The Marlins beat the Cardinals 6-2 on Wednesday night in front of a sparse 9,300 fans at LoanDepot Park. Those who did attend got to see Miami's Sandy Alcantara have one of his best outings of the ...

Royals catcher Salvador Perez’s three consecutive AL gold gloves prove that his peers recognize him as one of the best defensive catchers in the game. However, the art of framing pitches to help his ...

Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez has been the subject of speculation across MLB after fans alleged, he purposefully crossed up his catcher with a pitch in a moment of frustration in Tuesday’s ...

Another skill that could improve with increased flexibility is pitch framing, the art of making a borderline pitch look like a strike to an umpire — something the Yankees’ analytics staff has long ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels catcher Francisco Arcia began the day behind the plate, did a brief stint on the mound and ended up in the major league record books. Arcia pitched two innings of ...

Miami — Put it on a T-shirt. Like an old-timey “Wanted” poster: Dillon Dingler’s mugshot with the inscription, Strike Bandit, underneath. The man steals strikes, plain and simple. “One of our quiet ...

After four years of experimentation in the minor leagues, MLB will allow teams to challenge umpires’ ball-strike calls based on the results of an automated system. The challenges are limited in number ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (AP) — Trying to make the most of ...