A pitcher can do magic with a baseball. He can throw it harder than 100 mph, or slower than 70 mph. He can make it break to ...

BRIDGEWATER — Cam Schlittler’s dominance in his third year as a pro baseball pitcher comes as little surprise given his widely held status as a top-10 Yankees prospect. The 6-foot-6 right-hander has ...

Understanding pitching can often be like working on a jigsaw puzzle. Some parts are easier to put in place. Slade Cecconi ...

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star moves through pack ice Dec. 28, 2019, about 200 miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The 43-year-old Polar Star is the nation’s only heavy icebreaker, and the ...

Zack Wheeler just wants to get through spring training healthy. That's the main goal for any pitcher, especially one of Wheeler's caliber. Of course, spring training is for working and fine-tuning ...

That’s the critical nuance. The cutter isn’t something you lean on immediately. You introduce it, control it, keep hitters honest about it. Messick made exactly that point himself: you don’t have to ...

Tim Kurkjian has spent decades as one of baseball’s most knowledgeable voices. But even the best get caught up in the moment sometimes, and this week on Stugotz and Co., producer Mikey A. dug up proof ...

Garrett Crochet, Tarik Skubal, Bryan Woo, Hunter Brown, and Paul Skenes all rank among Just Baseball’s top 10 starting pitchers, and each relies on a second fastball variation at least 15% of the time ...