The knuckleball has long been one of baseball’s most esteemed and bizarre traditions. Now it is nearing extinction. This year, major league pitchers have thrown only 15 knuckleballs. Those have come ...

Kenny Serwa will never forget his first knuckleball. He was 9 years old. It was the summer of 2006. His father, Ken Serwa, stood ready to catch. Kenny had been trying sliders and curveballs in the ...

The recent news that Wilbur Wood died caused me grief because he was such a likeable guy and always fun to discuss baseball with, especially matters pertaining to the quirky knuckleball.

SARASOTA, Fla. – Eddie Gamboa has a better grip on his pitching future. Gamboa has conceded after much prodding from the Orioles that he needs to go exclusively with his knuckleball. No more mixing it ...

Major League Baseball is in mourning. Wilbur Wood, one of the most resilient and unique pitchers in MLB history, has died at the age of 84. The former Chicago White Sox pitcher l ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OYAMA, Japan (AP) — Eri Yoshida sat in the ...

Wilbur Wood, a knuckleball pitcher who won 20 games for four consecutive seasons as the workhorse of the Chicago White Sox staff during the 1970s, died on Jan. 17. He was 84. Wood spent 17 seasons in ...

If Bugs Bunny had a pitch, it would be the knuckleball. It weaves and bobs, zigs and zags, and acts like it has a mind of its own. Catchers have trouble catching this pitch. It leaves hitters dazed.

OYAMA, Japan — Eri Yoshida sat in the dugout of an all-dirt baseball field in rural Japan, surrounded by rice paddies, narrow roads, and traditional Japanese houses. The scene recalled instantly the ...