Major League Baseball is testing a new iteration of an “enhanced-grip” baseball in the Double-A Southern League this season, which starts Friday. A similar test was called off early last year after it ...

You may have noticed a trend of major-league players using brightly colored bat grips in recent seasons. Bats that were once adorned only by pine tar buildup and cleat marks were now wrapped with a ...

The longest-lasting relationship in baseball is between the pitcher and the baseball. From Little League to retirement, most Major League pitchers have a baseball as an extension of his body. He doesn ...

For the last year, Major League Baseball has aggressively tried to cut down on pitchers using illegal substances to improve their grip on baseballs. New York Mets manager Buck Showalter seems to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kendall Graveman struggled at first to remember the name of the man who taught him the grip for his best pitch, a sinking fastball. It’s kind of a funny story, learning to grip what ...

The Astros’ Hunter Brown impressed in his major league debut on Sept. 5, going six scoreless innings against the Rangers in front of a home crowd. Brown sat 95-97 mph on his fastball, touching 98 mph, ...

Yes, this commercial is about a year old and was designed to get people excited about a Mariners team that would win an AL-worst 61 games in 2008. Still, watching it again raised my apartment's ...