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 ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — “Hold on,” Cade Povich said as he reached into his locker. “Let me show you.” Povich grabbed one of the several baseballs hiding between his clothes and cleats. He held the ball with ...

CARMEL --- Some baseball players are notorious tinkerers, especially pitchers. Pitchers tinker with their placement on the mound, their arm angles, windups and most often, their pitch grips. Changing ...

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 ...

During the final weeks of the regular season, as New York Yankees reliever Luke Weaver spiraled into unreliability, he found himself confronting a time-honored baseball problem that has become more ...

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 ...

The New York Yankees finally bested the Toronto Blue Jays, and Ben Rice's three-run home run in the first inning on Sunday is the at-bat most people will remember. In the box score, it's the line shot ...

Closeup looks at the grips nine Cardinals pitchers are using this spring on new pitches. (Photos by Derrick Goold) BY DERRICK GOOLD, Post-Dispatch Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. • He’s tried holding ...

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 ...

The New York Yankees finally bested the Toronto Blue Jays, and Ben Rice's three-run home run in the first inning on Sunday is the at-bat most people will remember. In the box score, it's the line shot ...