BLOOMFIELD — It will be 41 years ago this July that George Brett stormed out a dugout at Yankee Stadium so "fighting mad" at Tim McClelland that it took several players, coaches and officials to ...

The length of home plate on a baseball diamond is exactly 17 inches wide on the front end. Players can lay their bats alongside it and gauge how much room they have to work with in regard to applying ...

1909 — Nap Rucker of the Brooklyn Dodgers struck out 16 batters in a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. 1931 — In an 8-7 loss to Pittsburgh, Babe Herman of Brooklyn hit for the cycle for the second ...

BOSTON -- New York Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda admitted to using pine tar on the baseball during the second inning of Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park, but said he did it not ...

New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda is hardly the first major-leaguer to head to the mound hoping to get away with using pine tar to aid his grip. And he won't be the last, those in baseball say, ...

Exploring how foreign substances affect pitching performance, this segment tests everything from pine tar to rosin mixes and ...