Behind every pitch in professional ... He plucks a ball from a stack of boxes between his knees and prepares his hands with mud. "I'm applying mud to the baseball to take the sheen, the shininess ...

In Turrialba, Costa Rica, a town perhaps best known for its volcanic eruptions, is the Rawlings factory — the only place ... ball, similar to the ones used in Nippon Professional Baseball ...

The day after that disastrous first practice, I stumbled upon a thoughtful article on a website called Baseball Positive that made me rethink my role as a tee-ball coach. To wit: As adults ...