Trying to perfect your batting skills can be extremely frustrating when the pitching is erratic — you spend more time waiting for a decent pitch than perfecting your mechanics. A quality pitching ...

In a warehouse in Seattle stands Abner, a box of gears and wires taller than a man. Sold by a company called Fastball Development Corp., Abner is designed to deliver pitches that mimic anything a big ...

Are you trying to make it to the big leagues? It might be time to get a pitching machine. These automatic ball launchers allow you to practice swinging at different speeds and angles. From helping you ...

Every park I see these days is swarming with kids throwing baseballs. My ten-year-old is pushing hard to join a team. But while he’s had years of catch with his dad, he hasn’t done much hitting. I ...

Two outs, two strikes. Tying run on second. Gerrit Cole on the bump. You’re pinch-hitting, you tell yourself in the batting cage. The crucial pitch is on the way — just as soon as it matriculates its ...

Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-high, 1,200-pound robot spit out fastballs, cutters and sweepers just like the ones spinning off the fingertips of his left ...