No, not his emotions. A batter wants their strike zone to be as small as possible so they know where the ball is going. The bigger the zone is, the more places there are for a pitcher to throw ...

The Mets and Carlos Mendoza are seeing a different Tylor Megill this season, one who has more confidence on the mound and trusts in his pitching arsenal, especially the newly developed sinker.

The San Francisco Giants, in second place, have only lost three runs. In essence: The strike zone against the Royals’ hitters, so far, has hurt them twice as much as any other MLB team.

That he did against the Orioles, moving east and west masterfully in the strike zone, striking out four but allowing just three baserunners. Both his curveball and slider play well against left ...

Always a hard thrower, he struggled to find the strike zone. But Morillo, 26, has looked like a different pitcher this year, pumping strikes during spring training and continuing to do so in ...

It also has a great strike zone plot feature, which allows you to see how the whole arsenal plays together. Last year was a resurgent season for Chris Sale, who pitched more innings than he had in any ...

He has just a 18.9% chase rate, and swinging more at strikes, which is up to 69% zone swing rate, Pitchers have to come to him more often, 49.3% of the pitches he sees are in the strike zone.

“When Reese is good, he is pounding the strike zone and being relentless with multiple pitches in the strike zone,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said before the game. “That's what gets the ...

“I had the best hitter in baseball hitting behind me. I was getting more attacked and more pitches in the strike zone, less intentional walks and things like that. I was pitched differently last ...