The last several years have been famously unkind to the sinker. It’s an endangered pitch because, in the eyes of too many, getting swings and misses is the first job of a pitcher, and the sinker doesn ...

PITTSBURGH — Clay Holmes had been working to understand his power sinker long before he was acquired by the Yankees in July 2021. The 6-foot-5 right-hander had long been the type of pitcher who had ...

Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers right-handed reliever Brenan Hanifee’s best pitch is his sinker. And if his early outings this spring are any indication, it’s gotten a lot better. And that’s pretty ...

We know Shohei Ohtani is an almost mythical creature, an offensive juggernaut (30 home runs this year) combined with an ace pitcher with a major-league-leading K/9 (among qualified starters) of 12:1 ...

Before Andy Ibáñez’s ball caromed into the left-field corner and before the Detroit Tigers advanced to last season’s American League Division Series, the team was on the brink of watching a playoff ...

New York Yankees reliever Clay Holmes has developed into one of the more underrated pitchers in baseball. But all it takes is one look at his sinker, and you'll see why. Holmes came over to the ...

It feels like Opening Day was just last week, but the All-Star break is less than a month away, and the trade deadline is not too far behind that. The samples aren't so small anymore and contenders ...

Earlier this month, Jeff Sullivan of FanGraphs wrote about a global trend in pitching throughout MLB. Pitchers are throwing fewer fastballs (as a percentage of total pitches) than ever before, at ...

Fans across Philadelphia can breathe a sigh of relief with each quality start Aaron Nola throws, as he is slowly but surely putting his disappointing 2021 season behind him. Nola is off to an ...