This isn't a pitch we want to throw that often.’” Like any pitch thrown with the vigor of major-league competition, the splitter comes with injury risk, but actual research — in the stead of ...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — A decade ago, on a dusty baseball diamond in Puerto Rico, a veteran pitcher shared with Fernando Cruz the secrets of throwing a splitter, a pitch treated like a black-market ...

Is Skubal adding a splitter to his pitch mix? "Oh, we were just talking splitters," Skubal said. "I'm not going to throw a splitter." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Hedges believes the splitter complements all of Hill’s pitches because it dives in the opposite direction of his other offerings to right-handed hitters. “To be able to throw that pitch 82-84 ...

According to Jack Harris of the L.A. Times, Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior said Ohtani’s latest bullpen included throwing a splitter for the first time since restarting his progression ...

You throw all that together in the same game, and you get this kind of performance.” The splitter has improved for a few reasons. First, Mize began throwing the pitch harder last September and ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Red Sox’s Franchy Cordero was waiting for Athletics starter Frankie Montas to throw him a splitter during his sixth-inning at-bat with two runners on base. “I was looking ...

"Oh, we were just talking splitters," Skubal said. "I'm not going to throw a splitter." They were talking about splitters thrown by Japanese pitchers at the MLB level, such as Shohei Ohtani ...