The most lethal pitch and the hurlers who throw it.

If Bugs Bunny had a pitch, it would be the knuckleball. It weaves and bobs, zigs and zags, and acts like it has a mind of its own. Catchers have trouble catching this pitch. It leaves hitters dazed.

The knuckleball has long been one of baseball’s most esteemed and bizarre traditions. Now it is nearing extinction. This year, major league pitchers have thrown only 15 knuckleballs. Those have come ...

Experience some of the most fascinating knuckleball pitches in baseball with this highlight reel. Watch how Mickey Jannis, ...

MLB is better when there are knuckleball pitchers, but right now, that's pretty much a lost art. Well, except for Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers. Rogers obviously doesn't pitch regularly, but he ...

It started with a conversation with his father. When Kenny Serwa was 9 years old he expressed interest in throwing breaking pitches, but his father discouraged the experiment on the account of his ...

ATLANTA — Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers. Heck, he didn’t even know where it was going most of the time. But the knuckleball carried Niekro to more than 300 wins, earned ...

The Detroit Tigers are currently headed to Seattle to play in the ALDS after defeating the Cleveland Guardians in three games to take the AL Wild Card Series. All eyes are on them as they attempt to ...

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OYAMA, Japan — Eri Yoshida sat in the dugout of an all-dirt baseball field in rural Japan, surrounded by rice paddies, narrow roads, and traditional Japanese houses. The scene recalled instantly the ...

"I represent the very last one. I'm the only one in the Major Leagues. And it's kinda lonely." The pitch is not fast like the 90+ mph balls being thrown in the Majors. The speed is usually 65 to 80 ...