"Bieber went six strong innings, fanning nine while allowing just one earned run on two hits. Bieber's command was, and still is, a beautiful thing. What's especially dominant about his arsenal, though, is his devastating new changeup, one that he has recently improved while rehabbing. In the minors, he had a few issues locating it, but tonight he had no problems, as he painted nearly every one of them."
"The pitch was averaging three mph faster than it did back in 2022, now sitting less than five miles per hour slower than his fastball. That firm velocity gap made it especially deceptive against the young Marlins (second youngest team in the league), and the results speak for themselves-hitters swung at it six times and came up empty on four of them."
Shane Bieber returned to the majors with six strong innings, nine strikeouts, one earned run, and two hits allowed. His command remained excellent and a revamped changeup emerged as a primary weapon. The changeup now averages three mph faster than in 2022 and sits less than five mph below his fastball, creating a deceptive velocity gap that produced four whiffs on six swings. The pitch sacrifices some horizontal run for added depth, resembling a sinker and working particularly well on left-handed hitters. The pitch reached 37 inches of drop, 15 inches of horizontal break, and sat near 89.1 mph.
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