Alfredo Simon is a serial eephus thrower.
Back on April 15, the Detroit Tigers starter uncorked a 58-mph eephus pitch to Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Pedro Alvarez. At the time, he said his goal was to throw off the batter when he delivers a regular heater.
Now, almost a month later, Simon is at it again, chucking not one, but two eephus pitches to Minnesota Twins center fielder Torii Hunter on Tuesday.
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To open up the count in the third inning, Simon threw a 61-mph meatball, prompting a laugh from Hunter. But two pitches later, Simon did it again, baiting Hunter to pop up to the catcher to end the inning.