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...for safety concerns, ostensibly. Jericho Scott has a 40 mph pitch. He's obviously a superstar. They banned him from pitching because they're worried he'll hurt someone. "He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told his coach that the boy could not pitch any more. When Jericho took the mound anyway last week, the opposing team forfeited the game, packed its gear and left, his coach said... The team was 8-0 and on its way to the playoffs when Jericho was banned from pitching... parents expressed safety concerns... Facing that kind of speed" is frightening for beginning players, Noble said."
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