Detroit — Spencer Torkelson has been a front-row witness to so many of Jack Flaherty’s crimes against hitters the last two seasons, he can almost predict an outcome after a couple of pitches. Like ...

Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern game valuing velocity over variety, disappearing from the major leagues by more than 20,000 annually. The Athletics have thrown curves on just 2.5% of ...