Washington Nationals infielder Paul DeJong always had two loves: baseball and science. Those two interests had long competed for his time, until finally they converged when he was at Illinois State.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 17—The Drovers continue to win conference series. Competing in Sooner Athletic Conference Play last week, the University of ...

Mariano Rivera was never secretive about the grip on his signature pitch. He’d show it to teammates, coaches, even reporters. He placed his index and middle fingers together along the seams. He pulled ...

Paul DeJong is a professional baseball player, so it’s not at all unusual that he has a baseball trading card. The unusual part is what’s on the back. Flip over his 2018 Topps Series 2 Future Stars ...

Behind the emotion, sweat and muscle of baseball lies a game dictated by the immutable laws of physics. Baseball fans often miss this scientific layer, as everyday baseball jargon undervalues the ...

Launch angle. Exit velocity. Home run distance. Spin Rate. These seem like metrics only used by Major League Baseball teams, but North Oconee baseball is one of the few programs nationally that has ...

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Athletes are always searching for something to give them even the slightest edge on the field. Enter the so-called “torpedo bat.” The new, odd-looking bat that has taken the baseball world by storm ...