OYAMA, Japan (AP) — Eri Yoshida sat in the dugout of an all-dirt baseball field in rural Japan, surrounded by rice paddies, narrow roads, and traditional Japanese houses. The scene recalled instantly ...

Matt Waldron's knuckleball is having a moment. The San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher has reintroduced everyone's favorite pitch to Major League Baseball and people are taking notice. Even Patrick ...

A Minnesota Twins prospect has a chance to make Major League Baseball history this season. Twins pitcher Cory Lewis has been turning heads with his knuckleball during the early portion of spring ...

Even though Spring Training is long behind us, we have no reason to stop looking into pitchers throwing new pitches. In fact, this is when the fun begins. Many pitchers will test new pitches in the ...

Kenny Serwa will never forget his first knuckleball. He was 9 years old. It was the summer of 2006. His father, Ken Serwa, stood ready to catch. Kenny had been trying sliders and curveballs in the ...

Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes appears to be taking notes from America’s favorite pastime this offseason. On Wednesday at Chiefs minicamp, a video of Mahomes winding up like a baseball pitcher ...

FIELD AND IN THE BROADCAST BOOTH, JOHN TIM WAKEFIELD WAS THE RELATABLE SUPERSTAR, RIGHT? THE GUY WHO FELT A LITTLE BIT LIKE US BECAUSE HE WASN’T THROWING 100 MILES AN HOUR. HE WAS MAKING THE BALL ...

Chris Nowlin would love to teach you how to throw a knuckleball. He runs his “Knuckleball Academy” out of a baseball training facility 10 blocks south of Los Angeles International Airport. He aspires ...

National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro — a longtime pitcher for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves who was known for his blistering knuckleball — died in his sleep after a long battle with ...