Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-high, 1,200-pound robot spit out fastballs, cutters and sweepers just like the ones spinning off the fingertips of his left ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-high, 1,200-pound robot spit out fastballs, cutters and sweepers just like the ones spinning off the ...

R.A. Dickey often speaks of submitting to his fickle pitch, embracing its unpredictability and accepting the mystery. He has described the knuckleball as a “metaphor for letting go.” Brendan Kennedy ...

The Miami Marlins are revolutionizing their batting practice with a high-tech pitching machine called Trajekt, designed to simulate real-life pitchers with pinpoint accuracy. The state-of-the-art ...

Anyone who has played organized baseball and taken a strike looking to start an at-bat has heard this phrase shouted. In split seconds, you have to identify a pitch and make a decision on where and ...

About four hours before an early-season home game, Alex Call rummaged around in his locker, pulled out a white Oculus virtual reality headset and rushed out of the Washington Nationals’ clubhouse.

TORONTO — The Dodgers will face rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage for the first time on Friday night – IRL. The Toronto Blue Jays will start the 22-year-old in Game 1 of the World Series. The 20th ...