Even though many pitchers will test new pitches in the spring, they can often be abandoned when the regular season starts. It can often be more informative to see which pitchers have drastically ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. Today, the Best Pitches series continues with curveballs.

After not pitching for the entirety of 2024 due to elbow surgery, Shohei Ohtani has been progressively working his way back to form as a generational two-way player. And on Wednesday, we saw the ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Shohei Ohtani is a four-time MVP, led the league in home runs twice and has been a key member of the Dodgers’ back-to-back World Series titles. On Wednesday at Oracle Park, the Giants ...

WORCESTER — Jake Bennett was in the visitor's bullpen in Rochester, New York on April 28 when WooSox pitching coach Dan DeLucia suggested that the 25-year-old left-handed pitcher started throwing a ...

Framber Valdez’s curveball is no secret yet in his seventh major league season remains a conundrum. It is the pitch the left-hander uses most after his trademark sinker and that hitters cannot keep ...

In the MLB, the curveball has taken a backseat in the modern game that values speed over variety. This iconic pitch is vanishing from the Major Leagues at an alarming rate, with over 20,000 fewer ...