When an ace expands his repertoire, it can make the game's nastiest pitchers even nastier. That's exactly what's happening with these pitchers in 2021. Multiple big-name pitchers around the league have either introduced an entirely new pitch this season or are throwing a formerly little-used pitch a lot more than

NEW YORK -- For Jacob deGrom, the actions were subtle: a quiet conversation with pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, a premature handshake with manager Luis Rojas, a walk down the clubhouse tunnel in the bottom of the sixth. Immediately, it was easy to consider the worst. For deGrom, a season of

PHOENIX -- Shohei Ohtani rolled up his right pant leg and inspected his knee. He removed his shin guard, walked through the visitors’ dugout at Chase Field and retreated down the tunnel. Only minutes earlier, Ohtani fouled a 93.2 mph cutter from D-backs starter Merrill Kelly off his right knee

NEW YORK -- Recent setbacks for Carlos Carrasco and Noah Syndergaard have altered the Mets’ pitching landscape. When the Mets broke camp in March, they hoped for both of those players to be in their rotation by June. Now, both remain weeks, if not months, away. As such, rotation help

WASHINGTON -- Max Scherzer felt optimistic after exiting Friday’s start against the Giants having thrown just 12 pitches. His early departure was caused by a tweak in his groin, and an MRI showed there was inflammation but no muscle strain. “It’s really best-case scenario in terms of what the injury

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Jacob deGrom had Citi Field rocking like it was mid-October in the Mets' 3-2 win over the Padres on Friday night. The Mets’ ace continued to mount his considerable case for the National League MVP Award with an electric performance against the Padres, striking out 10 hitters across six scoreless

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BOSTON -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. might wake up to a maintenance bill from Fenway Park after his demolition derby on Friday night. Guerrero opened his night in the 6-5 loss to the Red Sox with a line-drive single that dented the top of the Green Monster, and Guerrero followed that

Mike Tauchman did it again. For the second time this year, Tauchman made a leaping catch at the left-field wall to rob a home run, pulling back a game-tying shot from Nationals star Juan Soto in the seventh inning to help preserve a shutout for right-hander Anthony DeSclafani in a

The return of the Midsummer Classic after a rare year off means the return of All-Star Game voting. As was the case in 2019, Major League Baseball will use a two-phase fan-voting process, made easier with the help of Google to determine the starting position players for the All-Star Game

OAKLAND -- Elvis Andrus couldn’t help but feel responsible as he watched a late lead over the Royals disappear for the second night in a row. His error in the seventh inning on a potential inning-ending ground ball extended the frame, giving the Royals an additional opportunity that they seized

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers hosted their first fireworks night at the ballpark since 2019 on Friday, but it was the L.A. offense that stole the show with five homers in the 12-1 win over the Rangers at Dodger Stadium. As he has most of the season, Max Muncy got

BOSTON -- Another night, another Fenway thriller. The constantly comebacking Red Sox did it again on Friday night, riding a walk-off single off the Monster by Alex Verdugo in the bottom of the ninth to a wild 6-5 victory over the Blue Jays.

CINCINNATI -- Of all the Reds who homered Friday night vs. the Rockies, Joey Votto appeared to enjoy his the most. In the third inning of Cincinnati's 11-5 victory at Great American Ball Park, Votto's long ball was potentially the backbreaker for Colorado. It was already a 4-0 game when

DETROIT -- A little rain might have dampened Liam Hendriks’ mood on Friday night, but it sure didn’t stand in the way of the White Sox quest to command the AL Central. A 49-minute rain delay in the bottom of the ninth inning meant plenty of time for Chicago’s prized

ST. PETERSBURG -- Brandon Lowe was the Rays’ most valuable player last season, a worthy top-10 finisher in the American League MVP voting. But when he steps up to the plate these days, he sees the same numbers you do. And for a time, he said, that pressure affected him,

The American Family Field crowd was as loud as it had been all night in the seventh inning of the Brewers’ 7-4 win over the Pirates on Friday. The score was knotted up at two. Milwaukee pinch-hitter Daniel Robertson and first baseman Daniel Vogelbach had sandwiched walks around third baseman

CLEVELAND -- In his last outing, Aaron Civale didn’t have the curveball he had on Friday night. What changed? He had a front-row seat to Adam Wainwright’s seven-inning, curveball-heavy gem on Wednesday evening in St. Louis. Civale studied Wainwright from afar and took bits and pieces from that outing into

As Jacob deGrom continues his historic 2021 season, we’re keeping track of his chances at breaking three notable ERA records, as well as other fun facts and stats. First, there’s Dutch Leonard’s 0.96 mark from 1914, the lowest ERA by a qualified pitcher in a single season since earned runs

MINNEAPOLIS -- It was difficult to say what made a larger impact for the Astros on Friday night -- the solid pitching of José Urquidy, the sweet swing of Michael Brantley or the defensive clinic put on by the left side of the infield in the eighth inning at Target