The idea manifested a couple of years ago. Chicago Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon wanted to tweak his slider to create more sweeping action, but abnormal offseasons leading into 2020 and ’21 thanks ...

Brieske has adjusted the grip on his slider over the offseason to give the pitch more spin, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports. Brieske said his previous slider acted more like a cutter at times, but he's ...

PHOENIX — In the minutes before his most recent outing, as he warmed up in the bullpen before facing the Giants, Carlos Carrasco on a whim decided to experiment. He had seen a video on Instagram that ...

Opposing hitters went 23-for-220 (.105 batting average) against Liam Hendriks’ slider from 2019-23. During that stretch, the 35-year-old righty won two AL Rivera Reliever awards and earned three ...

Shortly before big-league camp broke three weeks ago, Chicago Cubs pitcher Ethan Roberts tried using a new grip for his slider. The suggestion came from assistant pitching coach Daniel Moskos. Given ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Randy Rodríguez didn’t need to tweak his slider. The pitch was performing well; Rodríguez was, too. But as April gave way to May, Rodríguez didn’t like the state of the pitch. There ...

Ashcraft struck out 10 "B-Team" Padres in Wednesday night's spring training start over six innings. After the start he exuded about the progress he has made with his slider, a pitch he's using a new ...

Lefthander Ethan Small had little choice but to figure out a new grip on his slider. The 24-year-old was sidelined for an extended period during the second half of the 2021 season at Triple-A ...

Bob Melvin was talking about the improvement of Padres reliever Steven Wilson, when the San Diego skipper dropped in some cool-kid lingo that's making the rounds in Major League Baseball these days.