He feared that his signature pitch, a cut fastball, would no longer be successful.
The cutter is Rivera's signature pitch, and every hitter knows it.
His signature pitch was the palmball.
He described Rivera's signature pitch, his cut fastball, as "a combination of thunder and location."
The only possible concern for the Yankees would seem to be the blisters on Wang's fingers, the result of throwing his signature pitch, the sinker.
After two years in the minors, Tesreau learned how to throw a spitball, which became his signature pitch.
His signature pitch, a slider, was nicknamed "The Terminator."
One of Kline's signature pitches is a sinker that seems to "roll off the kitchen table".
Johnson has been struggling - his average was .205 - and he looked for Nelson's signature pitch, the slider.
In the post-season, Rivera has reverted to his signature pitch, a hard four-seam fastball.