Keaton Winn is a rare big league pitcher, and not just because he’s the only one who grew up in Ollie, Iowa, with a population of 201 in the 2020 census. The 26-year-old San Francisco Giants right-hander’s primary pitch is a splitter, and by a significant margin. Through seven starts this season, Winn’s usage breakdown…
After a podcast preface by Ben Lindbergh about Mike Trout’s knee injury (sigh), Ben and Meg Rowley banter (4:19) about a weekend White Sox sweep, the overdue news that Nike is supposedly fixing the much-maligned MLB uniforms, follow-ups about rule rollbacks, ballplayer dirt ingestion, the “group Maddux,” and promotion/relegation, and the Twins’ summer sausage. Then…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, March 11, 2024 New mom Naomi Osaka knows baby steps are a precious process of growth. In the aftermath of her 7-5, 6-4 BNP Paribas Open loss to Elise Mertens, Osaka assessed her progress and primary goal. More: Grigor Dimitrov on Pure Beauty Former world No. 1 Osaka topped…
Invitations to compete in the 2024 Masters Tournament started landing on the doormats of a select group of professional golfers over the last week, providing a welcome addition to the usual of collection of late Christmas cards and flyers for local pizza delivery companies and gutter repair quotes. It’s an especially exciting moment for those…
Daniil Medvedev is one of those hoping to dethrone Novak Djokovic in 2024, but he understands that it’s going to be easy. One of the most defining things about Novak Djokovic is his mental strength. It’s not something he was born with but rather something he worked on really hard. He’s talked about it often…
