GREENFIELD — Dave Poncar has accumulated a wealth of memorable stories throughout his 40 years teaching junior high school band students, like the day one kid got stuck in a tuba. “They can be a ...

Hitting is hard. Hitting at the professional level is really hard. Baseball advocates often say that hitting a baseball at the elite level may be the most difficult skill set in all sports. Millions ...

The teaching continues this spring as Marcus Thames begins his second season as the club’s hitting coach. He provided a progress report on several players Wednesday.

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers hitting coach Evan Berliner has been on a self-described long journey in baseball to get where he is today. Berliner has coached an NAIA team in Arizona, at Division II ...

‘Keep your eye on the ball” has to be one of baseball’s most fundamental cliches in teaching batting skills, but it apparently doesn’t apply to the Texas Rangers, the ball club I’ve followed ...

"It's teaching them about process," Gedman said. "You get a little better over time. You improve on hitting the breaking ball by seeing it more, by failing, by going home, sleeping on it." Gedman ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. MISSION VIEJO, Calif. -- The St. Louis Cardinals new hitting coach Mark McGwire has thought privately for years about how to ...

“It’s teaching them about process,” Gedman said. “You get a little better over time. You improve on hitting the breaking ball by seeing it more, by failing, by going home, sleeping on it.” Gedman ...