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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.
Major League Baseball

With a slider that's no longer 'dog-water,' Cantillo could be harder to hit in ‘26

Earlier this spring, Joey Cantillo offered a vivid self-assessment of his slider. “My slider has been pretty dog-water the ...
USA Today

Joey Cantillo has altered his grip on a key pitch in hopes of '26 breakout

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Joey Cantillo was so excited to talk about his new slider, he was smiling as a question about it was being asked. He was especially effective down the stretch as the Guardians' ...