The split-fingered fastball is the "it" pitch right now, but it is still rarely thrown by left-handed pitchers. Why is that?

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 ...

One of the great features of baseball is how often this old sport learns a new trick. They've been playing the game since the 1800s, yet every season brings an innovation to the forefront. Sometimes ...

Before Roki Sasaki had thrown a pitch in the Major Leagues, those in the baseball world had already heard all about his splitter. Sasaki's signature offering had the potential to be one of the ...

A little more than a decade ago, a pitcher by the name of R.A. Dickey threw a kind of knuckleball that baseball had essentially never seen. Now Roki Sasaki might be taking it a step further. Rather ...

More splitters were thrown in 2023 than any year of the pitch-tracking era (since 2008). Hunter Greene and Lucas Sims are still figuring out how a splitter could work in their repertoire. GOODYEAR, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Seranthony Domínguez entered the game to face one of the best hitters alive. José Ramírez, a six-time All-Star, stepped to the plate for the Cleveland Guardians against the Orioles’ ...

TORONTO -- In Game 6 of the World Series on Friday, two of the foremost practitioners of the pitch that has defined October will duel at Rogers Centre. Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu ...

The World Series may all come down to one pitch. Well, to be more specific, one pitch type: the splitter. Game 6 is Friday night, and the Toronto Blue Jays have a 3-2 lead. They can take the crown ...