ATLANTA — Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers. Heck, he didn’t even know where it was going most of the time. But the knuckleball carried Niekro to more than 300 wins, earned ...

The knuckleball has long been one of baseball’s most esteemed and bizarre traditions. Now it is nearing extinction. This year, major league pitchers have thrown only 15 knuckleballs. Those have come ...

Kenny Serwa, a 27-year-old pitcher with an 88.5 mph knuckleball, is playing for the Detroit Tigers' Double-A affiliate in Erie. Serwa developed his knuckleball with his father at age 9 and persevered ...

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Vincent Towns was done with baseball all the way back in 1992. That is, until he found a path back via the one method everyone tries.

Baseball is better when there's a knuckleball pitcher in MLB. The San Diego Padres are currently utilizing one, Matt Waldron, ...

It started with a conversation with his father. When Kenny Serwa was 9 years old he expressed interest in throwing breaking pitches, but his father discouraged the experiment on the account of his ...

The Detroit Tigers have a sneaky prospect in their farm system who is making strides in working his way up the farm system. Kenny Serwa's success gives the Tigers something to look forward to in the ...

If Bugs Bunny had a pitch, it would be the knuckleball. It weaves and bobs, zigs and zags, and acts like it has a mind of its own. Catchers have trouble catching this pitch. It leaves hitters dazed.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In an era of high-velocity fastballs, wipeout sliders, and pitchers who seem increasingly interchangeable in their approach, one Guardians prospect is zigging while everyone else ...

OYAMA, Japan — Eri Yoshida sat in the dugout of an all-dirt baseball field in rural Japan, surrounded by rice paddies, narrow roads, and traditional Japanese houses. The scene recalled instantly the ...