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The name “baseball” tells us which objects are important to it. There’s the ball, and there are the bases. Pretty straightforward. Nowadays the ball gets most of the attention. There’s so ...
If you have ever wondered what it would look like to stand in the batter’s box against one of Major League Baseball’s elite pitchers, wonder no more. Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider led the ...
San Francisco Giants' Darin Ruf hits a home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning of Game 5 of a baseball National League Division Series Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in San ...
M ajor League Baseball’s rules committee has voted to ban home plate collisions, MLB Rules Committee Chairman and New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson announced Wednesday.. Alderson said ...
Walk-off wins used to be celebrated at home plate with the player who scored. At some point, without explanation, the emphasis flipped to the batter.
Things changed for catchers, however, when collisions at home plate were barred in 2014. That decision came following a few high-profile injuries, including one to Buster Posey, the All-Star ...