Forkball pitchers are a rare breed, perhaps even rarer than the elusive knuckleballer. The forkball is a pitch that isn’t used much anymore in the major leagues, though its cousin, the split-finger ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nathan Eovaldi is quietly becoming a star. In many ways, he is the anti-Michael Pineda. He has made the adjustments that needed to be made to make the most of his golden arm.

You've read this before. It wasn't even that long ago. Three weeks ago, BP's own Dan Rozenson wrote about Tyler Clippard and his "split-finger fastball." The quotation marks are because you could ...

Texas Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning delivers during the first inning of a spring training game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Smiley N. Pool / Staff ...

When considering a name for the pitch he rescued from extinction, Los Angeles Angels reliever Robert Coello at first settled on its historic label: a forkball, jammed deep between his index and middle ...

Being a major league pitcher isn't the sweet gig that it used to be. You can't use sticky stuff. You can't take your time. Heck, you can't even rely on over-shifted defenders and small bases to save ...

Los Angeles Dodgers' Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (27) is famous for throwing the fastest forkball in the world. He made headlines on April 2, 2022, when he threw a 151 km/h forkball against ...

Professional baseball LG Twins pitcher Jang Hyun-sik is struggling with the speed of his forkball. The issue is that it is too fast. Manager Yeom Kyung-yup has instructed that the forkball speed ...

PORT ST. LUCIE — Kodai Senga’s focus is getting to the regular season in optimum health. With that in mind, the Mets right-hander refrained Wednesday from throwing his signature forkball, a second ...