Boston Red Sox’s Jacoby Ellsbury reacts sliding back to first on a first-inning pickoff in a spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, Fla., Sunday, March 24, 2013 ...

Javy Baez is raising the stakes when it comes to sliding technique. The Chicago Cubs slugger stole second base during the second inning of his team’s 8-4 win over the White Sox on Saturday. The throw ...

Something that used to be second nature in baseball — sliding hard into second base to prevent a double play — is deciding games and giving major leaguers fits a week into the season. From the AL to ...

One thing that has been evident early in the baseball season – besides me being right about Trevor Story – is the controversy around the new slide rule at second base. Some people call it the Utley ...