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

Imanaga throws his four-seam fastball at below league-average velocity, yet he’s still one of the most difficult starting pitchers a hitter can face. Among all the pitches thrown by all the pitchers ...

The fastball is having a moment in the 2024 MLB season, but whether it's a good one is a matter of perspective. For pitchers and fastball enthusiasts, it's good. But for hitters who could have their ...

No matter how much the sport tries to escape, minimize or pocket it, there’s no denying the fastball is still the style of pitch most synonymous with pitching. The value of a good fastball has never ...

A fastball is a pitcher's bread and butter, whether he is a starter atop a team's rotation running through the opposing lineup multiple times or a high-octane reliever trying to slam the door with a ...

Cam Schlittler in 2026 is mowing down hitters despite throwing a fastball about 90 percent of the time. The numbers — 1.51 ERA, 13.7 K/9, one walk issued per roughly seven innings — are so extreme ...

Lakeland, Fla. - Before Saturday's game, Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch was asked what he needed to see from right-hander Matt Manning, who was making his third spring start and coming off a rough ...