It starts away from a lefty batter and moves toward them. Or it starts in on a righty hitter and moves away. Not for Houston ...

What do you think you know about sliders? Let Tatsuya Imai throw that out the window. The Astros' new starter broke the ...

Tatsuya Imai, Houston's offseason signing from Japan, doesn't really have a specific way he throws his slider but it unique ...

Perhaps the newest of the breaking pitches is one called the slider, which almost every pitcher uses these days. The late George Blaeholder is generally credited with the development of the pitch in ...