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Lakeland, Fla. — Earlier this spring, Detroit Tigers closer Shane Greene talked about re-incorporating a change-up into his pitch mix this season. And now, in his recent outings, he’s dusted off his curveball.
What’s next, a knuckleball?
“I’m throwing them all,” Greene said with a chuckle.
Last season, a relatively rocky one, Greene relied almost entirely on his sinker, slider and cutter, mixing in a four-seam fastball, as well. According to Brooks Baseball, he hasn’t thrown a change-up in a regular season game since 2015, when, as a starting pitcher, he threw 124 of them.