RENTON, Wash. — Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip — adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.

It’s finally the start of baseball season: you can almost feel the gentle spring breeze, smell the peanuts and popcorn, and hear the crack of the bat. You may also notice something more colorful, ...

The Tour de France is a long way from the Toronto Blue Jays' spring training clubhouse. But a Utah-based company has managed to find a home in both places for its products. Lizard Skins started ...

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RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip - adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.

Baton Rouge-based Marucci Sports has acquired a Utah-based company that is the official bat grip for Major League Baseball. Marucci Sports bought Lizard Skins which sells branded grip products, ...

It was the early ’90s on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and, “parking,” Brian Fruit says,” was just an absolute nightmare.” Fruit was a student, and one summer he worked an odd ...

With the pitch clock winding down, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras made an interesting decision during Saturday's 5-1 win against the Minnesota Twins. Contreras realized his grip tape ...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip - adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.

RENTON, Wa. — Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip — adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.