As good as Kansas was at the plate last season — and the Jayhawks both got on base and hit for power as well as anyone in their conference — they were noticeably lacking in a particular area on ...

Josh Naylor weighs 235 pounds and runs with a sprint speed of 24.5 feet per second, ranking 532nd out of 546 measured MLB players. He's built like a beer-league softball cleanup hitter, the kind of ...

For years now, decades even, the sacrifice bunt has been declining as a tool employed by Major League Baseball teams. The reasoning is pretty simple: when statisticians dug into the numbers, they ...

CINCINNATI (AP) Billy Hamilton doesn't bother to watch video of pitchers' moves to home plate. When he reaches first, one of baseball's top base stealers goes more by observation and instinct. While ...

Shohei Ohtani showed off his base stealing prowess last season with 59 successful attempts, en route to making history as the first ever 50-50 player in MLB history. It was a new career high by a wide ...

As stolen bases continue to rise league wide, I’m here every Wednesday to help you track important stolen base trends so you can find more speed for your fantasy teams. Stealing a base is as much ...

As stolen bases continue to rise league wide, I’m here every Wednesday to help you track important stolen base trends so you can find more speed for your fantasy teams. Stealing a base is as much ...

Kansas' Tyson LeBlanc greets teammates in the dugout during a fall baseball game against Bradley on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Lawrence. As good as Kansas was at the plate last season — and the ...