The Washington Post

Velocity is strangling baseball — and its grip keeps tightening

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 ...

Baseball Has a Pitching Velocity Problem—and It’s Not Slowing Down

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 ...
Chicago Tribune

Baseball has a pitching velocity problem — and it’s only getting worse

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 ...
Associated Press

MLB batting average near half-century low and velocity at all-time high

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Baseball can’t run away from its lack of runs. Batting averages are near half-century lows. Velocity is at an all-time high. “Run scoring, it’s not easy to do. It’s hard and it ...