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 ...

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 ...

Uncrowned is a new destination for all things MMA, boxing, wrestling, and more, featuring Ariel Helwani. You might know that some catchers don't use a regular catcher's mitt when they're working with ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny (right) gives instruction to catcher Carson Kelly during St. Louis Cardinals spring ...

Not too gadgety, but it might give some sports gear folks some ideas. I don’t know much about baseball—my family raised me to be a fan of the Choc Zul Panthers, the highest rated team in the ancient ...

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 ...

Even after more than a century of improvements to the catcher's mitts used by professional baseball players, the hand behind the plate is still taking a pounding from 90-plus-mph fastballs, a team of ...

If your kids play baseball, remember this...the batter may get all the attention, but it's the catcher who takes the biggest hit. New research suggests the player behind home plate is at the highest ...