Speed, for lack of a better word, is good. This is almost always true about pitches. Consider that hitters have a .274 average, an .809 OPS and a 14.3% strikeout rate on fastballs that are equal to or ...

The first recorded pitcher's ball speed occurred on August 20, 1946. A U.S. Army device called a 'lumiline chronograph,' originally used to measure the speed of artillery shells, was brought to a ...

For Major League Baseball pitchers, high pitch velocity has become one of the most coveted skills. But a recent study co-authored by Brown researchers found that higher pitch speed on its own is not ...