For decades, leading bat manufacturers including Louisville Slugger, Easton, Rawlings and Marucci Sports have relied on traditional tape-based grips as the default standard. This approach has ...

Major League Baseball is testing a new iteration of an “enhanced-grip” baseball in the Double-A Southern League this season, which starts Friday. A similar test was called off early last year after it ...

One of the more notable pop-up prospects of 2024, Mets righthander Jonah Tong set out to take his game to the next level heading into 2025. However, after riding a four-seam fastball with heavy ...

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Time begins today. It’s baseball’s Opening Day. (Or opening day if you aren’t a believer.) From this day forward, until the buds just forming on the trees have become overwhelming ...

Ashcraft struck out 10 "B-Team" Padres in Wednesday night's spring training start over six innings. After the start he exuded about the progress he has made with his slider, a pitch he's using a new ...