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Baseball’s OPS is a popular statistic to judge hitters, but what does it mean? They say it’s a way to identify sluggers, but how so? Here’s a detailed look.

Major League Baseball’s annual draft now stretches 3 days, making some fans wonder why there are so many rounds and players selected. Here’s your backgrounder.

New baseball fans may not get the difference between a splitter vs. changeup, as both pitches are used to do the same thing: fool batters. Here are the nuances.

Production of baseball hats is dominated by models from New Era, maker of MLB player caps, and upstart Flexfit. Here are key differences between their models.

Japanese 2-way sensation Shohei Ohtani has become a face of Major League Baseball, and aside from his on-field heroics, here is a list of some reasons why.

The record for lowest-scoring Major League Baseball game is tied each season, but what is the highest-scoring MLB game in history? A look at the wildest games.

The curveball and sinker may be the most accurately named baseball pitches. These pitches act uniquely, and make batters react differently. Here’s how and why.

Curveball and breaking ball both describe the same type of pitch ~ but the baseball terms do not mean the same thing. Here’s a look at these bending tosses.

Baseball teams play more games each season than other major sports. How many games in a baseball season has grown over the years, and here’s a close look.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is the history museum serving as the focal point of baseball history dating back to the 1800s. Players are inducted into the Hall of Fame through selection by the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Veterans Committee or the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. BaseballHallOfFame.org was the National Baseball