Team Italy outfielder Jac Caglianone's home run during batting practice at Daikin Park in Houston hit off an electronic ribbon board and left a noticeable black mark

This is the Shohei Ohtani effect. Lia Chan and her husband How and other family members flew in from Singapore — about a seven-hour flight to Tokyo — just to watch Ohtani play in the World Baseball Classic.

UT-Arlington coach Mike Trapasso said the Razorbacks were aggressive early in the count against the Mavericks’ pitching staff. Arkansas had 3 hits on the first pitch of an at-bat, 4 on the second pitch, 3 on the third and 1 on the fourth and fifth.

May 12, 2023; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; A detailed view of the Washington Nationals logo on a weighted bat during the seventh inning of the game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Scott ...

The white baseball soared into the clear blue sky, hurtling toward a gigantic, green batter’s eye located between two 410-foot signs on field one at Pirate City.

Edman (ankle) began taking batting practice Friday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports. Edman began taking swings in the cages earlier in the week, and he could progress to facing velocity against a machine within the next few days if everything goes according to plan.

Francisco Lindor going under the knife in mid-February felt like a gut punch to a Mets fan base that is already conditioned to wait for the other shoe to drop. We are talking about a guy who hasn’t just been good;