For a while, whether you called it a forkball or a splitter, Roki Sasaki threw one signature offspeed pitch. You could ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal and right-hander Kenta Maeda were talking Sunday morning on the TigerTown backfields, with interpreter Daichi Sekizaki between them. Skubal ...

Lakeland, Fla. — Not that long ago, throwing split-fingered fastballs was frowned upon by big-league clubs. With the grip and the arm action, it’s too hard on the arm, they said, specifically on the ...

Here comes the pitch, and … freeze it there. Pause for a second. At this instant, the moment a pitcher releases the baseball, a path has been chosen, and the ball is about to embark on it. The pitch ...

There have been a few surprises on this year's Minnesota Twins team. Right-hander Mike Pelfrey has been among the biggest. One pitch is largely responsible for Pelfrey's revival, too. It was during ...