There are an endless amount of stats in baseball when it comes to batting, fielding, and pitching. One of the most commonly talked about is the “RBI”. So, what is an RBI in baseball? An...
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In baseball, it’s not unusual to be afraid of being hit by an incoming pitch. When you consider that most professional pitchers are throwing a baseball toward home plate at nearly 100 miles per...
Have you ever been to a baseball game to see a particular player, but that player doesn’t get to swing the bat each time he comes to the plate? Instead, the player finds himself trotting down to...
What Is OBP in Baseball? The Ultimate Guide to the Statistic
There are many statistics used to measure the success of baseball players, and some of them are specific to hitting. One of the most common hitting statistics is on-base percentage or OBP. So what...
When watching baseball games, you may wonder why pitchers don’t try to sneak in surprise pitches past the batters. Well, it’s not a new idea. It’s called a ‘quick pitch’. So, what...
If you keep up with baseball, you know that pine tar has been in the news. Umpires are checking pitchers for pine tar, as well as other foreign substances, what seems like every inning now to give...