For so long, evaluators, fans and even pitchers sneaking glances at their radar gun readings on stadium scoreboards have been focused on velocity—and for good reason. With rising velocity generally ...

A flame-throwing relief pitcher enters a game — mid-inning, runners on base, tie score — sending the telecast to another commercial break, dialing back the tension in the stadium and pushing the game ...

It has become an annual rite of spring in baseball: Every year, some team has its aspirations shattered because a pitcher shredded his elbow to pieces. The latest victims are the New York Yankees, who ...

In the Tokyo Dome in March, you could almost hear the zip of the ball. 101 mph. The pop of the catcher’s mitt sounded like a gunshot. 100 mph. Roki Sasaki would lift his left leg almost to his head, ...

Major League hitters like to say they feast on the fastball. The Milwaukee Brewers' flame-throwing pitching staff was too big a meal for the Los Angeles Dodgers' bats. Their pitching staff is taking ...