For the first time anywhere, an excerpt from my forthcoming novel, “Backstop: A Baseball Love Story in Nine Innings.” As I dig into the batter’s box I can hear the chants of the home crowd — “Let’s go ...

As a mom of two young sons who are about to enter into the world of Little League baseball for the very first time, I have become intrigued with baseball playing brothers. Back in 2002, I remember ...

The Philadelphia Phillies’ catcher sent a message on the end of JT Realmuto’s career as the team evaluates its roster options ...

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Is J.T. the BCIB? Depends on your frame of reference.

"The best way to describe The Backstop is that it is like The Gridiron at the football stadium," said Bo Hemphill, Senior Associate Athletic Director of Development for Mississippi State athletics.

Funny, what losing one’s parents does: drive home the reality of one’s mortality. When my father passed away, I realized what I’d already known for quite some time─I was never going to play major ...

Editor’s note: We originally ran this story in February. Jenny Angelici, one of the community writers on The Mom Blog at OC Moms, was just starting her role as a baseball mom. We later sent a ...