REAL MEN HAVE CURVES. (cover story)

PITCHING (Baseball); BASEBALL; MCCULLERS, Lance; MAJOR League Baseball (Organization); KERSHAW, Clayton; HOUSTON Astros (Baseball team); BASEBALL statistics; CUMMINGS, Candy, 1848-1924; PITCHERS (Baseball); LOS Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team); BASEBALL players; HISTORY; UNITED States history

The article discusses the impact of the curveball pitching technique on baseball as of 2017, and it mentions the historical aspects of pitching and Major League Baseball, as well as information about pitchers such as Lance McCullers of the Houston Astros baseball team and Clayton Kershaw who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers squad. An increase in the use of curveballs in baseball games is examined, along with baseball pitching statistics and curveball spin rate research. According to the article, former baseball layer Candy Cummings is credited with debuting the curveball in 1867.