A’s reliever Jake Diekman threw his slider more than ever in 2019, pairing the pitch with his mid-90s fastball to strike out more than a batter an inning. And then something weird happened. “I just ...
The first time Michael Forret held a baseball to throw a kick-change, the newest trendy pitch sweeping across the sport, the right-hander looked at his hands perplexed. He’d never tried anything like ...