New York Mets player David Wright was hit last month in the head by a 94 mph fastball, and suffered a concussion. This week, he began wearing — and quickly discarded — a helmet that offers more ...

It's called a C-Flap – that extra piece on a baseball helmet, designed to protect the batter's jaw on the side facing the pitcher. More and more Major Leaguers are using these safer helmets, though ...

Boston fans may notice that Red Sox catcher David Ross is kicking it “old school” this year. After wearing a hockey-style goalie helmet behind the plate last season, Ross switched to the traditional ...

Beginning with the start of this week’s spring training exhibition games, Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation, and its new S100® Pro Comp™ batting helmet will ...

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball teams will have advertising on their helmets during the postseason. MLB said Friday it reached a deal for the postseason ads through 2027 with Strauss, a German ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Fifteen-year-old Bennett Fisk, of Andover, loves baseball and has been playing youth league his whole life. "It gives me something to do when I'm just sitting there, and it helps me with ...

TAMPA, Fla. - The oversized helmet got the name-calling started almost immediately. "Gazoo, Gazoo,'' Francisco Cervelli said, mimicking his teammates who referenced the Flintstones character. The ...