Tatsuya Imai generally relies on his fastball and slider but as he prepares for first MLB season adding some diversity to his pitches is key ...

Here comes the pitch, and … freeze it there. Pause for a second. At this instant, the moment a pitcher releases the baseball, a path has been chosen, and the ball is about to embark on it. The pitch ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal and right-hander Kenta Maeda were talking Sunday morning on the TigerTown backfields, with interpreter Daichi Sekizaki between them. Skubal ...

Casan Evans calls it a changeup. But that's not what it looks like coming out of the freshman's right hand. The pitch bares a closer resemblance to a splitter because of its late downward break. It's ...

More splitters were thrown in 2023 than any year of the pitch-tracking era (since 2008). Hunter Greene and Lucas Sims are still figuring out how a splitter could work in their repertoire. GOODYEAR, ...

This week, we’ve been examining a variety of pitch types across the minor leagues, ranking the best fastballs and breaking balls according to Stuff+ grades. Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at ...

Yankees young star Cam Schlittler strongly finished his rookie season and is looking to add to his arsenal this offseason. Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reported that Schlittler is looking ...

Cam Schlittler wants to build on his rookie year — literally. The Yankees right-hander said Wednesday that he’s hoping to either have a changeup or splitter for the 2026 season, but is leaning toward ...

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It could be a changeup. Or it could be a split-finger fastball, commonly known as a splitter. Despite the name, splitters are fastballs only in the sense that they mimic the arm action and initial ...