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.

If a pitcher releases the ball with the seams oriented a certain way, the pitch will move more, and more unpredictably, than it would from its spin alone. For McLean, the way he positions the seams on ...

The Mariners had a shot in the seventh when Randy Arozarena clobbered a two-out double off Roki Sasaki, missing a home run by ...

While I was putting together my piece about the best individual pitches on the Royals, I was astonished to see the changes Angel Zerpa has made to his pitch arsenal. These adjustments have proven ...

Following Friday’s dramatic walk-off win, the Giants lost 13-7 to the Dodgers as Logan Webb endured one of his worst starts of the season, matching his season-low for innings (four) and season-high ...

Astros manager Joe Espada, hoping to put the controversy to bed surrounding a pitch thrown by Framber Valdez in Tuesday’s ...