Relief pitchers, who infrequently face the same batter more than once in a game, have historically succeeded with the help of one or two pitch types that are thrown with maximum effort. In this ...

At the major league level, a pitcher’s arm can be worth tens of millions of dollars. Players, teams and Major League Baseball itself all have a vested interest in reducing season- and potentially ...

Over the last several seasons, the concept of measuring pitch quality has become a key component in pitcher evaluation. Understanding which characteristics lead to success for different pitch types is ...

Pitching will look a little different at the World Baseball Classic in 2026. When the sport's finest arms take to the stage across the United States, Japan and Puerto Rico, they'll be asked to abide ...

Everyone loves the big hits and awesome swings in momentum that offense can create in baseball. More often than not though, it's pitching that really determines the outcome of a game. Leaving a ...

In today's baseball, throwing in the upper 90s is much more commonplace than it was even just a decade ago. Bullpens are stacked with fireballers and starters don't throw nearly as many innings as ...