When the Seattle Mariners face the Houston Astros on Friday, it will be their first look at Japanese right-hander Tatsuya ...
Tatsuya Imai, Houston's offseason signing from Japan, doesn't really have a specific way he throws his slider but it unique ...
The slider is a pitch that falls right between the two. Expect it to be about 90 miles per hour with a late break. Due to that late break, sliders generate a lot of swings and misses. When hitters do ...