TORONTO — Kevin Gausman still gets surprised when young pitchers ask to learn his splitter. The mechanics of the pitch are tricky. Gripped with fingers spread wide and thrown with the velocity of a ...

When studying how starting pitcher velocity corresponds to MLB success and longevity, we found a clear correlation between between pitchers who throw harder and those who have longer careers. But this ...

Every year, it seems like a new pitch is the most popular in baseball. This year in the World Series, one pitch has more potency than any other for the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers: the ...

It doesn’t take much to recognize that Paul Skenes is pretty good at what he does. Skenes’ unparalleled display of run prevention now spans two seasons’ leaderboards: His career ERA of 1.94 in 311 ...