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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...