The pitch that helped him reach 500 strikeouts faster than any other starter in MLB history faltered after he came back from injury, but it looks to be returning this spring.

LOS ANGELES — With the tying run on base in the eighth inning on Sunday’s 100-degree afternoon, Dodgers reliever Michael Kopech reared back and fired an equally hot 101 mph fastball above the zone.

Angles. Watch Josh Hader, and sharp, precise angles come to mind. He tucks his front knee back into an extremely curled up position, and then unleashes a bunch of wild angles at the hitter — hair, ...

The best starters tend to have the best fastballs - Zack Wheeler, Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes are all here, as well as ...

Japan beat Mexico in a thrilling World Baseball Classic semifinal game Monday night that was decided by a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth by Munetaka Murakami, which sent the stadium into ...

Three weeks later, Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele laughs at how close he came to making history. The notable statistic highlighted the effectiveness of Steele’s four-seam fastball and his ...

It’s a gift and a curse, for Chicago Cubs starter Justin Steele, that people’s eyes can’t seem to adjust to what he’s doing. He ranks second in MLB in ERA, first in park-adjusted ERA+ and tied for ...

A year ago, I used some of the under-the-hood data we now have on college players to explore fastball quality for top college starters in the 2024 class. It was a fun, and hopefully informative, ...

WASHINGTON — Three weeks later, Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele laughs at how close he came to making history. The notable statistic highlighted the effectiveness of Steele’s four-seam fastball ...

A grunt, a whir, a whiff, a pop, a shake of the head, a confident strut from a mustachioed man in tight pants, a dissatisfied trudge back to the dugout. Rinse and repeat. That’s usually how things go ...

There’s few rushes I experience that match the excitement of seeing a radar gun flash 100 mph. If you catch the right fastball on the right day you might hear it cut through air on its way to the ...