HP Rockers will move pitching mound back 1 foot on Wednesday
Team invites WXII s Kenny Beck to test out new distance and give impressions Share Updated: 5:25 PM EDT Aug 2, 2021
Team invites WXII s Kenny Beck to test out new distance and give impressions Share Updated: 5:25 PM EDT Aug 2, 2021
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Show Transcript PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM. FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL THE DISTANCE FROM THE FRONT OF THE PITCHING RUBBER TO THE BACK POINT OF HOME. PLATE HAS BEEN 60 FEET. INCHES THIS WEEK THE HIGH POINT RO CKERS A PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENT TEAM WILL START PLAYING WITH THE MOUND OF FOOT FARTHER BACK 61 FEET 6 INCHES BEFORE MAKING THIS TRANSITION THE TEAM INVITED ME OUT TO PITCH BEFORE A GAME TO SEE WHAT SORT POF IMPACT THAT EXTRA FOOT MIGHT HAVE. HERE’S HOW IT WENT. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HAS A PROBLEM GUYS. CAN’T HIT ANYMORE THE STRIKEOUT RATE IN THE MAJORS HAS INCREASED EACH OF THE LAST 15 YEARS LAST SEASON ALMTOS ONE OU
Iowa starter
Matt Swarmer had a no-hitter until one out in the sixth inning, when he surrendered a double. After an error and a triple, he left the game with the score tied 2-2. The final line on Swarmer was two runs, both unearned, on two hits over 5.2 innings. Swarmer struck out six and walked one.
The Mud Hens scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning off of
Tony Cingrani and
Dakota Mekkes, which turned out to be the difference in the game. Two I-Cubs errors contributed to the defeat. Mekkes got the loss after allowing two runs, one earned, on one hit over two-thirds of an inning. He did not have a walk or a strikeout.
TROY, N.Y. â The Tri-City ValleyCats announced Friday that St. Peterâs Health Partners will be the teamâs Official Healthcare Provider for the 2021 season. This relationship will deliver first class medical care to ValleyCats players while reinforcing St. Peterâs mission to provide health care to the entire Capital Region community.
Establishing a medical partnership was viewed as a top priority for the ValleyCats as the organization transitions from their affiliation with the Houston Astros to a more independent format as a member of an MLB Partner League. The ValleyCats officially began their first season in the Frontier League on May 27 but the foundation for a successful year on the field began several weeks earlier when players met with team doctors Thomas Chattathil, M.D., CAQ, and Matthew Brennan, M.D.
MLB mulls changes with home-run derby experiment By MURRAY GREIG | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-13 09:26 Share
Jon Lester #34 of the Washington Nationals pitches in the third inning during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park in Washington, DC on May 12, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Already using its affiliated minor leagues to test the feasibility of robot umpires and bigger bases, Major League Baseball is now having one of its partnered independent circuits experiment with a tie-breaker that mimics the National Hockey League s shootout.
The Pioneer League, an eight-team association in the western United States, announced on the weekend that it will replace extra innings with a home-run derby to settle games tied at the end of nine innings.