Justin Verlander is one of the few pitchers to have performed during the entire pitch-tracking era of Major League Baseball.

Pitching velocity is no longer just a rare feat—it’s a skill that can be trained, measured, and improved through science-backed methods. From youth leagues to the pros, pitchers are blending mechanics ...

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Keith Meister is worried. The 63-year-old orthopedic surgeon feels as if he’s screaming into a void, his expert opinion falling on deaf ears. Meister, whose slight Southern twang sweeps into ...

AS A SOPHOMORE in high school, Bubba Chandler set a goal. Chandler was a three-sport athlete: star quarterback, varsity basketball starter as a freshman, pitcher on the baseball team -- and a scratch ...

ATLANTA — Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern game valuing velocity over variety, disappearing from the major leagues by more than 20,000 annually. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

When studying how starting pitcher velocity corresponds to MLB success and longevity, we found a clear correlation between between pitchers who throw harder and those who have longer careers. But this ...

Cam Schlittler made one of the best postseason debuts we’ll ever see last week. The 24-year-old Yankees righthander dominated the Red Sox for eight innings in a winner-take-all Wild Card Series Game 3 ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern game valuing velocity over variety, disappearing from the major leagues by more than 20,000 annually. The Athletics have thrown curves on ...