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    PITCH PERFECT

    by KEITH GORDON Jul 18, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: Porcello keeps his hitters guessing by purposefully hiding the ball until the last possible moment

    Rick Porcello shifted anxiously in his chair, waiting for his interview with the MLB Network to begin. Surrounded by family and friends, the Red Sox right-hander had just completed his best season in the majors, putting up career-topping numbers in wins (22), innings pitched (223), ERA (3.15), and strikeouts (189). Now all he could do was wait to find out if the campaign was enough to earn him the American League Cy Young Award, presented to the league’s best pitcher.

    It was.

    When the decision was announced, live on air, the New Jersey native was swarmed by

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