Yesavage made his major-league debut in September, then blew away the Yankees in the ALDS thanks to his splitter. What makes ...
Clayton Kershaw didn’t even throw what would end up being his career-defining pitch when he debuted for the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 25, 2008. Not one slider, though he’s since racked up 1,312 ...
CHICAGO – When Jacob Misiorowski sent Statcast into a fritz, at least temporarily, during his electrifying major-league debut, it was understandable. The triple-digits four-seam fastball has so much ...
It is a fair and reasonable question to ask about Orioles left-hander John Means: After he had such a strong 2019 season, will he regress next season? What will it take to keep him performing at such ...
Jackson Chourio is one of MLB’s fastest-rising stars, but the 21-year-old Milwaukee Brewers phenom was no match Thursday for the Yankees’ Carlos Rodón. Rodón kicked off Opening Day at Yankee Stadium ...
While I was putting together my piece about the best individual pitches on the Royals, I was astonished to see the changes Angel Zerpa has made to his pitch arsenal. These adjustments have proven ...
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people refer to a new pitch as a “fad” or “craze.” It makes the pitch seem like a dumb parlor trick and it obfuscates what really happened. A “fad” pitch is ...
Notes | Once one of the righty’s more dependable pitches, it has been hit extremely hard by opponents this season. Shane Baz has cut back on the number of sliders he's thrown this season as opponents ...