Sam Briend and Matt Blake have long been considered some of the best minds in baseball, and their work with the Yankees since being hired in 2020 speaks for itself. They’ve built a pitching ...

For me, his sinker is also a huge development ... JM: "Yes, it's the same motion. The grip is the only difference." When you came back from winter ball did you work with any of the pitching ...

Detroit — That it comes with the territory doesn’t make it easier to deal with. Sinker ball pitchers are at the mercy of the BABIP (batting average on balls in play) lords. Their forte is ...

In time, the two-seam grip would give his pitches ... “I just can’t get a ball to stay on a line.” Holmes started studying the movement of his sinker before his trade to the Yankees, making ...