LOS ANGELES — The New York Yankees can have their torpedo bats. The Dodgers have the splitter. In baseball’s ever-adapting laboratory of trends, the hunt always is on for the next best thing.

TORONTO (AP) — Mr. Splitty has returned. Showcased by World Series Game 6 starters Kevin Gausman and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, split-finger fastballs have been used for 6.8% of postseason pitches this year, ...

A successful major-league pitcher needs a pitch he can trust to get a swing and miss when he needs it. Kevin Gausman has one of those that hasn't just been reliable — it's been one of the best pitches ...