Trey Yesavage dominated the Yankees in his postseason debut last weekend. (Illustration: Eamonn Dalton / The Athletic; Michael Chisholm / MLB Photos via Getty Images) Electric. Dominant. Unhittable.

The split-fingered fastball is the "it" pitch right now, but it is still rarely thrown by left-handed pitchers. Why is that? Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; iStock During the final ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Daniel R. Epstein writes about baseball. Oct 19, 2025, 10:38am EDT Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Trey Yesavage throws during ...

You spotted him a couple of weeks ago. Maybe it was a box score that looked wrong in a good way, or a podcast mention, or a ...

TORONTO -- In Game 6 of the World Series on Friday, two of the foremost practitioners of the pitch that has defined October will duel at Rogers Centre. Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu ...

This story was excerpted from Tim Stebbins' Guardians Beat newsletter, with MLB.com's Jared Greenspan filling in for this ...

The Nationals are in the midst of rebuilding their pitching staff. Last season, the team was second to last in the league with a 5.35 ERA, trailing only the Colorado Rockies. There are many steps that ...

WASHINGTON –– It’s a pitch without a name. A breakthrough development nobody quite knows how to label. Since the start of spring training this year, Roki Sasaki has been working on a new third weapon ...