The catcher's main objectives are to catch the baseball, block the baseball on errant pitches and throw out base runners. The catcher can perform this drill with or without catching gear. Catcher ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hasn't had the conversation with 7-year-old son Steel yet, but the Pittsburgh Pirates star knows it's probably coming at some point. Steel, already playing in a ...

PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen hasn’t had the conversation with 7-year-old son Steel yet, but the Pittsburgh Pirates star knows it’s probably coming at some point. Steel, already playing in a youth ...

From Little League to the Big League, any baseball player can tell you that catching a fastball can hurt, and now a new study shows it. Researchers found that despite improvements made to the ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Despite improvements in the catchers' mitts used by professional baseball players, the gloves still do not adequately protect players' hands from injury, according to a study by ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny (right) gives instruction to catcher Carson Kelly during St. Louis Cardinals spring ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hasn’t had the conversation with 7-year-old son Steel yet, but the Pittsburgh Pirates star knows it’s probably coming at some point. Steel, already playing in a ...

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 ...