KENT, Wash. — There’s a reason former Red Sox director of pitching Justin Willard began gifting T-shirts with the message “I throw fuego” to every pitcher in the organization who reached 100 mph in a ...

If you squint a little, you can start to see the possibility of a competent Twins bullpen coming together. It's going to take bounce-back years from several veterans and breakout performances from a ...

One of the biggest questions before the season was how Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga would bounce back after a tough 2025 campaign. Imanaga really struggled in the second half of last season, ...

As MLB heads to the World Series, J.J. Cooper can’t help but ponder the postseason plight of an old mainstay—the durable No. 4 starter. Come chat with Baseball America about the latest MLB prospect ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — When Jose Urquidy made his spring training debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates, his primary concern was attacking what he views as a shrinking strike zone. The 30-year-old right-hander ...

Shota Imanaga gave up a home run Saturday — his fourth in his last two spring training games — but kept his average fastball velocity above 92 mph in his longest outing of the spring. Rick Scuteri / ...

The D-backs bullpen ranked last in the National League in fastball velocity and last in the majors in strikeout rate in 2022. The D-backs bullpen ranked last in the National League in fastball ...