FORT MYERS, FLA. – The Twins once again invited their former catcher and minor league manager, Phil Roof, to put on a uniform and perform a few tasks during spring training. Sadly, one of those tasks ...

The Miami Marlins are revolutionizing their batting practice with a high-tech pitching machine called Trajekt, designed to simulate real-life pitchers with pinpoint accuracy. The state-of-the-art ...

Phil Roof mastered batting practice for the Twins — now the machines are taking over The joy of mammoth home runs on the back field at Hammond Stadium during live batting practice have been replaced ...

Batting practice brought an odd moment for the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, when outfielder Matt Joyce hit a ball that caromed off the batting cage — and right into the pitching machine. The ball was ...

A signature event exclusively for Season Ticket Holders, batting practice allows one person from your account to take swings from home plate at Fenway Park. You receive 10 pitches from a pitching ...

Tales | The idea is to make practice harder to maximize the benefits, rather than just feeling good at the plate. Marc Topkin is a sports reporter covering the Tampa Bay Rays. Reach him at ...