LOS ANGELES — This is how the most devastating pitch in baseball was born. It starts with the perfect physical specimen: 6-foot-6, 242-pound Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard. Add the willingness to ...
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 ...
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 ...