Spring baseball is in full swing with Major League Baseball now in the midst of spring training. Los Angeles Dodgers fans have delighted in getting a first glimpse at recently-signed superstar Shohei Ohtani at bat, while also debating Mookie Betts at shortstop. Top prospects like the Tigers' Ja...
Watching locally televised games has been even tougher. Most teams have deals with a regional cable-only network, such as Bally Sports or NBC Sports. Cord-cutting baseball fans have stood a better chance of connecting witha Spencer Strider fastballthan catching their hometown team on broadcast TV...
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Maybe you can’t. Maybe, in that situation, you just have to rely on feel. And currently, the feeling is this: If the Mariners don’t make the playoffs, the die-hards will be clamoring for changes with a fervor we haven’t...
Fast-forward six years. You never know what you’ll see on any given day at the ballpark. The Pine Tar Game is a quintessential example of the unknown universe of possibilities surrounding a baseball game when the first pitch is thrown. ...
"In baseball, there's no such thing as a free strike anymore," Rodriguez said. "Obviously you see what Gunnar [Henderson], you see what [Kyle] Schwarber are doing now -- a lot of leadoff homers. The get-me-over fastball has kind of gone away. But if you just work on hitting a...
Some pitcher's can throw a baseball as fast as 100 miles per hour (161 kph), so a player needs to wear a helmet to prevent severe head injuries. Batting glove - Although not a required piece of equipment, many batters wear gloves to protect their hands while batting. Blisters may be ...
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Amazingly, a lot of them settled on the exact same recipe for success: start throwing a cutter. You couldn’t open up a soon-to-be-shuttered sports section without reading an article about some pitcher whose plan for world domination hinged on whipping up a delicious new cut fastball. Now...
A good softball pitcher will have a variety of pitches at the fast pitch level, the most common being the fastball, rise ball and change up. However, breaking pitches like a curveball and screwball are great pitches to add to your repertoire. Though pitches in softball and baseball are simi...