Walbert Ureña’s 100 MPH sinker and elite Statcast metrics are keying an Angels breakout

Is Walbert Ureña the next Angels pitching anchor? Explore the advanced Statcast metrics, expected ERA, and pitch usage ...
Major League Baseball

Why Cole's fastball is in a league of its own

Gerrit Cole only tweeted video of a single pitch. But it's the pitch -- the pitch that defines his transformation into a $300 million ace. One elevated four-seamer, thrown under the backdrop of Yankee ...
New York Post

Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki rediscovers fastball — and possibly himself

Never mind the final score. Never mind how the Dodgers’ six-game winning streak ended or even how many innings Roki Sasaki pitched. The details were trivial. What mattered was that in the 10th start ...
Sports Illustrated

Jacob Misiorowski Is Torching MLB Records With His Otherworldly Fastball

Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski has been on a torrid run this season, but in particular over the course of his last five starts. In that span, Misiorowski has been nothing short of dominant. He’s ...
MassLive

Red Sox have reliever with ‘heavy fastball’ up to 101.3 mph dominating (1.15 ERA) for Worcester

BOSTON — The Red Sox are the reason reliever Tayron Guerrero began playing baseball at 16 years old. The Colombia native asked “What’s that sport?” when his grandfather was watching Game 4 of the 2007 ...
Washington Times

Brewers’ Misiorowski sets record with 104.5-mph fastball

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski set a major league record Friday night, hurling a 104.5-mph fastball against the Philadelphia Phillies — the fastest pitch recorded by a starting ...