BRADENTON, Fla. — Early one morning a few days ago, Mason Martin and Henry Davis had the whole field at LECOM Park to themselves for batting practice. The pitching machine was stocked with slick, ...

Rodgers (shoulder) is slated to begin hitting drills this week, MLB.com reports. Rodgers will hit softer practice balls in the batting cage as he slowly ramps things up following surgery during spring ...

LOS ANGELES — It’s become a compulsory part of the routines that made Freddie Freeman an MVP. And now it’s spreading like wildfire to a collection of Dodgers hitters who had watched Freeman torch them ...

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The hitters waiting by the cage usually started by laughing or talking some smack when the hitter swung and missed during batting practice. That changed when they got into the box ...

VIERA, Fla. - Spring training can be a tedious, dull experience for major league players. Many of the drills they're being put through during these weeks leading up to games are ones that they've been ...

ATLANTA — Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez has been cleared for baseball activities. The 31-year-old, who hasn't played in a game since June 8 because of a lower back injury, completed light ...

FORT MYERS, Florida - Major League Baseball sluggers set to join Japan's national team for the upcoming World Baseball Classic took batting practice Sunday as their clubs opened spring training camp.