Athletes of all ages play baseball and softball, so the height, arc and distance of foul balls they hit spans a very wide range. This means that, when sizing a backstop, the age group of the players who will use the field remains key. For softball players of most ages and baseball pla...
Using the correct soccer ball size is essential for ensuring young soccer players can enjoy playing soccer whilst developing the essential skills and techniques needed to play the world's most popular sport. Whether you are looking tobuy a soccer ballfor your children to use in the backyard or...
"I think one thing the Orioles do so well is matching up a pitcher's strengths against a hitter's weaknesses," the 34-year-old backstop said. "So going into a series, you can see this pitch plays in this quadrant of the zone so well because of his swing path. Or this hitter, he...
One name to really keep an eye on though isKyle Teel, who is just a few months removed from being the 14th overall pick in the 2023 Draft. He played in 26 games in the Red Sox system after being drafted and reached the Double-A level, where the lefty ...
season on a hot streak, batting .304 in September and delivering on the promise that had fans calling for his promotion from the early weeks of the regular season. What will the 23-year-old backstop do in his first full season behind the plate for Cleveland, and how high is his ...
I was a kid and I always wanted Haley to be excited about sports. I have an old adage — You need to look good, to play good. What it means is equipment takes you to another level of interest in sports. Haley would pay for some of the things she needs, but I was the backstop...
It’s easy to see the team saying he’s not, though the solution might be a two-year deal that lessens the 2015 hit. Jaso has been one of the better offensive catchers in baseball; he’s also dealt with repeated concussion issues and didn’t play after Aug. 23. That’s another $...
"They told me I wasn't gonna go, which I was kind of fired up about in a sense because maybe I'll get a summer here," Brown recalled. Brown's friend owned a Rapsodo - a piece of baseball tech that measures spin - and he started using it once a week. He g...
The term “Dead Ball Era” is generally meant to describe the period from 1901 through 1919. While mostly correct in associating a light-hitting, low-scoring mode of play with the softer rubber-centered baseball, in fact, the cork-centered “lively” baseball was introduced in 1911, and more...
The Rays have some catching help coming through the system, butNo. 5 prospectDominic Keegan is still in Double-A and may not be ready to contribute as a regular in 2025. Tampa Bay could be looking to both buy and sell this week, so adding another backstop to help down the stretch coul...