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 ...

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 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 ...

PORT ST. LUCIE — Kodai Senga’s focus is getting to the regular season in optimum health. With that in mind, the Mets right-hander refrained Wednesday from throwing his signature forkball, a second ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Dunning confirmed that the new addition to his arsenal, which he's largely kept a secret through the first two weeks of spring training, is a rarely seen forkball. He used it during his third and ...