Yahoo Sports MLB writers Zach Crizer and Hannah Keyser discuss whether or not the slider will overtake the fastball as the most popular pitch in baseball and the factors that are contributing to ...

Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes is reportedly adding a slower variation of his slider to his 2026 arsenal, named "The Sleeper".

This season, Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dauri Moreta has emerged as one of the hot topics around baseball because of his unique slider that largely has baffled hitters. “It’s a unicorn pitch. I have ...

There are a few trends that have become something like the natural laws of modern baseball: Unencumbered, strikeouts go up, game times get longer, and fastball usage goes down. MLB has stepped in on ...

CHICAGO – When Jacob Misiorowski sent Statcast into a fritz, at least temporarily, during his electrifying major-league debut, it was understandable. The triple-digits four-seam fastball has so much ...

How good is Andrés Muñoz’s slider? ‘It’s the best pitch in the game’ TORONTO — Andrés Muñoz remembers the first time the Mariners suggested that he should throw his slider more than his high-octane ...

JUPITER, Fla. - Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson is embracing the notion that spring training is a time to test out new things. One he's growing pretty comfortable with, the other remains a work in ...

The slider is Oviedo's best and most-used pitch, and he has the ability to move it around the strike zone or have it fall out for chases. However, hitters seemed to be on it of late, swinging at it ...

Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch visited free-agent right-hander Jack Flaherty in Las Vegas. The recruitment visit from Hinch led to Flaherty signing a one-year, $14 million contract with the Tigers ...

Cade Horton is slated to make his long-awaited MLB debut for the Chicago Cubs sometime in Saturday's game against the New York Mets. He won't be starting like most Cubs fans expected, but he is likely ...