In modern baseball, spin rate stands out among pitching metrics, but its true value lies in its effects on performance and injury risk. Spin rate — the speed of baseball rotation in revolutions per ...

Zach Thornton is the son of a pair of collegiate track athletes, but his athletic career went in a different direction.

Elliott looks at pitchers with surprising starts recently. These SPs could emerge as fantasy baseball waiver wire targets for Week 8 in 2026, or just mirages.

It wasn't that long ago, if a high school baseball pitcher reached the mid-80s with his fastball, he would be considered ...

Jackson Flora, Roch Cholowsky, Grady Emerson Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Mike Janes / Associated Press, ...

Cam Schlittler’s fastball-heavy dominance tests whether elite velocity and command can outrun fatigue and lineup adjustments through deeper outings. Cam Schlittler in 2026 is mowing down hitters ...

Konnor Griffin, Kevin McGonigle, Nolan McLean and the rest of the 2026 rookie class has more than made its mark just a quarter of the way through the season.

Friends, I’ve been thinking. And I’ve thought a lot about this, and was reminded watching Skenes velocity dip nearly 2 MPH against the Redbirds on Thursday afternoon. Pitcher arm injuries in MLB have ...

Welcome back to the Week 7 edition of our Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Prospects Report for the 2026 MLB season, looking at ...

Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez leads the majors in innings, strikeouts and fWAR thanks to a his masterful use of a ...

Bryce Harper has paired a new drill from the WBC with better in-zone contact, while Zack Wheeler’s sweeper is showing a ...