More than one organization has banned the cutter at one time or another. But it's barely one pitch, and you probably wouldn't want to have banned Mariano Rivera from throwing that pitch. Turns out, ...

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 ...

Baseball pitches aren’t living creatures; they don’t have feathers. They do fly, though, and to an incurious or uninitiated observer, their flights and behaviors could blend together. “Pitches,” one ...

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.

Liam Doyle's "invisiball" fastball, gripped like a generic four-seamer, is a key weapon for Tennessee baseball. Doyle's fastball has exceptional vertical break and a high spin rate, making it ...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — A year after the Mets drafted him, instantly installing his powerful right arm as perhaps the most talented in their farm system, Blade Tidwell is getting a grip — on his secondary ...