Regardless of how visually pleasing bats are becoming these days, there will always be much more to choosing the perfect bat for a hitter than “how does it look?” Hitters must take weight, length, weight distribution, and material among many others into consideration when purchasing a bat. One question many ball players wonder about is […]

Baseball is known as “America’s Past Time”.  If that is the case, then why is Baseball’s Championship known as the “World Series”?  Doesn’t this seem a bit contradictory?  Keep reading to find out the answer to this perplexing question and to learn more about the “World Series”. Most people believe that the World Series was

Pitchers aren’t the only guys lighting up the radar gun these days. Many infielders and other position players in Major League Baseball can sling it across the diamond at high velocities. Some of the best infielders at the Major League level can reach velocities as high as the mid 90’s. Their arm strength is what

The stolen base can be among the most-exciting plays in a Major League Baseball game. The most successful combine skills in reading pitchers, getting proper leads and jumps, and of course speed. That said, what are the top 10 fastest MLB players ever? Among the 10 fastest players in MLB history, a few must be

(Breathe deeply) AHHHHHH! There is nothing quite like the smell of a leather baseball glove.  Whether your glove is brand new, or you have owned it for several decades, there is a nostalgic feeling that comes with inhaling the scent of the game!  Have you ever wondered how often to oil your baseball glove?  As

Baseball is full of peculiar phrases, perhaps none more so than “no hitter” and “perfect game.” No hitter vs. the perfect game – what is the difference? After all, allowing no hits in a game would seem rather perfect, right? The difference between a no-hitter and perfect game in baseball is a perfect game means

Fans new to baseball sometimes struggle with calculating batting averages, so BaseballScouter.com created a quick and easy-to-use online tool to simply plug in at bats and hits to get instant results. What is Batting Average in Baseball? A baseball batting average is a percentage ranging from 0.000 to 1.000 that indicates a batter’s success in

The sinker and the splitter are two of the most deceptive pitches in all of baseball that tend to go underused. Greg “Mad Dog” Maddux made a living off of his sinker while Roger “Rocket” Clemens put the splitter on the map. The biggest difference between the sinker and the splitter is two fold: the

Baseball is full of statistics, some of which have peculiar rules in terms of how they are calculated. For instance, why don’t walks and sacrifice bunts count as at bats? Being awarded A base on balls or completing a sacrifice bunt are not counted as official at bats to avoid penalizing a batter for what