Seattle's Jeff Nelson says the best name for his signature pitch is "slurve." His grip for the . Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 67°F. Sunday, May 4th 2025 Daily News e-Edition.

The grip: “Usually, the first thing ... so I think we got a pitch that’s called a slurve. Yeah, I’ve been using the same grip, same pitch from maybe since I was 16, ...

Betances learned quick, and this season he's used the pitch, which acts much like a slurve, in combination with a high-90's fastball, ... Betances already knew the pitch's grip, ...

Let's add Julio Urias and his slurve to the mix. Below, you can see a faster shot of the slower pitch in a different at-bat. But then there's the pitch he threw to the Oakland A's JJ Bleday that, ...

He wasn't getting the feel out in front on the spike curve, so he tightened it up, and went back to his old grip. "I figured out a nice little slurve," Keuchel said.

Mize added a mid-80s slurve to his arsenal this spring -- a pitch that he says is his fourth-best offering but is "going to move up pretty quickly," Jim Callis of MLB.com reports. "I really like ...

Throughout his brief time in the minor leagues, the Nationals wanted Stephen Strasburg to learn the hardest lesson for any young pitcher: how to keep his composure against the best hitters in the ...

Orioles closer Zach Britton didn't need to rely much on a breaking ball last season, as his two-seam fastball was effective in helping him close out 37 games.. However, Britton said he worked on ...

On the eve of Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, José Ramírez and the Cleveland Guardians have an agreement in place on a five-year, $124 million extension, sources told The Athletic’s ...