Forkball pitchers are a rare breed, perhaps even rarer than the elusive knuckleballer. The forkball is a pitch that isn’t used much anymore in the major leagues, though its cousin, the split-finger ...

Kodai Senga, New York Mets' new acquisition's ghost forkball is making quite the buzz as the Japanese pitcher's showcase pitch made a brilliant debut in the MLB. The Mets won their game against the ...

It’s impossible to know who threw the first pitch that was called a fastball. Most likely, some guy in the 19th century with a name like Tungsten Arm O’Doyle threw a pitch that had a lot of velocity, ...

Senga worked around a single in the third inning and surrendered two more singles in the fourth, including a two-out RBI ...

The forkball, the primary pitch of NC Dinos pitcher Kim Jae-yeol, has become even more powerful. Leading with the so-called "dancing forkball," he is ready to bolster the relief corps this season.

Lotte Giants pitcher Yoon Seong-bin made a rare in-game appearance. Velocity matters, but the most important thing is command and the refinement of his offspeed pitches. Yoon Seong-bin came into the ...

Kodai Senga ain’t afraid of no ghost. The right-hander was sensational in his MLB debut on Sunday in Miami after shaking out some of the nerves in the first inning. All eight of his strikeouts in the ...

When considering a name for the pitch he rescued from extinction, Los Angeles Angels reliever Robert Coello at first settled on its historic label: a forkball, jammed deep between his index and middle ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — It is arguably the most mystifying pitch heading into the 2023 Major League Baseball season, and it comes with a mysterious name. The ghost forkball. Kodai Senga's signature ...

PORT ST. LUCIE — Mets stars Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil were summoned to face new Mets sensation Kodai Senga for a stadium pitching display Sunday, and club bigwigs, including owner ...

Being a major league pitcher isn't the sweet gig that it used to be. You can't use sticky stuff. You can't take your time. Heck, you can't even rely on over-shifted defenders and small bases to save ...