A pitching machine is a machine that automatically pitches a baseball to a batter at different speeds and styles. Most machines are hand-fed, but there are some that automatically feed. There are some pitching machines that will compensate the weight of the ball to make the ball be pitched at a certain speed. There are multiple types of pitching machines; softball, baseball, youth, adult, and a combination of both softball and baseball.
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