The San Francisco Giants have a rising star in their bullpen ... It was not good, just really a bad fastball. Started to mess around with grips, found that grip. I was like let's throw it ...

They suggested switching to a four-seam grip. He threw a few bullpens ... The backspin Doyle gets on his fastball manufactures the mirage of rising. High fastballs get hitters to swing under ...

Rising pitch velocity has altered the sport, many believe, and not necessarily in a good way. “It’s changed some dynamics,” Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle said. “The pitching side ...

This device, the FlexPro Grip, measures exactly how quickly ... A higher spin rate on a fastball can produce a “rising” effect that makes it harder for hitters to square up.

“Clearly, the fastball is not gonna carry through the zone at 93 very effectively.” For some pitchers, this wouldn’t be as pressing a problem. Even in an era of rising fastball velocities ...

One of the more notable pop-up prospects of 2024, Mets righthander Jonah Tong set out to take his game to the next level heading into 2025. However, after riding a four-seam fastball with heavy ...

“If I throw a fastball at 95 miles per hour, it looks closer to 100 because I have so much ride and a high spin rate. It is hard for a hitter to time up coming from a funky lefty arm slot”.

No one can defy gravity completely and throw a rising fastball, but pitchers can work ... will more likely hit your glove in the web. You can lower fastball spin just by changing your grip. A two-seam ...

Batters are hitting .125 against him. The 22-year-old right-hander has a 100 mph fastball in his arsenal. He’s the No. 24 overall prospect in baseball, as ranked by MLB Pipeline. Officially ...