A detail shot of a Strauss branded batting helmet that will be introduced for the 2024 MLB postseason. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Coming on the heels of sponsor patches on ...

WASHINGTON — In a sport of bats and balls and gloves, the most critical piece of equipment in the opening days of the Mets’ new season has been a small piece of plastic invented by a surgeon in ...

Charlie Muse, 87, a longtime Pittsburgh Pirates executive who created baseball's modern batting helmet, died May 5 in Sun City Center, the Pirates said. He had lived there since retiring in 1989 after ...

Relief pitcherAlex Torresmade history last season, when he was with theSan Diego Padres, by becoming the first MLB pitcher to wear a padded helmet. Torres, who's now with the Mets, made history again ...