MLB’s forgotten campaign against the ‘derelicts’ who pocket foul balls
Foul balls are now a lucky souvenir for fans at Major League Baseball games. But 100 years ago, taking that ball home could ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch20d
What’s inside coach Jon Jay’s ‘bag of tricks’ to improve Cardinals outfield defense?
“That’s how the yellow ball started,” he said. “Traditionally, if you want to do ground balls, I’m going to hit you ground balls. But with the yellow balls, it makes it kind of fu ...
The Daily Orange21d
Syracuse exerts grit vs. Johns Hopkins with 32-20 ground-ball disparity
And it wasn’t hard to distinguish who that was Sunday in the JMA Wireless Dome. Syracuse picked up 32 ground balls, compared to Johns Hopkins’s 20. In the third quarter alone, SU had 16 ground-ball ...
Sportskeeda24d
WATCH: Aldrich Potgieter sends his ball into the pond on his way to a poor first round at Arnold Palmer Invitational
On the course's iconic par-5 sixth hole, Potgieter carded a double bogey, including a near-ground ball with his driver off the tee, en route to an opening round seven-over-par 79. The video ...
New York Post26d
Yankees prospect George Lombard Jr., 19, is already wowing Aaron Judge: ‘Something special’
“The tools are all there,” Judge said at Steinbrenner Field Tuesday. “I saw him take ground balls on Field 2 and he had an infield of Jazz [Chisholm Jr.], [Anthony] Volpe and Ben Rice ...
Cleveland.com26d
Gavin Williams strikes out six as Guardians ground Angels for 8-1 spring training win
Kochanowicz allowed a leadoff double to Will Brennan in the second, but after Brennan advanced to third on a fly out by Bo Naylor, he was thrown out trying to score on a ground ball off the bat of ...
GQ27d
The Real-Life Diet of Warren Zeiders, Who Wants You to Find Your Inner Monster
When I played lacrosse, it was like, how'd you play? Well, I had this many ground balls, I had this many assists, I had this many goals. I'm always analyzing in that aspect, from sports to what I ...
The New York Times28d
On the Ground at the Governors Ball 2025 Oscars Party
Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, Kieran Culkin and other winners celebrated at the official Academy Awards after-party. Mikey Madison, the best actress Oscar winner for “Anora,” and Fernanda ...
Sports Illustrated29d
Red Sox $90 Million Slugger Throws Wrench In Rafael Devers Debate With Big Spring Debut
“This guy, throughout his career he was able to hit and crush the ball,” said manager Alex Cora, per Browne. “I don't think it was a bat speed problem or him hitting too many ground ball ...