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Jun 28, 2024 · SAN DIEGO — Three years ago, inside an apartment in Fort Wayne, Ind., Matt Waldron opened his laptop for a crash course in an endangered art. Tim Wakefield, the most prominent knuckleballer of...
- It wasn’t vintage Wakefield, but Padres knuckleballer channeled his ...
Tim Wakefield mentored the Padres’ Matt Waldron, who is...
- It wasn’t vintage Wakefield, but Padres knuckleballer channeled his ...
Jul 1, 2024 · Tim Wakefield mentored the Padres’ Matt Waldron, who is bringing the knuckleball back to Fenway. Waldron wasn’t merely disappointed. He was emotional — very emotional, as in...
Jun 24, 2024 · For several years there, the knuckleball was going out of style and trending toward extinct, but thanks to San Diego Padres righty Matt Waldron, the pitch is back with a vengeance. The...
Jun 30, 2024 · In the Minors, as Waldron and the Padres began to incorporate the pitch into his regular arsenal, Waldron met with Wakefield multiple times via Zoom. They spoke teacher-to-pupil but also as two members of a very distinct baseball fraternity.
Jun 19, 2024 · Waldron turned that chip into a strong seven-inning, one-run performance, leading the Padres to a 5-2 victory to close what had been a brutal trip on a high note. He allowed five hits, walked two and hit a batter while striking out six.
Jun 24, 2024 · Waldron (5-6, 3.46) is coming off a 5-2 win on Wednesday in Philadelphia that snapped the Padres' five-game losing streak and started a four-game winning streak. He held the Phillies...
Jun 20, 2024 · The San Diego Padres avoided a potentially disastrous 0-6 road trip by rallying to win the final game against the Phillies, thanks in part to the unexpected hero of their 2024 season, Matt Waldron. By the Numbers. Waldron has posted a 3.46 ERA across 15 starts for the Padres.
