Beautifully contorted pitchers in action

Coiled or stretched, leaning or twisted, these baseball players are a testament to the adaptability of the human form

Chad Bradford
(Image credit: Dave Stephenson /Icon SMI/Corbis)
Lauren Hansen
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Like a fingerprint, a pitcher's style is unique. Maybe he brings his leg up to his nose, or stretches his limbs out in a "T" during the wind-up. Perhaps he then hooks his arm out, or scrapes his knuckles on the mound. Whatever his bodily quirks, the result of capturing that twisted kinetic energy on film is downright museum-worthy. Here, a round-up of some of the most captivating pitcher portraits throughout history.

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Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.

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