Japan beat Mexico in a thrilling World Baseball Classic semifinal game Monday night that was decided by a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth by Munetaka Murakami, which sent the stadium into ...

LOS ANGELES — With the tying run on base in the eighth inning on Sunday’s 100-degree afternoon, Dodgers reliever Michael Kopech reared back and fired an equally hot 101 mph fastball above the zone.

Three weeks later, Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele laughs at how close he came to making history. The notable statistic highlighted the effectiveness of Steele’s four-seam fastball and his ...

Fastball: Henry Lalane’s fastball has truly tanked in terms of shine, instead of having a 93-94 MPH fastball that tops out at 97 MPH from the left-handed side as a teenager, he’s a 21-year-old sitting ...

PHOENIX – Take a seat, class. Eric Lauer, wavy hair sweeping across his forehead and Starbucks cup in his hand, has gone into professor mode on a slow Arizona morning. The subject? Zoomology 101. “The ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ prized pitcher came with 100 mph heat and superstar hype. But so far, Roki Sasaki‘s fastball is getting hit more than hyped. When the Dodgers signed Sasaki out of Japan, the ...

There’s nothing quite like Joe Ryan’s fastball. Hitters know it’s coming. They know what it’s going to do. And they’re still ...