An eephus pitch is a low-speed, high-arcing lob thrown with three fingers like a curveball. This trick-pitch’s power is in its slowness, which confuses batters. “You get bored watching it,” says ...

An eephus pitch is one of baseball’s many pieces of niche ephemera. It’s a weird trick throw that’s barely ever glimpsed in the professional game—an arcing lob of the ball, traveling at half the speed ...

In baseball, an “eephus” is a trick pitch, a high-arcing throw that appears to cross the plate somewhere below 55 mph. It’s the opposite of a fastball, and while it can sometimes lose a game -- Bill ...

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In Carson Lund’s “Eephus,” two teams – the Riverdogs and Adler’s Paint – gather on a neighborhood field for a baseball game. The leaves are already starting to turn — “It’s getting late early,” as ...

Eephus celebrates third spaces through a ragtag baseball team's final game. The film's cinematography, diverse characters, and immersive worldbuilding stand out. The experience is never light on jokes ...

“Eephus” is set on a small-town New England baseball field called Soldiers Field. As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved baseball field, a pair of Sunday league teams face off ...