The drill was born in Double-A Wichita around the turn of the 21st century. It was scrapped almost immediately. Until a minor leaguer who hit 15 homers in high-A ball hit 40 the next year in ...

When the first pitch is thrown, the game begins. But earlier, before the crowd files in and the umps take the field . . . that's when the work is done. The beauty of batting practice.

Rodgers (shoulder) is slated to begin hitting drills this week, MLB.com reports. Rodgers will hit softer practice balls in the batting cage as he slowly ramps things up following surgery during ...

Austin Hays took coach’s batting practice this afternoon and did some outfield work, including shagging fly balls, and is nearing a return to the Orioles lineup.Hays has been missing from it ...

Ahead of the third ODI between England and Australia, Ricky Ponting joined Ian Ward to demonstrate a few batting drills that helped him during his career. The former Aussie skipper spoke about the ...