Some hitters tense up when stepping to the plate in the late innings with the game on the line and runners on base. Tyler Steen reacts like he's still a little kid calmly playing in his back yard in ...

May 8—ROCHESTER — Every morning, Nick Bowron starts his day with some lifting at the Rochester Batting Cages. On game days after school, he heads to The Yard for batting practice and some pre-game ...

Daniel Murphy has had one game off this season, on April 23, but Nationals Manager Dusty Baker still put him to work. Baker sent Nationals hitters to talk to the second baseman about hitting. "You ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In concept, the Trajekt Arc hitting machine gives big league hitters an advantage they’ve always longed for. The consensus is that pitching is leaping into near-unhittable realms ...

HAMILTON - The first time Hamilton softball coach Mark Behnke got a really good look at Ella Davison, she was working. As a middle schooler, Davison was doing before school catcher workouts. That ...

Billy Hart's favorite spot at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium appears to be in the batting cage -- specifically on the left, where the pitching machine resides. Just about any afternoon, before ...

Trout (wrist) began hitting against a pitching machine Friday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports. Trout will only face machine-thrown breaking balls initially, but he should soon advance to hitting ...

AHMEDABAD, India, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Umpire Marais Erasmus was not the only one marvelling at Rohit Sharma's six-hitting prowess during India's comprehensive victory in Saturday's World Cup ...

Keaschall (forearm) has been hitting off a pitching machine and is awaiting final clearance before facing live pitching, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports. Keaschall's next step would be to face live ...