No two pitches are the same because no two pitchers are the same. Biology, coaching and even ambition and curiosity affect how humans throw a baseball. Equal parts art and science meld. "Each pitch is ...

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 ...

When is a pitch a pitch? When is a new pitch type born? Who gets credit? At some point, the slider was not a thing. Then Charles Bender threw his “nickel-curve” so often in the early part of the 20th ...

When he was pitching in the big leagues a decade ago, Danny Farquhar barely gave a passing thought whether he was tipping his pitches. “Wasn’t really a thing back then,” he said. These days, he’s ...

In the span of just eight months, so much seemingly had changed. Glasnow still was confident in his health, believing his careerlong elbow problems finally were behind him. He still was sure of his ...