Red Sox Garrett Crochet Throws Baseball’s Best Slider/Sweeper

Crochet earns an "A++", with the Padres' Nick Pivetta and Phillies' Zack Wheeler right behind with "A+" marks. Nine other ...
Major League Baseball

With a slider that's no longer 'dog-water,' Cantillo could be harder to hit in ‘26

Earlier this spring, Joey Cantillo offered a vivid self-assessment of his slider. “My slider has been pretty dog-water the ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jacob Misiorowski throws 100 and has a unicorn slider. But he'd rather talk about a different pitch.

CHICAGO – When Jacob Misiorowski sent Statcast into a fritz, at least temporarily, during his electrifying major-league debut, it was understandable. The triple-digits four-seam fastball has so much ...
The New York Times

Sliders: For new Baseball Hall of Fame class, growing the game means rethinking the way in

Welcome to Sliders, a weekly in-season MLB column that focuses on both the timely and timeless elements of the game. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Billy Wagner broke his right arm twice when he was 5 years old.

Texas baseball made a change to Jared Spencer's slider. He used it to dominate Georgia

Texas baseball's coaching staff helped Jared Spencer tweak his slider. He used it to dominate Georgia on Friday.