Red Sox’s Hendriks moves slowly but confidently back from Tommy John: ‘I don’t baby it’

BOSTON — Liam Hendriks had his pants down as he spoke. His undershorts were on, but…

How fast could a human being throw a fastball? 106 mph, 110 mph — even 125 mph?

The 10-second 100-meter dash. The four-minute mile. The two-hour marathon. In baseball, is the 110 mph…

Missing Bats: Before the strikeout craze, baseball’s ‘Galileos’ fought to change the game

Missing Bats, a special series this week in The Athletic, explores how baseball’s profound metamorphosis over…

Missing Bats: How an obsession with strikeouts upended the balance of baseball

As a boy pitching on Little League fields in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Tyler Glasnow…

Five years after Tyler Skaggs’ death, his loved ones’ grief remains raw

LOS ANGELES — Without even noticing, Debbie Skaggs, the mother of the late Angels pitcher Tyler…

MLB offense is nearing all-time lows — hitters have theories: ‘Pitching is out of control’

Here’s a thought that defines baseball in 2024: What if the whole sport suddenly turned into…

MLB world reacts to Willie Mays’ death: ‘He is a true giant, on and off the field’

Major League Baseball and San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays died Tuesday at age 93. The…

MLB City Connect: All 28 uniforms ranked, from the so-so to the sublime

As the Minnesota Twins took the field last Friday, they became the 28th team to debut…

Bobby Valentine, Orel Hershiser, the Mets and a hilarious disguise 25 years ago

At a recent Q&A session, Bobby Valentine fielded a question that discussed his antics during his…

The Blue Jays’ eye-popping 50/50 lotto is changing lives for a cause: ‘Is this real?’

TORONTO — Thomas can’t remember what he said or heard during a meeting last month. That’s…