Note: This story was originally published on May 25, 2023. Identifying pitches without the help of TrackMan, Hawk-Eye or other ball-tracking devices is as much an art as it is science. Baseball ...

For nearly every pitcher in baseball, establishing a quality fastball is one of the most essential steps for someone to find success. Fastball pitches (4-seam, 2-seam, sinker, cutter) make up just shy ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Royals coaches hold exit meetings with players at the end of each season. They review the strides players made. They discuss lessons learned. They compile an offseason plan. Last ...

Several of the leading pitchers in this year’s postseason make their living with a cut fastball, most notably Roy Halladay and Mariano Rivera. The list of playoff pitchers who have the cutter as an ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In the eyes of manager Stephen Vogt the art of pitching has changed. He’s not sure if it’s led to more pitchers getting hurt. After spending 10 years in the big leagues as mostly a ...

Would it surprise you if over a quarter of the curveballs delivered by major-league pitchers in 2013 were thrown with a knuckle-curve grip? It certainly surprised me. This was one of the results of ...

PORT ST. LUCIE – Rick Reed blamed himself as much as anyone for the Mets’ collapse of 1998. Last year, he was as responsible as anyone for saving their season. Reed yesterday admitted he felt a little ...

Pitching is an art unique to each hurler that steps on the mound. While the types of pitches each pitcher throws may be similar, it's how they grip and throw them that gives each one a personal touch.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — To understand baseball, it helps to hear the game’s quirky language, from the obvious (“backdoor breaking ball”) to the esoteric (“golden sombrero”). And the simplest diction at ...