Atlanta Braves broadcaster Chip Caray called it an "eephus pitch," because right-hander Tim Hudson doesn't throw a knuckleball. Or so the world thought, until Thursday, when he threw one to Adam ...

An eephus pitch is a low-speed, high-arcing lob thrown with three fingers like a curveball. This trick-pitch’s power is in its slowness, which confuses batters. “You get bored watching it,” says ...

An eephus pitch is one of baseball’s many pieces of niche ephemera. It’s a weird trick throw that’s barely ever glimpsed in the professional game—an arcing lob of the ball, traveling at half the speed ...