They take turns throwing the ball, sometimes twisting their whole body around in order to produce as much power as possible, releasing it at speeds of up to 37 mph in the men’s event.

“Man, we’ve been spinning,” Pittsburgh starter Johan Oviedo says with a grin. The Pirates are throwing more breaking balls than any other club in baseball.

That decision, though, is left to those on the field. "I believe in empowering players to be decision-makers," Schwartz said. The estimation is that Deming can throw the ball between 30 to 40 ...

Goalball is unique to Paralympic sports – a fast, skillful game without an Olympic counterpart in which visually impaired players seek to score by throwing balls into a goal defended by the ...