The recent news that Wilbur Wood died caused me grief because he was such a likeable guy and always fun to discuss baseball with, especially matters pertaining to the quirky knuckleball.

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 ...

Kenny Serwa will never forget his first knuckleball. He was 9 years old. It was the summer of 2006. His father, Ken Serwa, stood ready to catch. Kenny had been trying sliders and curveballs in the ...

Wilbur Forrester Wood Jr., the Chicago White Sox legend and master of the knuckleball, died at 84 in Burlington, Massachusetts, on January 17, 2026. A three-time All-Star with four 20-win seasons, he ...

Wood (pictured here with the White Sox in 1973) averaged 336 innings per season from 1971 to 1975. Bettmann Archive / Getty Images The knuckleball is the everyman pitch. You may never throw a blazing ...

Wilbur Wood, the knuckleball pitcher known for his durability and control while with the Chicago White Sox, has passed away. The news was announced on social media by a family friend.

For a few wonderful days early last season, Zach Clark reached his major league goal. He was an Oriole for four days and even pitched in a May 1 game against Seattle. But a few days later, he was ...

The tone will vary slightly depending on locale and the particular dialect, but the common description of a knuckleball usually goes like this: And that's the guys who are throwing it. You should hear ...

OYAMA, Japan — Eri Yoshida sat in the dugout of an all-dirt baseball field in rural Japan, surrounded by rice paddies, narrow roads, and traditional Japanese houses. The scene recalled instantly the ...