SEATTLE - Over parts of 12 major-league seasons, Christian Vázquez has caught dozens of pitchers and countless variations of pitch types. Such experience leaves little room for novelty. Before Vázquez ...

A right-handed pitcher's slider, for pretty much all of baseball history, has moved the same direction. It starts away from a lefty batter and moves toward them. Or it starts in on a righty hitter and ...

Back door slider would lock him up right here. Oh. There it is, strike three. Gets him looking. Oh. Swing and a miss. Struck him out on the slider. Wow, straight down. Struck him out. Attacked him ...

The New York Mets have seen several starting pitchers breaking out new designer pitches this spring, but none have had as dramatic of an impact as Megill's new slider. New York Mets starter Tylor ...

Welcome to Sliders, a weekly in-season MLB column that focuses on both the timely and timeless elements of the game. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Billy Wagner broke his right arm twice when he was 5 years old.