Made in the Shade: 136 Years of Baseball Stars Wearing Sunglasses
Paul Hines was a 23-year-old rising star for the Providence Grays in 1878, when he recorded two of Major League Baseball’s keystone firsts: the first unassisted triple play and the [...]
Heavy Hitters: The 2014 Baseball Gear Guide
Baseball season is here. Don’t wait any longer to pick up the bats, gloves and cleats that will add power to your performance on the diamond. STACK rounded up the [...]
Is CrossFit a Good ‘Fit’ For Baseball Players?
It seems like you can walk more the 20 yards nowadays without crossing paths with a CrossFit affiliated gym. Unless you've been living underneath a rock...
STUDY: Playing Video Games Can Make You Better at Baseball
AP Images Mom may not buy this when you tell her, but it's true: new research out of the University of California, Riverside, suggests that playing a certain [...]
Consider Lighter Baseballs for Young Pitchers: A Study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Practicing with lighter baseballs may help teen pitchers improve their throwing speeds while also reducing the risk of overuse injuries, a small study from Taiwan [...]
Baseball Players Turned NFL Stars
Facing the toughest challenge of his life in the 1993 comedy The Sandlot, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez is visited in a dream by Babe Ruth—"The Great Bambino"—who proclaims, “Everybody gets the [...]
Cure the "Mental Flu" to Achieve Baseball Success
During Philadelphia's game against the Cincinnati Reds on August 21, 2012, the Phillies caught a case of the "mental flu." Flus always start with a sniffle, and the sniffle happened [...]
Q&A With Mark Teixeira: Baseball, the Yankees and More
Mark Teixeira is known as one of the good guys in Major League Baseball. That notion was reinforced last week when the New York Yankees first baseman appeared at the [...]
STACK Review: Top Baseball Cleats for the 2011 Season
As MLB’s opening day approaches, every ballplayer—from professional to Little Leaguer—is getting ready for America’s favorite pastime. But before the season starts, take a look at the new and advanced [...]
Evan Longoria's Four Keys to Better Baseball
Evan Longoria's baseball ability had its origin in a top-secret, subterranean bunker a few miles outside of Bellflower, Calif. The dramatic moment included the following announcement, made to a handful [...]