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 ...

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TAMPA, Fla. — Seranthony Domínguez entered the game to face one of the best hitters alive. José Ramírez, a six-time All-Star, stepped to the plate for the Cleveland Guardians against the Orioles’ ...

Every year, it seems like a new pitch is the most popular in baseball. This year in the World Series, one pitch has more potency than any other for the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers: the ...

For a while, whether you called it a forkball or a splitter, Roki Sasaki threw one signature offspeed pitch. You could ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.