With the MLB 2024 playoffs in full steam, we're seeing some of the most amazing pitches but what about the best pitch in baseball history? The most un-hittable pitch in baseball has zero spin, moves ...
For pitchers, it was once like a $100 bill floating from the sky and landing in the palm of their hand. They would get a ball from the catcher, look it over, and there it was: a scuff mark. They ...
Location: The pitch’s destination, because some locations are harder for batters to hit. A fourth aspect, the interplay between a pitcher’s collection of pitches, or arsenal, is the subject of ongoing ...
In the 2023 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) introduced the pitch clock, perhaps the biggest change to America's pastime in decades. No longer would pitchers be permitted to dawdle on the mound.
The Eephus pitch is one of baseball’s most peculiar pitches. It’s high-arcing, slow lob has perplex batters for decades. Where did it start? In this short segment for Backstory, Larry Potash gives us ...