It's one of the most exciting plays in baseball and one of the most dangerous, the collision between a waiting catcher and a base runner charging for home plate. UNIDENTIFIED MAN: And coming to the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ray Fosse watched the crushing blow to Giants star Buster Posey and wondered why after all these years there are still few rules to protect catchers at the plate. If there's anybody ...

CLEVELAND — The consequences from the Jonathan Lucroy-Jake Marisnick home-plate collision that happened Sunday are already being felt. And they’re not limited to Lucroy and Marisnick — though Lucroy ...

Recently during a pre-game warmup, Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper was doing some batting practice when he hit a line drive to right field, and it collided with another ball in midair. Bryce ...

BATH, Mich. — A teenage baseball player has died nearly two weeks after he was knocked unconscious during a collision at second base. The Lansing State Journal says Cooper Gardner, a junior at Bath ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Pete Rose sounded bowled over. Charlie Hustle, who famously flattened Ray Fosse to score the winning run in the 1970 All-Star game, couldn’t believe Major League Baseball ...

Sometimes baseball breaks your heart with a ninth-inning rally. Other times, it literally breaks your face against a metal scoreboard. Sunday afternoon in Houston, Los Angeles Angels Outfielder Taylor ...

Major League Baseball’s rules committee has voted to ban home plate collisions, MLB Rules Committee Chairman and New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson announced Wednesday. Alderson said the ...

Major League Baseball intends to eliminate its most exciting — and most dangerous — play next season, by placing a permanent ban on the home plate collision. At the offseason Winter Meetings this week ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2024 NPR Major League Baseball plans to eliminate home plate collisions, among other rules ...