The Yankees have gotten the kind of Gerrit Cole stretch that changes the feel of a series before the first […] Empire Sports Media Yankees’ offense stuck in state of déjà vu as Aaron Boone ponders ...

PITTSBURGH — Clay Holmes had been working to understand his power sinker long before he was acquired by the Yankees in July 2021. The 6-foot-5 right-hander had long been the type of pitcher who had ...

His sinker, which he deploys 57% of the time, carries a 71.8% ground-ball rate that gives him added fantasy value. Q&A: Sinker Usage Is On the Rise, Here's Why Why is sinker usage rising again in 2026 ...

Skenes is still striking hitters out at one of the best rates in baseball. What Skenes has lost is command, and specifically the two pitches that depend on it most: his sinker and his splitter. Run ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. For most of the last month in this space I’ve been unfurling my ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. Let’s go pitch by pitch through the arsenals of all starting ...

No one in baseball throws the elevated four-seam fastball better than Tyler Glasnow. The Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander ranks first in Baseball Savant’s Pitch Run Values on fastballs in the upper ...

PORT ST. LUCIE — Jose Butto cited the three ground balls he produced over two innings Sunday as evidence the relatively new pitch he has discovered is working. After learning a sinker last season from ...

Sears is incorporating a sinker into his repertoire this spring and enjoyed success with it in his first Cactus League start Tuesday, Steve Stockmar of MLB.com reports. "I've been feeling pretty ...