The irony of Tommy John surgery is that its namesake was a soft tosser. Cole and John have almost the exact same career strikeout total (2,251 for Cole, 2,245 for John) – but John faced about 20,000 ...

Ron Guidry had been a really good reliever in Triple-A, but the left-hander was nothing special coming up to pitch 17 times for the Yankees over the two previous seasons, all but one out of the ...

Atlanta Braves pitching coach Rick Kranitz — one of the people closest to Fried in baseball — had told him the pitcher he reminded him the most of was New York Yankees legend Ron Guidry ...

Spring training is, without a doubt, one of the most entertaining times of the year for baseball fans. Not only does it represent the return of baseball after a long wait, but between guests ...

Gerrit Cole has distinguished himself as one of Major League Baseball's top strikeout pitchers since 2018, setting records ...

Among the biggest names Fried has been working with includes Ron Guidry, a borderline Hall-of-Famer whose electric stuff earned him the nickname "Louisiana Lightning." "I'm looking forward to all ...