Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson is an American former professional baseball pitcher nicknamed the Big Unit. He won five Cy Young Awards and was known for a powerful fastball.

2001 World Series: The seven-game championship series in which the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees. Johnson won three games in the series, including the deciding Game 7 in relief.
Four-seam fastball: A fastball grip that produces high velocity and relatively little arm-side movement. Johnson’s high-velocity version made late swings and missed contact common.
Curt Schilling: An American former professional baseball pitcher who won three World Series championships. Schilling and Johnson shared the 2001 World Series MVP award as Arizona’s co-aces.
Strikeouts per nine innings: A pitching statistic measuring strikeouts recorded for every nine innings pitched. Johnson’s career rate illustrates the unusual frequency with which he overpowered hitters.
Perfect game: A baseball game in which a pitcher allows no opposing batter to reach base. Johnson threw a perfect game for Arizona against Atlanta on May 18, 2004.
Slider: A breaking pitch that moves laterally and downward as it approaches the batter. His hard slider complemented the fastball and gave hitters a second sharp movement to track.
Lou Piniella: An American former baseball player and manager who led Seattle from 1993 to 2002. Piniella managed Johnson during his breakthrough years with the Mariners.
Randy Johnson bird incident: A 2001 spring-training play in which Johnson’s fastball struck a bird during a pitch. The startling incident became one of baseball’s most widely remembered moments involving Johnson.
1995 American League Division Series: The five-game playoff series in which Seattle defeated the New York Yankees. Johnson relieved in Game 5 and helped Seattle complete a dramatic series comeback.
Strikeout: A batter’s out recorded when the pitcher earns three strikes during an plate appearance. Johnson’s overpowering pitches produced 4,875 strikeouts, second-most in major-league history at retirement.

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