But unfortunately for the Oakland A’s JJ Bleday, it was real. Good thing he froze, because attempting to make contact with the pitch could have proved embarrassing. It was Strike three though.
But he still has what it takes, as Pitching Ninja showed in slow motion of his “Slurve” (hybrid slider and curveball).
Pitching Ninja’s Rob Friedman estimated horizontal throw through at 19 inches, but we’re too intrigued to measure it.