The split-fingered fastball is the "it" pitch right now, but it is still rarely thrown by left-handed pitchers. Why is that?

TORONTO -- In Game 6 of the World Series on Friday, two of the foremost practitioners of the pitch that has defined October will duel at Rogers Centre. Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu ...

The most valuable pitch in baseball in 2024 is a 92 mph fastball. That seems impossible. But Shota Imanaga is showing the ...

Welcome to the Postseason of the Splitter. More than pumpkin spice, the split-finger fastball has become the flavor of the month. Its use in the postseason (6% of all pitches, or 17.4 per game) has ...

Kevin Gausman is doing his best Corbin Burnes. At the end of April, he's third in the American League with 31 strikeouts -- ...

Question: Kevin Gausman is dominating with his splitter. As an ump, when a pitcher is so dominant with a singular pitch, does it impact how you call it? Do you get comfortable seeing the pitch? I've ...

The Atlanta Braves targeted Hurston Waldrep in the first round of the 2023 draft as a potentially fast-moving college arm whose fastball, splitter combo could have him helping the big league team ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. - What makes an individual pitch effective? Is it the velocity? The command? The angle at which it's thrown? The way it plays off of other weapons in a pitcher's arsenal? Ask around ...

The overall line score for Roki Sasaki in his start against the Chicago Cubs still left a lot to be desired, but the Los Angeles Dodgers saw his outing as a big step forward. Sasaki allowed four runs ...