Baseball
The Pitchers Who Would Have Laughed at a 100-Pitch Limit — And Threw Themselves Into Early Graves Proving It
In the 1800s, baseball's best pitchers threw every single game, racked up 400-plus innings a season, and considered asking for a rest a sign of weakness. Today's aces are carefully pulled after six innings and monitored like precision instruments. The story of how that changed is messier — and more fascinating — than you might expect.
Mar 13, 2026