Who Invented the Knuckleball?
RAY STUBBLEBINE / Reuters / Landov New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey , the only combat-ready major leaguer who throws a knuckleball , has n’t allowed an earned streak in 42 2/3 innings and recently became the first pitcher since 1988 to throw back - to - back one - hitters . The 37 - year - old , who look to continue his command of match slugger on Sunday against the Yankees , is reinventing himself with a pitch that dates back more than a century ....