Relief pitchers, who infrequently face the same batter more than once in a game, have historically succeeded with the help of one or two pitch types that are thrown with maximum effort. In this ...

Hitting a major league pitch has always been one of the most difficult feats in professional sports, but the modern game has pushed that challenge to another level entirely. Today’s pitchers in the ...

One of the most exciting parts of baseball is a game going into extra innings. In MLB games, extra innings can go on-and-on like an Erykah Badu song. For a lengthy, six-month MLB season, extra innings ...

This marks another year of the Mariners having one of the best pitching staffs in baseball. They have so much talent that their rotation's current alignment is practically a flex, and it's a major ...

These are not your older sibling’s Colorado Rockies. Heck, these are not your Rockies, either. Colorado carries a 13-16 ...

NPR's A Martinez asks Dan Evans, the former general manager of the Dodgers, how an AI-augmented camera system that will track pitches alongside umpires might affect Major League Baseball.

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani against the Los Angeles Angels during a spring training game at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Hitting a major league ...