The whirly. The hand of God. The sweeper. The slutter. The riding slider. Baseball’s newest pitch has many different names, but mostly one form. It’s a slider that, because of the way the seams are ...

It is rare when Major League Baseball pitchers come up with a new, different type of pitch. The “sweeper” is the newest, hottest pitch in the game. The “sweeper” pitch is a traditional slider with ...

After a successful 2023 regular season, there were several noticeable changes that fans may have recognized during the year, with the word sweeper being chief among them. It was difficult to watch any ...