Growing up in Arlington, Tenn., Hunter Goodman would sometimes look at a picture of his mother, Stephanie "Ziggy" Goodman, ...

Despite joining MLB in just 1977, the Blue Jays have managed to become one of the seven franchises to manage back-to-back ...

No other player among the Big Red Machine's lineup of superstars can claim greater individual impact on how the game has been played since, even now.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida – When ex-con ballplayer Harry Decker invented the first catcher’s mitt around the time pitchers started throwing overhand in the 1880s, it didn’t look like much ...

Father Darrin Henry was a two-time state wrestling champion who also played baseball. He later played on the national fastpitch softball circuit before becoming Pleasant Grove’s head baseball coach ...

Paul VI High School catcher Morgan Chambers looks for instruction from her coaches before calling a pitch in a game during the 2024 season. (Photo by Mark Zimmaro) A rather large section of the ...

Within 10 years, Rawlings submitted the first patent for a baseball glove. The catcher’s mitt was invented by Albert Spalding in 1880 and he later parlayed that into his sporting goods empire.

Building a giant catcher's mitt on the moon by Andy Tomaswick, Universe Today edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

Sliding mitts are baseball’s ‘must-have,’ even if at youth levels, they’re all fashion, no function The padded gloves are designed to protect a player's hand when they slide headfirst to ...

Baseball players from major leaguers to Little Leaguers are using sliding mitts as a form of self-expression, even if at some levels, they're not needed at all.