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 ...

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.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. Let’s go pitch by pitch through the arsenals of all starting ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — It was another crucial moment in a game full of them for Kodai Senga. The Pirates had a runner on third, again. And after Senga fell behind Bryan Reynolds with a first-pitch fastball, he ...

WASHINGTON, DC. – Roki Sasaki has lost his signature pitch. He’s lost his forkball. The role that luck played in his grotesque pitching line in the Dodgers’ 8-6 victory over the Washington Nationals ...

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 ...

CONCORD — Because he was once a skinny teenager with big glasses and a ho-hum fastball, Fred Breining loves talking to youngsters with major league dreams. Breining somehow carved out a Giants career ...

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 ...