Earlier in the season, we brought you the details behind Clayton Kershaw's latest arsenal addition. During Thursday's game against the Braves, the Dodgers ace broke out another new pitch: an eephus.
You could tell something was going awry during Kershaw's delivery, as he noticeably slowed and distorted his oft-precise mechanics. The result was a 47-mph thingamajig that caught everyone off guard. Predictably, Kershaw explained that he was caught in-between during the process:
Clayton Kershaw explains his eephus pitch to @alannarizzo pic.twitter.com/Z93OTOdLZ6
— Dodger Insider (@DodgerInsider) April 21, 2016
That's probably not the answer everyone wants to hear -- the idea of a pitcher with a couple of the best offerings in the game turning to every junkballer's favorite is awfully romantic -- but such is life.
