Apr 16, 2020 The problem pitch for Craig Biggio as a hitter in Major League Baseball was the slider thrown low and away, so he moved closer to the plate to better reach the ball in that area and, more importantly, define the strike zone for himself. The flaw in that logic — maybe cost
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8:00 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE in 1954, Frank Robinson made his debut. Twenty-one years later, Frank Robinson, the player-manager of the Indians, chose not
8:00 AM ET We don’t know when the baseball season will begin, so we don’t know how many games will ultimately be on the schedule. The shorter the schedule, the greater the likelihood of surprising results, of course. Similar to how a bad team can beat a good team in any one game (hey, even
4:45 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo came up with a curveball to spice up the regular video conferences he has been holding with his Toronto coaches while baseball is shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re having so many Zoom conference calls and stuff, I changed it
3:05 PM ET Some major league pitchers are working on adding to their repertoire during the coronavirus pandemic, while others are using the downtime to help with projects around the house. Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly accidentally found a way to do both at the same time on Wednesday. In an Instagram Live video
3:21 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics minor league manager Webster Garrison has resumed breathing completely on his own for the first time in more than three weeks and no longer requires a ventilator as he fights the coronavirus, his fiancée said Thursday. Garrison, 54, hospitalized in his home state of Louisiana,
12:22 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Jose Berrios, the Minnesota Twins‘ undisputed ace, is using this indefinite hiatus to refine two of his pitches, something he hopes will help him become recognized as one of the best in the game. Berrios, 25, is attempting to
12:06 PM ET More than 50 Major League Baseball players representing all 30 teams have raised nearly $1 million to provide over 4 million meals to support childhood hunger prevention during the coronavirus pandemic. The Home Plate Project is a partnership between Major League Baseball, country music superstar Garth Brooks’ Teammates for Kids Foundation, and
8:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” Last summer, Mark Arduini was unemployed and struggling to motivate himself to fill out job applications. So he went to a local card shop, bought a box of 24 unopened packs of
7:35 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1929, the numbers game began. The Yankees were the first team to put numbers on the back of