For nearly every pitcher in baseball, establishing a quality fastball is one of the most essential steps for someone to find success. Fastball pitches (4-seam, 2-seam, sinker, cutter) make up just shy ...

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto learned how to throw his two-seam fastball after Hall of Fame starting pitcher Randy Johnson spoke about the pitch on Japanese television.

Arrighetti is working on a new two-seam fastball against right-handed hitters this spring, because his four-seam fastball last year was hit hard, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. He only threw the ...

It has been a disappointing rookie season for Roki Sasaki as he managed to make just eight starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers before landing on the 15-day injured list. Sasaki greatly struggled out ...

Brian Wilson's final pitch in Wednesday night's save against the Dodgers must have had Jamey Carroll shaking his head and all the scouts at AT&T Park going, "Whaaaa?" It was a two-seam, sinking ...

Sometimes a pitch gets better because a pitcher throws it less The four-seam fastball is the most popular pitch in baseball.

SURPRISE, Ariz. - What makes an individual pitch effective? Is it the velocity? The command? The angle at which it's thrown? The way it plays off of other weapons in a pitcher's arsenal? Ask around ...