RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip - adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.

Red Sox fans may need to get a better grip on reality this season, and slugger Adrian Gonzalez, who just signed a $154 million, seven-year deal with the team, could be one step ahead of them with the ...

You may have noticed a trend of major-league players using brightly colored bat grips in recent seasons. Bats that were once adorned only by pine tar buildup and cleat marks were now wrapped with a ...

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill., Aug. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As Major League Baseball enters the stretch run, front offices across the league have spent the last month wheeling and dealing—adding arms, stacking ...

With the pitch clock winding down, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras made an interesting decision during Saturday's 5-1 win against the Minnesota Twins. Contreras realized his grip tape ...