You have heard it since you started to like baseball. “Throw strikes.” It was simple. It said it all. You understood. Now ...

McMaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. McMaster University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. There are few sports more exciting than ...

In the 2023 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) introduced the pitch clock, perhaps the biggest change to America's pastime in decades. No longer would pitchers be permitted to dawdle on the mound.

What you need to know about xFIP is that it helps you predict what a pitcher should have done based on his skills instead of ...

There are few sports more exciting than playoff baseball, but behind every pitch there is also a fascinating story of physics. From gravity to spin, the science shaping the game can be just as ...