Marquez and Walker Buehler both get intensive, one-on-one sessions with pitching coach Ruben Niebla. Buehler pitched in a sim ...

When Irvin came in the league in 2023, his 4-seam averaged 94.5 MPH and his sinker averaged 93.9. In 2024, he was still ...

Throwing harder is better, especially during the spring, when most pitchers are still rounding up. It's not everything, but you'd rather see higher velocity readings than lower. Here's what stood out ...

Generally speaking, spring training numbers don't mean anything. There is so much noise -- a hitter could face a Cy Young winner in his first at-bat and a kid ticketed for Single-A in his second -- ...

There was a significantly larger crowd of Japanese media gathered around Cubs starter Shota Imanaga after his spring debut on ...

In his first spring start Tuesday, Imanaga already was averaging 93 mph, according to Statcast. And pitchers’ velocities generally increase through the spring. Sports Newsletter All of the Chicago ...

Spring is a time for wild takes. But here's how to separate the signal from the noise during MLB's silly season.

The SF Giants bet on Sean Manaea this offseason when they signed the former Athletics and Padres starter to a two-year, $25 million contract that included a player opt-out after the 2023 season. His ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Baseball players don’t usually have that kind of a break. So, with no games to play for more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Ron Marinaccio made changes he wouldn’t ...

The Cleveland Guardians have a pretty scary starting rotation as it is. It may just have gotten even more dangerous for opponents based on the performance Shane Bieber put on against the Kansas City ...

JUPITER, Fla. – Michael Soroka hadn’t jogged out of his own dugout to start a game since May 12 with the White Sox. Over his last 16 appearances in 2024, he had to jog in from the bullpen as a ...