More than one organization has banned the cutter at one time or another. But it's barely one pitch, and you probably wouldn't want to have banned Mariano Rivera from throwing that pitch. Turns out, ...

For nearly every pitcher in baseball, establishing a quality fastball is one of the most essential steps for someone to find success. Fastball pitches (4-seam, 2-seam, sinker, cutter) make up just shy ...

Baseball pitches aren’t living creatures; they don’t have feathers. They do fly, though, and to an incurious or uninitiated observer, their flights and behaviors could blend together. “Pitches,” one ...

There will be no baseball for months, but there will be time to wonder about baseball. For your pondering, here is one question found to spark stark disagreement: What’s a cutter? Is it a fastball, or ...

Pitching is an art unique to each hurler that steps on the mound. While the types of pitches each pitcher throws may be similar, it's how they grip and throw them that gives each one a personal touch.

The Astros’ Hunter Brown impressed in his major league debut on Sept. 5, going six scoreless innings against the Rangers in front of a home crowd. Brown sat 95-97 mph on his fastball, touching 98 mph, ...