This batting practice was significant as it marked the return of Ohtani batting outside for the first time since undergoing surgery to repair his torn UCL. Ohtani took 21 swings, hitting 10 of ...

Jason Varitek last stepped into the batter's box at Fenway Park during the 2011 season. The post Why the Red Sox made former ...

Between his three batting practice sessions in the last week, Ohtani has hit 33 home runs in 76 total swings. On each occasion, his BP has attracted masses of coaches, team officials and reporters.

Olney said Los Angeles Angels hitting coach Jeremy Reed told him Ohtani hasn't taken batting practice once in 2021. "He does a few flip drills, he gets ready and then he just rakes," Olney said.

Batting practice was over for the day at New York Yankees camp. Or it was supposed to be. But as hitting coach Dillon Lawson was strolling off the field, veteran infielder Wilmer Difo was jogging on.

Somehow, someway, coaches need to know the rule and not break it. Also important are pitching limitations. Pitchers are allowed 30 outs a week and no more than 110 pitches in a game. Pitchers are ...

Red Sox legend Jason Varitek took batting practice Tuesday at Fenway Park to determine the order of the team’s 2025 fantasy ...

The former Red Sox catcher and current member of the coaching staff picked up a bat to determine the draft order of the ...

When the players agreed that their batting practice and games had little in common, Albert changed things up to replicate game situations: Coaches wheeled the L-screen closer to the plate, and ...

Moreover, the Diamondbacks flipped out their entire coaching apparatus on the hitting side after 2018, replacing their hitting coach, assistant hitting coach and hitting strategist after that season.