FIP: Fielding Independent Pitching. Think of this like ERA but eliminating factors beyond the pitcher’s control. FIP accounts for strikeouts, walks, hit batters and home runs. So a pitcher who strikes ...

So you want to talk like a baseball person? Then you’ll have to curse a lot. At least, that’s how Pat Murphy, the Milwaukee Brewers’ manager, explained it to his boss’ young son. As long as you’re ...

And with fall comes the final weeks of the baseball season. The regular season concludes this weekend, and then the playoffs begin with Game 7 (if necessary) of the World Series slated for Nov. 3. Yet ...

Major League Baseball viewership has gradually declined since its peak in 2007, according to Baseball Reference. Because of what MLB commissioner Rob Manfred calls “organic changes,” the game’s most ...