Life as an MLB catcher: Violet bruises, ballooned ankles — and now, broken arms
Catching was a family tradition, so when Red Sox backstop Reese McGuire was 8 or 9, as he recalled, he ...
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Can MLB save the starting pitcher? The search for solutions to baseball’s ‘existential crisis’
Who’s pitching tonight?For 100 years, that wasn’t just a casual question. It was the question that defined baseball.The answer always ...
Catcher’s interference calls are skyrocketing in MLB. It’s putting players at risk
Weeks before Opening Day this season, Major League Baseball sent a memo to all 30 clubs highlighting a rise in ...
Former Dodger Steve Sax sets out to honor the Marine pilot he calls ‘my hero’
ROSEVILLE, Calif. – There is only a smattering of baseball memorabilia on display in Steve Sax’s home office, a show ...
Bernie Williams and his unique road from the World Series to New York Philharmonic
For Bernie Williams, grabbing a bat was easy. He would pull out the same trusty 34 1/2-inch, 33-ounce Rawlings model ...
What’s fueling the rise in arm injuries across MLB? A dangerous ‘cocktail’ of causes
Matt Blake texted Cleveland Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber a conciliatory message over the weekend. As a member of the Cleveland ...
After seasons of struggle, Juan Soto’s historic bet on himself is about to pay off
On July 16, 2022, more than 37,000 fans crammed into Nationals Park on a muggy midsummer afternoon. Washington already had ...
Inside the ‘very predatory’ world of illegal betting that lured Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter
In the story Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara initially told to ESPN, the two men logged into Ohtani’s bank account together ...
As the Dodgers enter their Shohei Ohtani Era, failure is not an option
PHOENIX — Flags only fly forever if you raise them.At Dodgertown, the ancestral home of the Los Angeles Dodgers in ...
The Angels adjust to life after Shohei Ohtani: ‘Like being kicked out of the band’
TEMPE, Ariz. — Every morning for the past six years, no matter how early Angels players and staff got to ...
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