Nico Hoerner had never been much of a threat to steal a base, even in college. Now the Chicago Cubs second baseman is someone opposing teams must keep an eye on. With his swipe of second base in the ...

Back in 2017, Skip Schumaker, then in player development with the Padres, told Travis Jankowski that the hallmark of a good teammate is how they run the bases. “You're setting up scoring opportunities ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Seattle Mariners knew they were getting a plus hitter when they traded for Josh Naylor in July of 2025, but they might not have realized they were getting such a lethal stolen base threat. Naylor, ...

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 ...

Louis Clark "Lou" Brock, a member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, played a major role in changing the way baseball was played by using the stolen base as an ...

Sometime last August, the Twins' coaching staff decided to make a change. Under Rocco Baldelli, Minnesota had regularly finished dead last in MLB in stolen bases. But in a lost season, the Twins chose ...