Baseball
How to Recover After Getting Hit by a Pitch
That fastball came in like a heat-seeking missile. The target: the middle of your back. Whether it was intentional or not doesn’t really matter. You toughed it out, making sure [...]
The 5 Most Painful Spots to Be Hit by a Pitch
Baseball may not be the most physical sport in terms of contact, but few things in sports are more painful than being struck by a 95-mph fastball. “It is pain [...]
Matt Kemp on His Way Back to MVP Form
Photo: AP Images The Major League Baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. And Matt Kemp didn’t even train for the 162-game race. That’s because Kemp was [...]
Build a Better Baseball Body With Joe Mauer’s Workout
Like most athletes, All-Star Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer used to believe that success in the weight room comes by pushing as much weight as possible as often as [...]
Joe Mauer’s Secret to Long-Term Success
With a loud “thwack,” a baseball leaps off Joe Mauer’s bat and climbs through the crisp morning air. About 380 feet later, the ball clears the outfield fence in right center, [...]
Reach More Ground Balls With Derek Jeter’s Lower-Body Workout
Derek Jeter is in his 20th season as a professional baseball player. In 18 of those seasons, the man Yankee fans call “The Captain” appeared in at least 119 games. [...]
How David Ortiz Maintains Peak Performance
Photo: AP Images As the Boston Red Sox celebrated an eighth World Series title on the field at Fenway Park last October, slugger David Ortiz was asked what [...]
Game Day Meal Plans for Athletes: Fuel Up with the Cleveland Indians
You’ve practiced, lifted and watched all the film you possibly can. Now it’s game day. If you’re like many high schoolers, you’re probably waking up, grabbing a prepackaged breakfast “food” [...]
Kettlebell Training for Baseball and Softball Players
Baseball and softball players undergo one of the most violent motions in all of sports. When a player throws the ball at a high velocity it places an...
Use These 3 Grips to Throw a Changeup They Can’t Hit
In my opinion, the best weapon a pitcher has in his arsenal is the change-up. "Fad" pitches come into style all the time. In Roger Clemens day, it was...
