LaMonte Wade Jr. isn’t as speedy as the prototypical leadoff hitter, but he possesses another coveted skill that makes him an ...

he changed his swing to grip the bat about two-thirds shorter, following the style of Nori Yoshio, known for holding the bat the shortest in Japan. While the batting preparation stance and timing ...

There is a big silly smile on MS Dhoni 's face. For a second, it becomes easy to imagine him not as a world-famous finisher ...

His grip. Flicking it using just one finger and ... He is bringing back his crouched batting stance as well, which he put to good use at Rajasthan Royals when they sent him up the order to offer ...

The use of saliva to shine the ball was banned globally in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the International Cricket ...

To that end, De La Cruz has tweaked his batting stance a bit this offseason ... 19.8% strikeout rate in 2023 – and his new slider grip, which is leading to a bit more two-plane break with ...

But that's about the time he developed a blister on his left middle finger, which compromised the grip on his bread-and ... in the minors a year earlier (batting .360 with 10 homers and a 1. ...

You have a one-in-a-million chance of sharpening your swing, stance ... runs while batting .310. Similarly, Ohtani has honed his pitching mechanics, leg drive, arm slot, velocity, grip technique ...