I had never heard anyone describe a fastball that way. But the spin pattern made sense—it was the natural result of my preferred grip, with two fingers across a single seam of the baseball. This “revolutionary” pitch wasn’t manufactured.

The baseball world is always searching for the next breakout arm—the pitcher whose raw talent, athleticism, and competitive fire suddenly push him from intriguing prospect to legitimate future star.

If you're tired of reading article after article that just touts individual players for the upcoming season, then why not take some time to dig into some advanced metrics with me in the second part of my research-based series on starting pitcher statistics?

For decades, the fastball has infatuated baseball fans. How many debates in the sports' earlier years centered around which player had the better fastball? Still, to this day, people are talking about who had the better fastball between Satchel Paige and ...