Here's a fun stat on velocity, which MLB's Daren Willman first pointed out last week on X. Entering play on Tuesday, the ...

San Antonio police officers are investigating a body found on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, near the 9700 block of Espada Road, not far from Loop 410 on the South Side. ATLANTA – Curveballs have been ...

Baseball's shift to higher pitcher speeds and larger bullpen roles has redefined game strategies for both batters and ...

Keith Meister is worried. The 63-year-old orthopedic surgeon feels as if he’s screaming into a void, his expert opinion falling on deaf ears. Meister, whose slight Southern twang sweeps into ...

The Red Sox selected Kyson Witherspoon out of Oklahoma with the 15th-overall pick of the 2025 draft. Gary Cosby Jr. / USA Today Network via Imagn Images FORT MYERS, Fla. — In a Boston Red Sox player ...

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ATLANTA — Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern game valuing velocity over variety, disappearing from the major leagues by more than 20,000 annually. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

At first, it just felt like a forearm cramp. Sam Rosand shook it off. The high school junior figured serious pitching injuries involve a pop of the elbow, so he toed the rubber and threw again.

With Grapefruit and Cactus League games underway and Statcast data now available for all games due to the ABS challenge system, it’s easier than ever to identify pitchers who made changes over the ...

Velocity is the holy grail all pitchers chase in today’s game. In pursuit of it, they may not risk their lives, but they quite literally risk their limbs. With the year-over-year stats at Baseball ...

Several pitchers show early 2026 velocity declines, but context matters. Fantasy managers must evaluate underlying metrics ...