The idea manifested a couple of years ago. Chicago Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon wanted to tweak his slider to create more sweeping action, but abnormal offseasons leading into 2020 and ’21 thanks ...

Brieske has adjusted the grip on his slider over the offseason to give the pitch more spin, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports. Brieske said his previous slider acted more like a cutter at times, but he's ...

The Athletic has live coverage of the MLB Wild Card Round. Months before he broke his hand and paused the breakthrough season of his career, Anthony Banda hit rock bottom. Baseball had made a habit of ...

Ashcraft struck out 10 "B-Team" Padres in Wednesday night's spring training start over six innings. After the start he exuded about the progress he has made with his slider, a pitch he's using a new ...

-Guys are throwing fewer fastballs relative to their other pitches lately. That's something that has been written about a lot in relation to specific teams or specific pitchers. So why are we seeing ...

NEW YORK – On the morning of Hurston Waldrep’s MLB debut, Spencer Schwellenbach spoke glowingly of his good friend. To a question about Waldrep developing the splitter and what it says about his ...

Andrew Kittredge, one of the nine pitchers added this past winter and in Cardinals spring training, shows the grip on his slider. (Photo by Derrick Goold) Lead baseball writer {{description}} Email ...