In the nearly 17 months since then-Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy was struck in the head by a line drive and suffered life-threatening brain injuries, Major League Baseball says it has ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Big league pitchers are always at risk, but they might feel safer on the mound this season. Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers, hoping to ...

Right up the middle. Hit it where they're not. It's a common directive from coaches as their players get ready to step into the batter's box. They adjust their gloves, tap their cleats and move their ...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb said Major League Baseball's development of a protective cap for pitchers 'seems like a gimmick to just to cover their end,' and expressed ...

NEW YORK (AP) Big league pitchers might feel safer on the mound this season. Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers, hoping to reduce the damage from line drives to head that ...

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Toronto's Todd Redmond showed off Major League Baseball's new protective cap for pitchers on Friday night, and the model is…um… Nice? Yeah, let's go with nice ...

“So much more than a baseball cap, this rates as one of the most profound pieces of sports history that has ever been offered for public sale,” declares Lelands, a top, New York auction house. “One of ...

ESPN’s William Weinbaum reports that MLB has approved protective caps for pitchers the first time. Use is optional, and caps will be made available for all pitchers beginning next month in spring ...