a sinker and averages 94.8 mph, slightly above the 94.0 mph league average. Yamamoto deploys the two-seamer roughly 8% of the time and it has an 18.9% put-away rate, ranking fifth among his options. Yamamoto finished last season in the 99th percentile for fastball run value, matching NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes. Randy Johnson combined dominant four-seam and slider pitches with a complementary two-seamer during his Hall of Fame career.
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