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The term “home run” is well-ingrained into America’s lexicon, describing everything from an extraordinary performance or significant achievement, to slang usage involving relationships that we won’t get into here. But, in reality, what is home run in baseball ~ the sport that brought us the term? A home run (HR) in baseball is a 4-base […]

You have probably heard all of the different stories older baseball players may tell about how they used to break in their gloves. From baking it, sleeping on it, running over with a car, you have probably heard several different ways to break it in. One of the best ways to break in a baseball

Many modern fans consider the postseason as the best time to watch Major League Baseball action, with all the game-by-game (and even inning-by-inning) drama. However, old-time fans may harken back to the end of baseball’s regular season, for the so-called pennant races. With the MLB’s changes to the format of the playoffs in recent years,

The articles on our site often include information about softball play, so we wanted to take a moment to clear the air about using baseball gloves for softball, whether the fastpitch or slowpitch versions. It’s a very common question. Yes, players can use baseball gloves for softball ~ as long as the size of the

Baseball’s Hall of Fame honoree Derek Jeter is known for many achievements, and high among them is the number of championships the shortstop won with the team he played with his entire career, the New York Yankees. Is Jeter’s accumulation of World Series rings exaggerated, or is it just another baseball legend? It’s real. Derek

The saying “Everyone is a winner” is rarely true in sports. While the intention behind that saying is to encourage players – mostly kids – not to get down on themselves when they lose, the bottom line is that every sport has a clear winner and a loser. Before understanding the intricacies of each sport,

There are a number of small things that separate the good from the best, and a sports player needs to always be at the top of his game to never miss out on those minute details. One such example is using the best possible grip tape for baseball bats, which is not just an individual

Today whenever baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani even hints at feeling pain, the whispers return: “Is Shohei injury-prone?” The answer quite honestly is no, he is not. He just had very poor luck his first few years in Major League Baseball. Before and after that rough stretch of 2018-2020, Ohtani dominated the competition at the very

Known for being one of the best players to interview in baseball, Yogi Berra also goes down in history as one of the most successful catchers to ever play the game. Standing only 5’7”, Berra was known not just for his humor, but his toughness behind the plate as well as his overall hitting ability.

Major League Baseball fans know their season takes up half of each year, but there is a particular time of year when they pay extra special attention: October. That month hosts the MLB postseason, a playoff tournament to determine a world champion. How the MLB playoffs work has evolved tremendously in recent years. After making