Pitching Machines: a Modern Touch on Batting Practice
Though batting cages have been around since the early 20th century, many components of modern batting cages are more recent creations. One of the most indispensable features of a batting cage...
The Triple Crown of Hitting: Baseball’s Holy Grail
Few would dispute that baseball’s popularity has held up much better than that of the other two great sports of America’s early 20th century, boxing and horse racing. However, much like horse...
The Longest Home Runs in Major League History
Baseball prizes its record books more than any other sport does, and above all other statistics, home runs are king. That’s why races for historic home run feats always draw large crowds to b...
Mo'Ne Davis and Baseball Memorabilia
Although 13-year-old pitching phenom Mo'Ne Davis has been eliminated from the Little League World Series, her legacy as the first female Little Leaguer to pitch a shutout remains. And though ...
Yankees Rookie Pitcher Tanaka on Road to Pitching Recovery
Baseball pitchers, more than most other athletes, are dependent on the workings of a few joints and muscles in order to perform their job well. Thus an injury anywhere on a pitcher's elbow or...
When a professional baseball team’s fortunes grow dimmer as summer winds down, fans often shake their heads and say, “There’s always next year!” However, making changes to the lineup isn’t me...