SAN DIEGO - Managers will always say a pitcher is more responsible for the opposition's success stealing bases than the catcher who actually makes the throws. If a pitcher can't vary his timing and ...

Marlins starter Ryan Weathers was drilled in the head by a throw down to second base after tossing his final warmup pitch between innings during a Miami Marlins-Tampa Bay Rays game Saturday. As is ...

MILWAUKEE --New York Yankees first baseman Marwin Gonzalez left Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers after getting hit on the head by a throw from catcher Victor Caratini while standing in the ...

David Fry really wanted to throw the ball on Sunday afternoon. But the Guardians’ catcher ran into a slight problem during a 6-0 win over the A’s at Hohokam Stadium: His pitchers weren’t allowing much ...

Marlins pitcher Ryan Weathers has gone through countless warmups during his baseball career, but Saturday's freak accident with catcher Nick Fortes had to be a first. With Weathers going through his ...

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher/first baseman Endy Rodriguez has been shut down from throwing for four weeks after visiting Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the orthopedic surgeon who performed Tommy John surgery on ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Miami Marlins starter Ryan Weathers pitched three innings after he was struck in the head by catcher Nick Fortes' throw to second base after the final warmup pitch before the bottom of ...

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about five ways in which MLB players are better than ever. One of the findings that fascinated me was discovering that pop times on catcher’s throws to second base have ...

Caught-stealing percentage is a statistic that provides information, but sometimes doesn’t provide anywhere near a complete story on a catcher. We can look on a stat page and see that a catcher threw ...

Samuel Basallo arrived in Baltimore this past weekend as one of the best hitting prospects to reach the majors in recent years. The Orioles called him up for his big league debut just three days after ...