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Female Japanese knuckleballer working her way toward majors.

Tim Wakefield chats with Page 2 about his new book.

After Tim Wakefield surrendered the American League Championship Series-winning homerun to Aaron Boone in 2003, the devastated knuckleballer slumped inside the visiting clubhouse at Yankee Stadium, wept openly and said to a close friend, "I just beca...

Knuckleball sensation pitched in a game Saturday.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The fraternity of knuckleball pitchers is small, and Tim Wakefield of the Boston Red Sox is its active godfather. Eri Yoshida hopes to expand that roster and break the gender barrier at the same time. Yoshida, the petite 18-year...

Page 2 interviews Hall of Famer Phil Niekro about his famous knuckleball, the Braves, women's baseball and more.