The Baltimore Orioles would not have much deliberating to do if MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred came out today and said, "We are instituting the 'Golden Batter' rule for the 2025 season." It is something ...

The Philadelphia Phillies would not have much deliberating to do if MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred came out today and said, "We are instituting the 'Golden Batter' rule for the 2025 season." It is ...

The Blue Jays signed Japanese third-baseman Kazuma Okamoto to a four-year contract, continuing Toronto’s aggressive offseason ...

Ever since AT&T Park opened in 2000, the stadium has boasted one of baseball's most picturesque settings along McCovey Cove. And with that, batters had the opportunity to actually hit home runs into ...

The 2026 World Baseball Classic is set to take place March 5-17, with four five-team pools in San Juan, Houston, Tokyo and ...

The New York Mets continue to search for ways to make their roster as strong as possible for the 2026 MLB season, and a ...

You won’t find many MLB pitchers clamoring to face Juan Soto in a high-leverage spot. In The Athletic’s anonymous player poll, Soto was voted as the hitter pitchers would least want to face in Game 7 ...

For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it's more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved lower down ...

Pitcher - A pitcher is the fielder designated to deliver the pitch to the batter. The pitcher shall stand facing the batter, his entire pivot foot on, or in front of and touching and not off the end ...

While NASCAR is racing in corn country this weekend at Iowa Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway is on deck to host a Field of Dreams-caliber event of its own. In a matchup where baseball meets ...

Major League Baseball's exhibition season gets underway Thursday afternoon, when the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers open up the Cactus League. (Grapefruit League action commences Friday.) This ...

Major League Baseball's extra innings format is different in the playoffs from the regular season, getting rid of the "ghost runner" starting on second base once a game goes beyond nine innings.