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MLB The Show 22: Every pitching option explained

By Frank Mueller

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA - MARCH 27: Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets throws a pitch during the second inning of the Spring Training game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Clover Park on March 27, 2022 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA - MARCH 27: Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets throws a pitch during the second inning of the Spring Training game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Clover Park on March 27, 2022 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images) /
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When it comes to the MLB and the game of baseball, pitching is arguably one of the most important aspects of the sport. Without great pitching, it is virtually impossible to win any baseball game. If you have the right pitchers and a lethal pitch arsenal, it makes playing baseball worlds easier. However, not only do you need good pitching, but you also need an offense to go behind your good pitching. Look at Jacob deGrom for example. Jacob deGrom is the best pitcher in the MLB and back in 2018 deGrom finished the year with an ERA of 1.70. Jacob deGrom finished with a 10-9 record that year because every game he pitches in, the New York Mets can’t support him with any runs. Luckily, MLB The Show 22 has many different pitching options for all types of MLB The Show 22 gamers.

Different types of pitching options

If you have gotten to play MLB The Show 22, you may have noticed that the game features a total of five different pitching options. Pinpoint pitching, meter pitching, Pure Analog pitching, Pulse pitching, and Classic pitch are the five options available in MLB The Show 22. Some are easier than others, but each of them are suitable for different types of MLB The Show 22 players. It all depends on how you want to approach the video game.

Classic pitching

Classic Pitching is exactly what it sounds like it would be. This pitching option is how you would pitch in some of the older MLB video games. When using this option, select the pitch you want to throw. After a selection is made, choose where you want to throw the ball and throw it. This is the easiest and stress-free pitching option. You are basically letting your pitcher pitch based on his stats and his overall. Since you are only selecting the pitch and where you want to throw it, you are letting the AI virtually make the pitch for you. For casual gamers, this may be a good option, but you aren’t going to see competitive MLB The Show players use this option.

Pulse Pitching

Pulse Pitching is the next step up in terms of complexity and it’s really not even that complex. It is only a minor step up. Same as the Classic Pitching option, you want to select what pitch you want to throw and the location of where you want the pitch to land. The difference in Pulse Pitching is that when you select where you want to throw the pitch, a contracting circle will appear where you selected to throw the baseball. The goal is to throw the ball when the circle gets at its smallest. The more accurate you can get the contracting circle to be at its smallest, the more accurate your pitch will be thrown.

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