Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal and right-hander Kenta Maeda were talking Sunday morning about splitters on the ...

He found a new splitter grip last year and the pitch plays like a splinker, a hybrid between a splitter and sinker. He also shortened up his slider and it now plays more like a bullet slider.

Maeda also showed his splitter grip. "We're were just going down the lane of how they throw them," Skubal said Monday morning. "He was telling me the different orientations, and how they teach it ...

"I'm not going to throw a splitter." Maeda also showed his splitter grip. "We're were just going down the lane of how they throw them," Skubal said Monday morning. "He was telling me the different ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Maeda also showed his splitter grip. "We're were just going down the lane of how they throw them," Skubal said Monday morning. "He was ...

Maeda also showed his splitter grip. "We're were just going down the lane of how they throw them," Skubal said Monday morning. "He was telling me the different orientations, and how they teach it in ...