The first three innings of this crucial matchup could not have started any better for Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer. He was perfect through three, but not without the help of home plate umpire Austin ...

As more and more high school pitchers focus on velocity, coaches and sports medicine professionals worry about an injury ...

There are those of us who remember when triple-digit heat was a special treat, and typically only served by a certain profile ...

Discomfort in his lower back landed Gavin Cross on the injured list recently and caused him to miss 12 games for the ...

When combined with command, velocity works. In MLB, average pitch velocity has risen steadily over the past two decades, ...

In this June 8, 2003, file photo, Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner pitches to a Tampa Bay Devil Rays batter during a baseball game in Houston. (AP Photo/Brett Coomer, File) ...

Parker, a towering outfielder who helped propel the Pirates to the World Series in 1979, was elected to the Baseball Hall of ...

Cristopher Sanchez, who struck out 11, was the latest starter to receive no support against the Astros as the Phillies head ...

Since a rough debut on May 4, Suárez has pitched at least six innings in each start, and reached at least seven innings six ...

Closer Edwin Díaz of the New York Mets has been named the National League Reliever of the Month for May, and closer Jhoan Duran of the Minnesota Twins has been voted the American League Reliever of ...

Along with Piazza and Santana, John Franco, Al Leiter, Pedro Martinez, Billy Wagner, Jose Reyes and Noah Syndergaard are among more than 40 players and former managers who will be featured.

1990 — Nolan Ryan pitched the sixth no-hitter of his career to extend his major league record, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0. Ryan, 43, was the first to pitch no-hitters for ...