For the first time anywhere, an excerpt from my forthcoming novel, “Backstop: A Baseball Love Story in Nine Innings.” As I dig into the batter’s box I can hear the chants of the home crowd — “Let’s go ...

Catcher is regarded as the most difficult position to play in baseball. There are no breaks, physically or mentally, for the man behind the plate. But Bailor Kristensen doesn't mind the workload. He ...

The last three seasons for Athletics’ catcher Shea Langeliers have been a work in progress, but his performance in 2025 indicates he is trending upward. Up to this point Langeliers is batting .211 ...

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"The best way to describe The Backstop is that it is like The Gridiron at the football stadium," said Bo Hemphill, Senior Associate Athletic Director of Development for Mississippi State athletics.

The NJSIAA baseball rules interpreter issued a reminder on Tuesday to Greater Middlesex Conference umpires regarding where spectators, including professional scouts, are allowed to be positioned at ...

Dingler is probably a good buy-low target right now. His stats are fine but he’s actually been unlucky — Statcast suggests he ...

LONG BEACH Calif. (KABC) -- The backstop at Long Beach's Heartwell Park's field 10 was damaged from a fire. Heartwell Baseball Inc. is a nonprofit organization that's made up of volunteers who ...

Answer Man: Every time I drive along East Galloway Street, near Luster Avenue, I see what looks like an old baseball backstop in a field near the Galloway Quarry. Every time, I think about asking you ...

Funny, what losing one’s parents does: drive home the reality of one’s mortality. When my father passed away, I realized what I’d already known for quite some time─I was never going to play major ...