Max Scherzer moved into 11th place on baseball's career strikeout list, getting his 3,343rd on Sunday to pass Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro. Scherzer, making his fourth start for the AL ...

Phil Niekro, a baseball Hall of Famer and famous knuckleballer, passed away on Saturday night. He was 81 years old. Few players in baseball history had Niekro’s incredible longevity. The 1997 ...

Max Fried has posted a 1.78 ERA through 13 starts, the Yankees’ best since Phil Niekro in 1984, starting the season with an 8-1 record.

ATLANTA (AP) — Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers. Heck, he didn’t even know where it was going most of the time. But the knuckleball carried Niekro to more than 300 ...

Phil Niekro, the only knuckleball pitcher to win 300 Major League Baseball games, died in his sleep Saturday night after a long battle with cancer, the Atlanta Braves announced. Niekro pitched for ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer moved into 11th place on baseball’s career strikeout list, getting his 3,343rd on Sunday to pass Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro. Scherzer, making his ...

The late Tim Wakefield benefited greatly from the advice of Hall of Famer Phil Niekro (pictured in red shirt). Wakefield and Niekro were joined in 2012 by Wilbur Wood (L) and Charlie Hough (R ...

Scherzer tied knuckleballer Phil Niekro for No. 11 all-time with a strikeout of Victor Caratini to end the second inning. It was his second strikeout of the game and the 3,342nd of his career.

Adam Schein rips Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, likening his "fastball" throws to former MLB pitchers Phil Niekro and Jamie Moyer.