The idea manifested a couple of years ago. Chicago Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon wanted to tweak his slider to create more sweeping action, but abnormal offseasons leading into 2020 and ’21 thanks ...

BALTIMORE — It wasn’t all that long ago that Luis Gil looked like an All-Star. Heck, the rookie had even thrown himself into the conversation to start the Midsummer Classic after recording a 1.82 ERA ...

Looking to add more bite to his breaking balls, Diamondbacks left-hander Tommy Henry took a cue from pitching coach Brent Strom and adjusted the grip on his slider and curveball, holding the ball ...

Travis Sawchik is a FiveThirtyEight staff writer. His new book “The MVP Machine: How Baseball’s New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players,” co-authored with The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh, ...

Shortly before big-league camp broke three weeks ago, Chicago Cubs pitcher Ethan Roberts tried using a new grip for his slider. The suggestion came from assistant pitching coach Daniel Moskos. Given ...

Matt Manning has taken a step forward in his development this season. He went to the injured list after two starts for the Detroit Tigers in April and tried to come back in late May only to suffer a ...

During a three-start stretch in late June, righthander Ryan Murphy allowed a combined 10 earned runs in 12.1 innings for Low-A San Jose. His ERA ballooned from 2.48 to 3.80. The 21-year-old Murphy had ...

The Athletic has live coverage of the MLB Wild Card Round. Months before he broke his hand and paused the breakthrough season of his career, Anthony Banda hit rock bottom. Baseball had made a habit of ...