Earlier this month, the Cubs and Pirates matched up for a series like many others in their history. Both teams were decent, the series ended in a split, and there was some yelling. It’s the National ...

Because it lives outside the realm of ‘normal,’ weird might make people uncomfortable, but it often works in sports. Weird deliveries are referred to as ‘deceptive,’ weird personalities get all the ...

Paul Skenes threw 124 pitches on his way to a complete game win in Louisiana State’s NCAA Regional opener. If you surveyed social media during the game, you may have been mistaken into thinking that ...

As always, this conversation between Joe Posnanski and Bill James-- two of my two favorite baseball writers -- is loaded with more nuggets than Sutter's Creek before the rush. The subject: 100 pitches ...

MLB The Show 25 has a plethora of pitches to learn. There's everything from the normal four-seam and two-seam fastballs to more old school options such as the palmball and the screwball. Here are the ...

I'm convinced hitting a baseball is the single most difficult thing in sports. Hitting a pitch moving that fast -- a 90 mph fastball travels 60-feet, 6-inches in 0.46 seconds -- totally amazes me.

With the downfall of the PED era, Major League Baseball has become more of a pitcher's league. From starters to relievers, there are multiple pitchers who can make hitters look like fools. However, ...

Paul Skenes put forth a tremendous effort on Friday night for the Pittsburgh Pirates, blanking the Los Angeles Dodgers through six and a third innings to earn his third win of the season. Skenes ...

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