The four-seam fastball had its time in the sun. But another familiar pitch has been stepping up to steal its thunder. Pitchers never officially retired the sinker, but they did move away from the ...

Before Andy Ibáñez’s ball caromed into the left-field corner and before the Detroit Tigers advanced to last season’s American League Division Series, the team was on the brink of watching a playoff ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. We’re going pitch by pitch through the arsenals of all starting ...

It's a cliché that "baseball is a game of inches," but for hitters and pitchers, it's more a game of millimeters. If the bat hits the ball a fraction of an inch too low or too high, the result is a ...

Rodón looked sharp in his first start back from a seven-week injury absence. The New York Yankees are in a desperate bid to get quality innings after a poor deadline. Thankfully, they got a ...

Max Scherzer's slider has struggled in 2026, but the Toronto Blue Jays veteran has found success with his curveball Toronto Blue Jays On SI Jacob Misiorowski's historically dominant year by the ...