The idea of weighted-ball training for pitchers to throw faster has been around for more than a half-century. There are studies on the process dating to the late 1960s in the heyday of Bob Gibson, ...

Seattle relief pitcher Tayler Saucedo uses a weighted ball to warm up in the bullpen before a spring training baseball game. Velocity training is the rage in baseball from the youth levels up through ...

Twin Cities orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Michael Freehill has five key points to consider before and during training with weighted baseballs: 1. Is the player skeletally mature? Is he done growing? 2.

SEATTLE — Justin Verlander was a gangly teenager. His parents jokingly called him a “brontosaurus.” Long before he became a three-time Cy Young Award winner, he was a high schooler who couldn’t ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 15-week baseball training program that utilized lighter baseballs resulted in increased pitching velocity and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the trial, 38 healthy baseball pitchers were randomly assigned to either a control group or an experimental ...

Read full article: New River Polar Plunge held in Radford on Valentine’s Day Photo of the Feb. 14, 2026 Lynchburg vehicle arson. Long before he became a three-time Cy Young Award winner, he was a high ...

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Long before he became a three-time Cy Young Award winner, he was a high schooler who couldn't consistently muster the arm strength needed to get drafted. So he went to college, took the time he ...