A little trick beat writers can pull when working on a statistical research piece on a player, is just taking that information to the player and seeing what they say about it. In Michael Kopech’s case ...

Even though many pitchers will test new pitches in the spring, they can often be abandoned when the regular season starts. It can often be more informative to see which pitchers have drastically ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kevan Smith is not trying to talk out of turn, or step on the White Sox plans, but after eight years in the organization, the catcher has seen prospect arms come and go, and fashions ...

Terrifyingly beautiful, like summer thunderstorms and whitewater rapids, the curveball of Astros pitcher Lance McCullers can be found at the intersection of violence and wonder. It is a demon he ...

This is the devastating beauty of Ma’Khail Hilliard’s signature pitch: In particular situations, everybody in the place knows it is coming, and it does not matter anyway. The sinewy freshman ...

Secondary pitches are called that for a reason. Every pitcher at every level of baseball has worked off of his fastball since the beginning of time. Secondary pitches round out a repertoire even if ...

In today’s installment of The Toolshed we will tackle one of the more difficult pitches to throw consistently, the curveball. It has been blessed with many a moniker over the years: “Uncle Charlie,” ...

The heat that Orioles reliever Mike Baumann brings with his fastball isn’t what he used to burn the Mariners on Saturday afternoon. Baumann was put in the unenviable spot of inheriting an automatic ...

BRADENTON, Fla. --It was important for the Pirates this year to do what they can to help their pitchers know the new rules that come with the pitch clock. Sometimes those new rules aren't always so ...

Mikey Moore won't forget 2025 in a hurry. He won a Europa League winner's medal with Tottenham, joined Rangers on loan - and ...