Sometimes a pitch gets better because a pitcher throws it less The four-seam fastball is the most popular pitch in baseball. It has been every year since pitch tracking began in 2008. In 2026 it still ...

Freddy Peralta looks like he’s back to his old self. Over his last five starts with the Rays, he has a 2.73 ERA and 3.80 FIP while cutting his walk rate from 9.4% with the Mets to 4.5% with the Rays.

A pitch mix change has unlocked a solid run of production for Dustin May. In his first three starts of the year, May threw almost 31% four-seam fastballs and just 11% cutters. He had a few terrible ...

You’re reading The Sporting Scene, Louisa Thomas’s weekly look at the world of sports. Jacob Misiorowski, the Milwaukee Brewers’ young ace, is the same height as Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees’ ...

Logan Gilbert spent three years lowering his arm angle and getting better each time. Emerson Hancock spent two years doing the same thing, and this season he took the final step down to a slot Gilbert ...

Jun 3, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes (30) delivers a pitch during the second inning against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy ...

Cade Townsend, Chicago's first-round pick, is a righty out of Ole Miss. Danny Parker / Four Seam Images via Associated Press When Dan Kantrovitz, the Chicago Cubs’ vice president of scouting, spoke ...

Pitchers cutting four-seam fastballs require different fantasy evaluations; replacement pitch and ERA-xERA alignment reveal true buy and sell opportunities. The four-seam fastball is the most popular ...

You spotted him a couple of weeks ago. Maybe it was a box score that looked wrong in a good way, or a podcast mention, or a start where the ERA was fine but the underlying numbers were better than ...