The knuckleball has long been one of baseball’s most esteemed and bizarre traditions. Now it is nearing extinction. This year, major league pitchers have thrown only 15 knuckleballs. Those have come ...

The knuckleball is truly a lost art when it comes to big-league pitches. Gone are the days of pitchers like R.A. Dickey winning a Cy Young Award thanks to a devastating knuckleball. These days, it's ...

PEORIA, Ariz. PEORIA, Ariz. — Matthew Batten exhaled and cursed in the same breath as Matt Waldron’s 2-0 knuckleball danced in on his hands in his first live batting practice of the spring . It wasn’t ...

San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron has found success with his knuckleball this season, and one particular pitch from Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels helped illustrate why.