NORTH PORT, Fla. — Ian Anderson used his new pitch, a slider, to strike out two of the Braves’ best hitters, Michael Harris II and Matt Olson, during his first live batting practice session of spring ...
In recent years, the slider has become the most talked-about pitch in baseball. Pitchers are throwing it more and more, and hitters are struggling to keep up. Tom Verducci wrote about this phenomenon ...