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 ...

Baseball pitching is an intricate interplay of kinematics and kinetics, where the coordination of multiple body segments is critical to generating high ball velocities while minimising injury risk.

In the 2023 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) introduced the pitch clock, perhaps the biggest change to America's pastime in decades. No longer would pitchers be permitted to dawdle on the mound.

In the MLB, the curveball has taken a backseat in the modern game that values speed over variety. This iconic pitch is vanishing from the Major Leagues at an alarming rate, with over 20,000 fewer ...