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Kodai Senga’s Ghost Fork is Easily One of the Coolest Pitches in MLB

Good luck trying to hit this pitch.

Andy Nesbitt

Kodai Senga’s Ghost Fork is Easily One of the Coolest Pitches in MLB
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There are a lot of pitchers in Major League Baseball throwing some really nasty stuff these days and now, we can add another name to that list of guys: Kodai Senga.

The Mets’ 30-year-old rookie made his debut on Sunday and he picked up his first strike out with a pitch called a ghost fork. It was his best pitch during his  Japanese baseball league years and now, it’s going to be a problem for lots of hitters in MLB. 

Miami’s Yuli Gurriel had absolutely no chance on this pitch in the first inning of Sunday's game:

Here's a cool overlay that shows you just how much movement that pitch has at the very end: 

Here's another ghost fork later in the game: 

Senga struck out eight batters and got the win after giving up just one run in 5 1/3 innings. 

He also has a cool ghost on his glove:

Fans had reactions to his ghost fork: 

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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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