Early in camp, Marcelo Mayer has worked on transferring the ball quicker from glove to hand for throws. Luke Hales / Getty Images FORT MYERS, Fla. — Since full-squad workouts began, there’s been a ...

Baseball made a rule change to encourage base hits. But other factors have conspired to keep them out of the game. Norm Hall / Getty Images Three years ago, baseball needed fixing. The sport had grown ...

Ron Washington is coming back to the Bay Area, this time to the San Francisco Giants. The Giants haven’t confirmed his hiring, but Giants general manager Zach Minasian told KNBR radio on Thursday that ...

Pitcher - A pitcher is the fielder designated to deliver the pitch to the batter. The pitcher shall stand facing the batter, his entire pivot foot on, or in front of and touching and not off the end ...