Editing Jeff Nelson (pitcher) (section)

==Pitching==
Nelson was a respected [[Slider (baseball)|slider]] specialist, much more effective against right-handed batters than against lefties (who batted 55 points higher, and slugged 106 points higher, against him than did righties). He was also known for his three-quarters sidearm delivery, and threw a cut 90-mile per hour [[fastball]] as well. During his Yankees tenure, he was known for faking a throw to third base and then throwing to first base in an attempt to pick off the baserunner. Until the rule was changed in 2013, making a fake throw to third base a balk,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/ref/sports/baseball/baseball-rule-change-eliminates-a-fake-pickoff-by-pitcher.html#:~:text='%20%E2%80%9D,taken%20off%20in%20that%20direction.|website=The New York Times|last1=Kepner|first1=Tyler|title=Rule Change Eliminates a Fake Pickoff|date=January 26, 2013|access-date=September 20, 2023}}</ref> this was referred to as "the old Jeff Nelson" by Yankees play-by-play broadcaster [[Michael Kay (sports broadcaster)|Michael Kay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/sports/2011/08/a-look-at-jeff-nelson-s-trademark-pick-off-move.html|title=A Look at Jeff Nelson's Trademark Pick-off Move -- The Sports Section|first1=Joe|last1=DeLessio|date=August 22, 2011|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|access-date=February 10, 2016}}</ref>