Winning and achieving the Triple Crown in baseball is one of baseball’s rarest and most difficult feats. Baseball Triple Crown or Triple Crown in baseball is when one player leads their league (American or National) in all 3 categories of Batting Average, Home Runs, and RBIs. To be awarded, or “crowned” as a winner of … Read more
While no-hitters and perfect games get most of the notoriety and attention from the national media when they occur, there is a niche pitching statistic that is debatably just as impressive called the immaculate inning. An immaculate inning is when a pitcher throws just nine pitches in one inning resulting in three consecutive strikeouts. Throwing … Read more
There’s a new major player in the baseball and softball glove market with 44 Pro Gloves. Coaching High School and Little League Baseball has allowed me to see many gloves. There is no doubt that 44 Pro Gloves are one of the most popular baseball gloves right now. Many players on the teams that I … Read more
If you are a casual baseball fan, you may turn on a game and see the umpire stop the game and advance runners from the base they are on and be left totally confused trying to figure out what is going on. If you aren’t familiar with the balk rule, it can sometimes be difficult … Read more
One of my favorite movies of all time is The Sandlot. I actually remember the first time I watched it. I was nine years old when the movie came out in 1993 and I couldn’t wait to watch it. I even remember where I was. My parents watched it with us in the living room … Read more
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