Fantasy baseball 2026: Why Chase Burns, Roki Sasaki and others could break out with new pitches

In the “laboratory” phase of the fantasy baseball season, the most tantalizing storylines revolve around starting pitchers ...
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With a slider that's no longer 'dog-water,' Cantillo could be harder to hit in ‘26

Earlier this spring, Joey Cantillo offered a vivid self-assessment of his slider. “My slider has been pretty dog-water the ...

Phillies’ Taijuan Walker leans on his slider and blanks Braves for five innings

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Taijuan Walker returned from the World Baseball Classic and got right back to work on his slider. Walker ...

Dominican WBC loss ends on called strike that appeared low, a week before robot umps arrive in MLB

A close called third strike ended the Dominican Republic’s rally attempt and sent the United States into the World Baseball ...
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2 MLB pitchers charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt ...