Frazier Breaks Out His Knuckleball for Mets; Happy 100th Birthday Roger Angell

New York Mets pitcher Todd Frazier broke out his knuckleball to pitch a perfect ninth inning against the Atlanta Braves on September 19th.  Frazier’s final pitch, a knuckleball, struck out Brave’s slugger Adam Duvall and was clocked at 55.3 mph, the seventh-slowest strikeout pitch since 2008.  Frazier was acquired by the Mets earlier this season…

Baseball returns next week; Nike scientists invent “knuckleball free” ball (for soccer).

Better late than never.  Major League Baseball is set to return next week after delaying opening day due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  The abbreviated 60-day season will kick off July 23rd with the New York Yankees facing the current world champion Washington Nationals. The Yankees Gerrit Cole is scheduled to face off against Nats’…