SURPRISE, Ariz. — Royals coaches hold exit meetings with players at the end of each season. They review the strides players made. They discuss lessons learned. They compile an offseason plan. Last ...

For nearly every pitcher in baseball, establishing a quality fastball is one of the most essential steps for someone to find success. Fastball pitches (4-seam, 2-seam, sinker, cutter) make up just shy ...

Several of the leading pitchers in this year’s postseason make their living with a cut fastball, most notably Roy Halladay and Mariano Rivera. The list of playoff pitchers who have the cutter as an ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Max Scherzer has come to grips with a finger injury - by coming up with a new, unusual grip for his fastball. The Washington Nationals ace won the NL Cy Young Award last ...

Gausman has thrown his splitter 41.4% of the time in the postseason, followed on the Blue Jays by fellow starter Trey ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In the eyes of manager Stephen Vogt the art of pitching has changed. He’s not sure if it’s led to more pitchers getting hurt. After spending 10 years in the big leagues as mostly a ...

PORT ST. LUCIE – Rick Reed blamed himself as much as anyone for the Mets’ collapse of 1998. Last year, he was as responsible as anyone for saving their season. Reed yesterday admitted he felt a little ...

Pitching is an art unique to each hurler that steps on the mound. While the types of pitches each pitcher throws may be similar, it's how they grip and throw them that gives each one a personal touch.