It's been nearly a decade since any pitcher threw a slider as fast as Jacob Misiorowski's, yet that isn't his favorite breaking ball.

The game might be the same, but there is one important element of the game that is different between Double A and Triple A.

Compared to how baseball was played in 2016, the drop in curveballs is much more pronounced in the final three innings (9% then to 4.1% now) than in the first three innings (11.7% to 8.7%).

Royals' Seth Lugo throws 10 different pitches — yes, 10 — as most crafty pitcher in MLB. Billy Heyen • Seth Lugo is the craftiest pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Impact of slip distance between fingertips and ball on baseball pitching performance under different friction conditions. Scientific Reports, 2025; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-93632-y; ...

In 2021, Major League Baseball banned the usage of resin, and since batting averages have gone up. A group of researchers set out to reveal the science behind this.