The baseball bat has been more or less the same since Louisville Slugger crafted its first one in 1884. Sure, the bat has evolved through different sizes and colors, but it hasn’t endured a revolutionary change in quite some time. Grady Phelan, inventor of ProXR ergonomic bat technology, is trying to change that. Phelan, a […]
Baltimore Orioles Centerfielder Adam Jones has donated $75,000 to the Baltimore Oriole Charitable Foundation (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images North America)
Under owner Peter Angelos, the MLB’s Baltimore Orioles have donated $10 million to support various organizations in the Baltimore community. The Brooklyn O’Malley Boys & Girls Club is one of the latest recipients of their caring heart. The club’s facility will be home to a newly renovated Learning & Technology Center to serve at-risk children and underrepresented members of the community. Along with Oriole Centerfielder Adam Jones, the Baltimore Oriole Charitable Foundation donated $75,000 to expand the center that will include educational support, computer skill development and career enrichment, college preparatory and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs.
Being a closer in baseball is often similar to being an NFL kicker. You could make 15 kicks or convert 15 saves in a row, but as soon as you give up a walk-off three-run home run or miss a 48-yarder by a few inches you are suddenly the least popular player on the team. […]
I was 12-years-old when I visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. My visit was part of a baseball tournament called the “Little Majors,” in which each state sent a baseball team to compete in a round robin tournament for baseball bragging rights. I spent a week in Cooperstown, toured the Hall […]
The stars of Major League Baseball have removed their team uniform and headed to the New York Mets’ home ballpark, Citi Field, to represent their league in the 2013 All-Star game this week. But prior to Thursday, you wouldn’t have known that from scrolling through the Mets’ social media sites. Aside from a profile photo […]
