They saw one of their top pitchers, in his age 24 season and only his second full year in the majors, break franchise legend John Smoltz's single-season record by putting up a league-leading 281 ...

The transformation happened quickly in May 2009. Early into his second year in the majors, a young Clayton Kershaw was enduring a sophomore slump with the Dodgers. Looking for a way to complement his ...

Detroit — Spencer Torkelson has been a front-row witness to so many of Jack Flaherty’s crimes against hitters the last two seasons, he can almost predict an outcome after a couple of pitches. Like ...

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Harbor Creek senior pitcher Heath Betza often uses an unconventional pitching strategy, starting with off-speed pitches like his slider. Betza and his catcher, Jacob Rzodkiewicz, believe this ...

The Cleveland Guardians had three phenomenal rookie pitchers during the 2023 season who were all great in their own right. Gavin Williams was just one of those pitchers who will be in the rotation for ...

Looking for a way to complement his predominantly fastball/curveball mix, he began toying around with a slider in his between-starts bullpen sessions. When Brad Ausmus, the well-traveled 40-year-old ...