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Juan Marichal的高抬腿投球姿勢

Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20, 1937 in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, and inductee to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Playing for the San Francisco Giants most of his career, Marichal was known for his high leg kick, dominating stuff and intimidation tactics, which included aiming pitches directly at the opposing batters' helmets. Marichal also played for the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers for the final two seasons of his career.

Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (出生於1937年10月20日，多明尼加) 是前大聯盟右投手，同時也是棒球名人堂的成員之一。生涯主要效力於舊金山巨人隊，他最著名的即是他的高抬腿，過人的球威與威嚇打者的策略，他曾經直接將球投向對方打者的打擊頭盔。在生涯的最後兩個球季，Marichal分別效力於波士頓紅襪隊與洛杉磯道奇隊。

Playing career
選手生涯

Marichal's delivery was renowned for one of the fullest windups in modern baseball, with a high kick of his left leg that went nearly vertical (even more so than Warren Spahn's delivery). Marichal maintained this delivery his entire career, and photographs taken near his retirement show the vertical kick only slightly diminished. The windup was the key to his delivery in that he was consistently able to conceal the type of pitch until it was on its way.

Marichal的投球姿勢被認為是近代棒球中動作最大的全揮臂投球，他投球時會將左腿抬高到幾乎垂直(甚至比Warren Spahn的姿勢還誇張)。Marichal整個生涯都是使用這樣的投球姿勢，在他接近退休時的照片中可以看出它的高抬腿只有些微的降低而已。高抬腿的姿勢是他能夠持續將球種隱藏到出手後的關鍵。

Marichal was discovered by Ramfis Trujillo, the son of late Dominican dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. Ramfis was the primary sponsor of the Dominican Air Force Baseball Team (Aviacion Dominicana), which Marichal pitched a 2-1 victory game in his native Monte Cristi. From the very moment the game ended, Marichal was a member of Aviacion Dominicana team, enlisted to the Air Force right on the spot by Ramfis' orders.[1]

Marichal被Ramfis Trujillo所發掘，Ramfis是已故多明尼加共和國獨裁者Rafael Leonidas Trujillo的兒子，並且是多明尼加空軍棒球隊(Aviacion Dominicana)的主要贊助者。Marichal在家鄉Monte Cristi投出一場2:1的勝利後，就在Ramfis的命令下被徵召進入空軍，成為Aviacion Dominicana棒球隊的一員。