"He used a lot of sticky stuff to make his pitches better" - When Alek Manoah called Gerrit Cole the 'worst cheater in baseball history'

"He used a lot of sticky stuff to make his pitches better, and he kinda got called out on it," Manoah ... comments on Cole. The MLB has taken tough measures against pitchers who use illegal ... Read More

Gerrit Cole Gets Stuck When Asked About Sticky Substances

He didn’t exactly answer the question. Gerrit Cole found himself stuck when talking about sticky stuff ... MLB looks to curb the problem, and it dominated the entirety of Cole’s nearly-15 ... Read More

Max Scherzer’s ‘sticky stuff’ ejection, and MLB’s rules explained

Drama struck Max Scherzer and the New York Mets on Wednesday when the pitcher was ejected from the team’s game against the Dodgers after three scoreless innings. Umpires deemed that Scherzer’s ... Read More

MLB pitcher forced to change glove over ‘distracting’ American flag patch

As Little went to the mound to warm up for his ninth appearance of the season and No. 16 for his career, a clubhouse attendant went to his locker to find a replacement. The first glove he brought to ... Read More

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (4/25/24)

We have another compact Thursday slate on tap, one where most of the games are matinee clashes. Fortunately, there are some appealing scenarios for both pitchers and hitters in play, and I'll break ... Read More

MLB's Top Pitchers' Elbows Are Exploding at an Alarming Rate

Yes, the MLB Players Association is blaming the shorter pitch clock, and some pitchers have claimed it's because they can't use sticky stuff ... and figure out solutions now. Read More

Most Underrated Pitchers in MLB History

Here are the 30 most unsung, under-the-radar, underrated pitchers in Major League Baseball history. No one-year wonders or self-promoters here. These guys had solid career resumes and often came up ... Read More

Jameson Taillon Looking Forward to MLB Crackdown on Foreign Substances

“It gave me the yips,” he said Thursday. “It freaked me out ... eliminating the sticky stuff can actually help us as a group. That’s the way I’m looking at it.” Speaking specifically ... Read More

Pitchers are buckling and breaking across baseball. What is to blame?

The 2022 AL Cy Young winner, Justin Verlander, is out with shoulder inflammation. The 2021 AL Cy Young winner, Robbie Ray, will miss the first half of the season as he makes his way back from ... Read More

MLB’s existential crisis: Why pitchers won’t stop getting hurt

It’s all about the velo in MLB There are a number of factors currently playing into the pitching injury crisis and we’ll get to all of them in this piece. But the one that merits the most ... Read More

Zac Gallen ranked third on MLB Now’s Top 10 Starting Pitchers

Arizona's Zac Gallen ranked third on MLB Now ... former pitcher and MLB Network analyst Ron Darling said, “Gallen’s got a load of talent, he’s got many weapons to get hitters out, and ... Read More

Stuff over stats: A pitcher believes he knows why so many hurlers are ailing

Or perhaps they are out for ... handful of pitchers around MLB who could get up to 100 mph. Now, most teams have guys who routinely approach triple digits. Therefore, he says it’s not surprising ... Read More