Editor's note: This is another entry in the Rockford Register Star's exploration of the area's greatest athletes since the end of World War II. We have picked the greatest players in multiple sports ...

‘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 ...

Ben Cherington said it’s “unlikely” that interviews for a new hitting coach will begin until after the conclusion of the season, though the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager has an idea of what he ...