The leader and heart of a baseball or softball team is often the one crouched behind home plate. The catcher is involved in every play, and the position’s unique duties require a unique glove. Anyone ...

Back on Dec. 2, 1963, the MLB rules committee convened and decided that the ridiculously-oversized catcher's mitt being used to haul in Hoyt Wilhelm's fierce knuckler would no longer be allowed by the ...

Reporting from Tempe, Ariz. — Big Glove. It’s not a spinoff of a popular HBO series, it’s the new mitt Angels catcher Mike Napoli will try this spring. Napoli has better-than-average power for a ...

Second in a three-part series on the art of catching. Read part one of the series here. DUNEDIN, Fla. — The best athlete on a kids’ team is usually a shortstop who also pitches. That described Luke ...

Former Ohio State catcher and current Detroit Tiger Dillon Dingler was named the 2025 American League Gold Glove award winner ...