Teams mentioned bat speed training, “short box” competitive batting practices, and scouting for bat path — and several teams were already trying to mimic those efforts themselves.

With his Cincinnati Reds up 14-0 over the visiting Texas Rangers, shortstop Elly De La Cruz stepped to the plate a triple shy of the cycle. To be sure "a triple shy of the cycle," typically ...

Holman upset the stasis of the bat industry, and in his 300-square-foot garage, as business boomed, he and his motley crew hustled to meet demand. “It was sink or swim,” Smith says.

You know the deal by now: The New York Yankees hit a bajillion home runs on opening weekend, with several of the sluggers involved swinging “torpedo” bats that are crafted more like bowling ...

Judge's 410-foot moonshot into left field was his fourth home run of the season. His four home runs in his first three games have totaled 1,699 feet. The sweet spot on the Yankees' new bats is ...

Studying insect-eating bats isn’t easy: they’re tiny, fly at night, and navigate using ultrasonic frequencies far above human hearing range. But experts in India have come up with a potential ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Australian bat lyssavirus, related to rabies, poses a minimal risk to humans, with only three fatal cases in Australia since its discovery in 1996. The virus is ...

Perhaps the team's newly-designed wooden bats had something to do with it? Yankees play-by-play broadcaster Michael Kay detailed during the game how New York redesigned its wooden bats thanks to a ...

During an IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, umpire inspected Simron Hetmyer's bat for compliance with IPL regulations after his arrival at the crease. The ...

I wish they'd checked the bats when I was playing.' IMAGE: In the game against Punjab Kings on Tuesday, Kolkata Knight Riders' Anrich Nortje's bat did not pass the test and he had to change his bat.

The Narine incident came first. Before KKR's unsuccessful chase of PBKS' 111, the bats of some of the KKR batters were checked by reserve umpire Saiyed Khalid outside the playing arena.

During this season, their bats failed the stringent gauge test. Unlike previous editions, where bats were inspected a day before the match, this year’s rules authorized on-field umpires to check ...