George Kirby doesn’t need a catcher to work on his craft. That’s just one more person to create noise or distractions. The strike-throwing machine prefers to practice in solitude.

TAMPA, Fla. – Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-high, 1,200-pound robot spit out fastballs, cutters and sweepers just like the ones spinning off the fingertips ...

"You're just getting more and more realistic views of what opposing pitchers have," catcher Riley Adams said of the Nationals' new Trajekt Arc machine. Sam Navarro / Imagn Images WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.

Alex Len has shown improvement in each of his three professional seasons, but he's taking an extra step personally to ensure his development continues as planned. Matt Petersen of Suns.com has the ...

PEORIA, Ariz. – “Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.” It’s unlikely that George Kirby studied the teachings of Greek philosopher Aristotle and used him as a guide for ...

PEORIA, Ariz. — “Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.” It’s unlikely that George Kirby studied the teachings of Greek philosopher Aristotle and used him as a guide for ...