Carlos Rodón may unveil new sinker for Yankees’ Opening Day start
Carlos Rodon finally returned to the Grapefruitreeg's postponement last Friday after pitching in the backfield for most of March. When he did, the Yankees opening day starter unveiled a small pet project that may or may not be part of his game this season: Sinker. According to Statcast, Rodón threw only four in the spring […]
Phillies, Rays’ benches clear after Nick Castellanos is hit by 96-mph sinker
The Philadelphia Phillies lived up to their “Fighting Phillies” mantra on Tuesday night when a teammate was hit by a pitch during a crucial inning. In the eighth inning, Nick Castellanos was hit by a pitch from Tampa Bay pitcher Edwin Uceta, clearing both benches before Uceta was ejected. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE […]
Jorge Lopez turning back to sinker paying dividends in Mets tenure
When Jeremy Hefner researched the 2022 version of Jorge Lopez, he noticed a sinker. A lot of them. Lopez also attributed his success that year (1.62 ERA heading into Dodger Stadium for his only All-Star appearance) to the grip. Half of his 1,161 pitches were sinkers. It flew over the plate at an average speed […]
Jose Buttoâs sinker keeps Astros grounded over two scoreless innings
PORT STREET LUCIE – Jose Butt cited three ground balls produced in two innings Sunday as evidence that a relatively new pitch he discovered is working. After learning the sinker from reliever Grant Hartwig last season, the right-hander refined it during the offseason against a split Astros team that went 3-1 in the Mets’ exhibition […]