Sliders are like fingerprints — every pitcher has their own. The most often thrown non-fastball is also the pitch that varies the most from pitcher to pitcher. Just look around the league and you’ll ...
Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning during the regular season you’ll get a fresh, topical story to start your day from one of SI.com’s MLB writers. On June 1, holding a 4–3 lead in the ...
The Slider is one of the most popular pitches in the history of baseball. Many pitchers have tried to perfect the skill of throwing the perfect slider, however, not many have succeeded. This list will ...
Bad news first: You will have a hard time bragging about banging out a slider workout. In the era of at-home pandemic fitness, if you’ve got a Peloton bike or somehow got ahead of the great kettlebell ...
When it comes to pastimes, there’s nothing more American than football. One of the highlights of game day — aside from the actual game — is the spread of food that parades alongside it. From burgers ...
TAMPA — There’s a new slider sweeping Yankeetown. It’s often thrown with a two-seam grip, works the horizontal plane more than a typical slider does, and is developed to play off of true two-seam ...