A GRIP ON SPORTS • Time begins today. It’s baseball’s Opening Day. (Or opening day if you aren’t a believer.) From this day forward, until the buds just forming on the trees have become overwhelming ...

The longest-lasting relationship in baseball is between the pitcher and the baseball. From Little League to retirement, most Major League pitchers have a baseball as an extension of his body. He doesn ...

You may have noticed a trend of major-league players using brightly colored bat grips in recent seasons. Bats that were once adorned only by pine tar buildup and cleat marks were now wrapped with a ...

Soon, New York Mets fans and the baseball world will get a firsthand look at Kodai Senga's famous "ghost forkball." This is a pitch that Senga has built a career on. It comes out of his hand looking ...