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.

Yesterday, we examined the top fastballs in the minor leagues per Stuff+, ranking the top four- and two-seam fastballs as graded based on their unique pitch characteristics. Today, we’ll be continuing ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Randy Rodríguez didn’t need to tweak his slider. The pitch was performing well; Rodríguez was, too. But as April gave way to May, Rodríguez didn’t like the state of the pitch. There ...

The nastiest pitch in baseball is the one that ended the 2018 season. Other Major League Baseball players didn’t laugh as Manny Machado dropped to his knee trying to hit a Chris Sale slider to end the ...