knuckleballer

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The Mets held a moment of silence before the game in honor of Tim Wakefield, the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates knuckleballer who died Sunday of brain cancer at age 57.

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023

He threw it on the day legendary knuckleballer Tim Wakefield died at age 57.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023

The best ever was Phil Niekro, who earned 318 victories — the most ever by a knuckleballer — and a spot in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2023

But Braves Manager Brian Snitker later explained that Albies, who is more comfortable batting right-handed, treated Harper like a knuckleballer.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021

Dickey, the only knuckleballer to win a Cy Young award, was born without a UCL in his pitching elbow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2021