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Tyson's punchout pitch among MLB's best

Slider. Whiff.

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"It's the best slider I've seen," said catcher Austin Hedges, who backstopped Ross 17 times last season. "It's No. 1 in my opinion. It's a fastball for so long. For it to move that much, that late, there's really no explanation for how he can make a pitch do that."

"It's a devastating pitch," said Padres manager Andy Green. "There's very few in the game that have something that works that effectively to end at-bats against righties and lefties. It's right at the top of the game in my mind, and I'm not in the minority.