Justin Verlander is one of the few pitchers to have performed during the entire pitch-tracking era of Major League Baseball. He broke into the big leagues in 2005, which is well before Statcast ...

Baseball’s pitching landscape in 2026 is being transformed by unprecedented velocity, advanced biomechanics, and cutting-edge training. From prospects like Carson Whisenhunt touching 97 mph to ...

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 ...

More pitchers are adding weapons to their arsenal, leaving hitters confused in an era already defined by high velocity and tunneling. Welcome to Verducci’s View, a new weekly baseball newsletter from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Arizona Diamondbacks are overhauling their pitching development strategy after a season marked by injuries and poor performance. While the club has historically prevented major arm surgeries well, ...

With Grapefruit and Cactus League games underway and Statcast data now available for all games due to the ABS challenge system, it’s easier than ever to identify pitchers who made changes over the ...

At the major league level, a pitcher’s arm can be worth tens of millions of dollars. Players, teams and Major League Baseball itself all have a vested interest in reducing season- and potentially ...

There’s a kernel of truth in here, and Salmon may genuinely believe it. But Salmon’s argument takes a fact—velocity measurements are now measured out of the hand—and stretches it to a point where that ...