It’s All In The Prep: Where Bad At-Bats And Hitting Streaks Start
A list of factors that can make or break a plate appearance and lead to both hitting streaks and slumps.
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How ‘Bat Fitting’ Took A Page Out Of Golf’s Playbook
One manufacturer believes bat bags will look like golf bags soon enough, providing hitters multiple options tested and fine-tuned by using swing data.
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From The Archives: Blame Ego Of Owners For No DH In NL
Will the NL ever realize the pettiness of its arguments against the DH based on “purist” grounds? Tracy Ringolsby asked that question more than 30 years ago.
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The New And Improved Baseball America In 2019
Starting this month, Baseball America is transitioning to a monthly magazine. But don’t be alarmed: We may be reducing the frequency, but not the number of pages or total content.
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New Format Allows BA To Stay Focused On What We Do Best
In this age of power-centric baseball, we are emphasizing slugging percentage over batting average for our loyal Baseball America readers.
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Where Are They Now? Jeffrey Hammonds
Jeffrey Hammonds was an all-star in 2000 with the Colorado Rockies, and is now a special assistant for player services for the MLBPA.
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Topps Launches Series 1 Collection Celebrating 150 Years of Baseball
Topps has put together a collection of inserts themed around 150 years of baseball.
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What Matters In Hitting: Integrating The Swing With Visual Reality
What will be the new, best practices adopted to develop minor league hitters and take MLB hitters from good to great in 2019?
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MLB Inks 10-Year Uniform, Footwear Deal With Nike, Fanatics
Starting with the 2020 MLB season, Nike and Fanatics will serve as the league’s official uniform and footwear supplier of Major League Baseball.
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When Is Too Much Hitting Instruction Dangerous?
Armed with data, analytics, and science, coaches provide all the “secret sauce.” But what looks good in the cage doesn’t always translate to results on the field.
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Ringolsby: The Baseball Hall’s Incomplete Managerial Picture
The managerial inductees to the Hall of Fame may be the least refined process. It is based so much on won-lost record, but does that really supply the best gauge of a manager’s ability?
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5 MLB Prospects Who Could Move Quickly In 2019
While initially it may appear unlikely, these five MLB prospects all have a shot at a big league debut in 2019.
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Crasnick: Harold Baines Has Friends In High Places
We should feel happy for Harold Baines. But the Era Committee is risking the Hall’s credibility if it cannot put personal agendas aside, Jerry Crasnick writes.
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Tech Has Transformed Hitting Coaching Faster Than Expected
The data revolution that revolutionized pitching over the course of two decades has revolutionized hitting instruction in a couple of years.
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Could Your Best Mental Skills Coach Be In The Mirror?
It starts with a simple premise: You create your perception and experience life from the inside-out, not the outside-in.
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Brodie Van Wagenen Is The Mets’ Agent Of Change
Brodie Van Wagenen wasted no time making his first major trade as New York Mets GM. But will it pay off?
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9 Reasons Why Larry Walker Should Be In The Baseball Hall Of Fame
Larry Walker’s omission from the Hall so far is a tragedy, writes Tracy Ringolsby.
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We Tried To Imagine A World Without Baseball And It Wasn’t Fun
Mookie Betts the bowler? Vin Scully the golf announcer? The world would be much different without our beloved pastime.
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Trap Toons
Cartoons from Paul Trap for Baseball America.
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Ringolsby: At Home With The Braves
Brian Snitker spent four decades working his way to the top of the Braves organization.
