One year ago this week, Keynan Middleton was warming up on a back field at the Chicago Cubs’ spring training facility. He had some time until he was to take the mound, and he felt ready, so the young Angels right-hander fooled with his delivery. When he lifted his left leg and turned on one pitch, he decided to move his torso with it, “doing the little Johnny Cueto twist.”
The pitch felt great as it exited his hand, the catcher told him the ball was zipping, and he brought that delivery into the minor league game.