LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal and right-hander Kenta Maeda were talking Sunday morning on the TigerTown backfields, with interpreter Daichi Sekizaki between them. Skubal ...

Here comes the pitch, and … freeze it there. Pause for a second. At this instant, the moment a pitcher releases the baseball, a path has been chosen, and the ball is about to embark on it. The pitch ...

Lakeland, Fla. — Not that long ago, throwing split-fingered fastballs was frowned upon by big-league clubs. With the grip and the arm action, it’s too hard on the arm, they said, specifically on the ...

The unusual nature of the grip also leads to another worry about the splitter: inherent inconsistency in terms of movement and command. And that can be true, especially for those deploying it ...