Austin American-Statesman

Texas baseball made a change to Jared Spencer's slider. He used it to dominate Georgia

Texas baseball ace Jared Spencer spent most of his life trying to slow down his slider, deploying it as an off-speed complement to a fastball that Spencer can dial up to 97 miles per hour. Max Weiner, ...

Phillies’ Taijuan Walker leans on his slider and blanks Braves for five innings

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Taijuan Walker returned from the World Baseball Classic and got right back to work on his slider. Walker ...
The New York Times

Sliders: For new Baseball Hall of Fame class, growing the game means rethinking the way in

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.
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How Red Sox starter reinvented slider in 3 days to turn in dominant outing Sunday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Following a tough outing Tuesday against the Rangers at Fenway Park, Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito realized he needed to make some changes. So he got to work. After being tagged for ...
Forbes

Reds’ Hunter Greene Throws MLB’s Best Slider, And Throws It Often

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Blengino covers all things baseball, with an analytical bent. With spring training camps opening all around us, it’s time to ...