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 ...

PITTSBURGH — Clay Holmes had been working to understand his power sinker long before he was acquired by the Yankees in July 2021. The 6-foot-5 right-hander had long been the type of pitcher who had ...

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 ...

Just how dominant was Jacob Misiorowski this year? These numbers tell the tale Yankees Face Difficult Game 1 Decision Ahead of Wild Card Series The New York Yankees haven’t settled on a Wild Card Game ...

His sinker, which he deploys 57% of the time, carries a 71.8% ground-ball rate that gives him added fantasy value. Q&A: Sinker Usage Is On the Rise, Here's Why Why is sinker usage rising again in 2026 ...