Throwing a slider takes a lot of repetition to find the feel, velocity, and accuracy. It takes trying different grips and arm slots to find the right release and movement of the ball. This article aims to teach you how to throw a slider. You will need to throw a slider dozens, if not hundreds … Read more
If you get to an MLB baseball game early you will often see players warming up to get their arms ready for the game. Most position players will stretch out their arms by gradually working their way back to around 90 feet or so before gradually moving in. Pitchers on the other hand will get … Read more
Baseball fields come in all different shapes and sizes. One of the best things about baseball is the character of the fields, and that every field is different. The fences can be different sizes and shapes. However, you may notice some fields have a yellow line on top of the fence. Why is the top … Read more
Baseball has been played for more than a century and has changed over that period. The hit is one of baseball’s most basic concepts. We explain the various types of hits in baseball. A batter gets a hit when they safely reach at least first base by batting the baseball into play, without the defense … Read more
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the average pitch speed of Major League Baseball (MLB) players. With more pitchers reaching triple-digit pitch speeds, fans and analysts are eager to understand how this trend has developed over time. The average MLB pitching velocity at the beginning of the 2017 season was 88 … Read more
One of the great things about major league baseball is that size doesn’t necessarily have as much importance on whether you can become successful like some of the other sports. Some of the best baseball players of all time have been under 6 feet, so we put together a list of some of the current … Read more
There are tons of baseball abbreviations used on tv, news articles, and in fantasy sports used that it can be difficult to keep up with all of them. The term PO gets thrown around from time to time in baseball, and what is confusing for the casual fan is that there is actually a couple … Read more
Semi pro baseball is not what most people think it is, and at the same time it is much more than that. It’s obviously not Major League Baseball, or you would’ve heard of the players. And it’s certainly not Minor League Baseball because some of the players look old. What is Semi Pro Baseball? Semi Pro … Read more
Baseball has seen a major change in defensive strategies and alignment over the last decade. Mainly due to analytics and data for each batter and situation. If you are unfamiliar with the shift or why some players move around the infield or even the outfield so much. You might wonder, what is the shift in … Read more
If you don’t watch a ton of baseball, you may be left confused when you see a game that ends immediately before all of the innings are played. While having a game end before 9 innings rarely happens in a major league baseball game, if you attend youth sports baseball games or high school baseball … Read more