Fastball: The Saint Anselm commit has two no-hitters this spring and has yet to allow an earned run. His prolific strikeout numbers emerge from a four-seam fastball pounded into the zone.

Unlike a breaking-ball grip or wrist position at release, fastball types are simply tied to seam orientation in the pitcher's hand."I think we are creatures of habit," Ray said.

SARASOTA, Fla. — On the heels of a promising rookie campaign, Orioles starter Grayson Rodriguez is developing a new two-seam fastball he plans to integrate into his existing five-pitch arsenal ...

The cutter, the sinker and the two-seam fastball made necessary a new nomenclature: the four-seam fastball. For Jordan Lyles, a return to basics has been at the heart of a resurgence in the last ...

A two-seam fastball should have spin rate of around 1,900 to 2,200 RPM for maximum success. Sheffield’s average spin rate on 340 fastballs thrown last season in his eight MLB appearances was ...

Wheeler returned to the mound in 2017 after a two-year hiatus resulting from Tommy John surgery. That season, his four-seam fastball averaged 95.5 mph. Last year, he upped it to 96.6 mph.

What he needs to do — to become literally unhittable — is to develop and perfect a two-seam fastball to go with his other two devastating ... Yennier Cano can show Bautista his grip, ...

He’d also heard rumors of a new pitch that Munoz was throwing in bullpen sessions — a sinking two-seam fastball that could leak toward his bat foot while still carrying the upper 90s velocity.

Ryan Yarbrough has enhanced his horizontal-centric arsenal by finally finding a two-seam grip that works for him. The Dodgers aren’t ditching what’s worked; all but four teams throw the sinker ...