The leader and heart of a baseball or softball team is often the one crouched behind home plate. The catcher is involved in every play, and the position’s unique duties require a unique glove. Anyone ...

Major League baseball catchers have to field pitches flying at 90 mph or more, often catching several hundred fastballs a day. A team of medical researchers has concluded that despite improvements in ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Patrick Bailey is doing it again. He is spinning more pitches from borderline straw to strike-zone gold than any catcher in the major leagues. His pitch framing has saved the ...

When it comes to playing ball, a glove is a glove — right? Yes, but in the same sense that you can technically play softball wearing basketball sneakers but cleats will make an athlete more effective ...

From Little League to the Big League, any baseball player can tell you that catching a fastball can hurt, and now a new study shows it. Researchers found that despite improvements made to the ...

Close-up shot of a baseball glove (image: Kevin Dooley via wikimedia commons) To round out our series on the the design of baseball equipment, let’s take a brief look at the baseball glove. Unlike the ...

Despite improvements in the catchers' mitts used by professional baseball players, the gloves still do not adequately protect players' hands from injury, according to a study by Wake Forest University ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Your hands are often the first body part to get ...