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This Video of Hayden Wesneski Throwing Pitches That Move Like Wiffle Balls Is So Good

The movement on these pitches!

Andy Nesbitt

This Video of Hayden Wesneski Throwing Pitches That Move Like Wiffle Balls Is So Good
This Video of Hayden Wesneski Throwing Pitches That Move Like Wiffle Balls Is So Good /
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The start of the 2023 MLB season is quickly approaching, which means we’re very close to another year of watching pitchers throwing some absolutely nasty pitches with so much movement that make us wonder how anyone can even get a hit in MLB. 

One of those pitchers is Chicago Cubs right-hander Hayden Wesneski. The 25 year old is battling to be the fifth starter for the Cubs and his final start of the spring on Thursday should have locked that spot up for him. 

Wesneski struck out five batters in five innings of work against the Diamondbacks and gave up just one run. 

While those stats are nice, this video of his nasty stuff is even better: 

The movement on those pitches! 

MLB fans were rightfully in awe: 

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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