It has been a disappointing rookie season for Roki Sasaki as he managed to make just eight starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers before landing on the 15-day injured list. Sasaki greatly struggled out ...

Coming out of spring training, the story surrounding Masahiro Tanaka was about his fastball. Tanaka, with his partially torn UCL, said his average velocity would be down in 2015, with more (slower) ...

While baseball trends toward the breaking ball, Texas Rangers ace Lance Lynn continues to have success with a heavy dose of fastballs. Walter Johnson. Roger Clemens. Nolan Ryan. The fastball was once ...

Between now and October, the Dodgers will be evaluating their increasingly healthy pitching staff, trying to identify the best 13 arms for their World Series push. And for now, they remain hopeful ...

In a fun segment of ‘The Lift,’ reporter Alex Sapp seeks to learn how to throw a fastball, guided by an experienced member from the WDIO Sports Department, Spencer Pierce. Spencer grew up playing ...

HOUSTON — Forty-five major-league starters have thrown at least 750 four-seam fastballs this season. None has allowed a lower batting average or slugging percentage against the pitch than Hunter Brown ...

When launch angle became a normal part of the baseball lexicon, major league pitchers started throwing more four-seam fastballs at the top of the strike zone, and sinkers seemingly fell out of style.

On Thursday, we looked at the top-performing hitters for the month of August. In today’s follow-up article, we’ll dig into 10 pitchers who wowed with their performance metrics over the minors leagues’ ...