Omaha, NE—The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday against the Collegiate Umpires Association (CUA), an organization that provides training and certification of NCAA baseball umpires, for violating the constitutional rights of left-handed players to receive equal treatment. According to the filing, “left-handed persons make up approximately 10% of the general population in […]
Kansas City, MO—Chuck Steeples was visibly upset after his son, Timothy, walked his 4th batter in a row during a midweek rec game in Kansas City, Missouri. After the third walk, Chuck very loudly said to his boy, who was picking up a throwback from the catcher, “Throw Strikes,” careful to enunciate ‘th—row’ as if […]
Waco, TX—After spending six hours on Bat Digest’s site learning how to accurately calculate the swing weight of his son’s baseball bats, Bill Spruce just ended up buying the bat his kid wanted anyways. “My goal was to really dial in the right swing weight for my kid.” He explained, his face white with exhaustion. […]
Laramie, WY—Despite watching nearly every Bat Bros video he could find, Caleb Stiller, a 10U player from Laramie Wyoming, has yet to hit one out of the park. Last night he had another chance with a runner on second and a full count with a pitch right down the pipe. Caleb appears to have swung […]
Omaha, NE—According to his mother’s Facebook post, Chase Young, a 5-foot 9-inch 155 pound centerfielder from Millard North High School in Omaha Nebraska was offered a partial baseball scholarship to Northeast Community College. A picture of the letter on NCC letterhead was posted on Susan Chase’s Facebook feed with the words, “I’m eternally grateful to […]
Fort Lauderdale, FL—In a heart-wrenching defeat, the Aces of Bases from Fort Lauderdale lost after a routine ground ball became an in-the-park grand slam for the Miami-based Aces of Diamonds. Six walks in a row, coupled with a full swinging bunt led to mass hysteria and put the aces (of diamonds) within striking distance. With […]
Portland, OR—Portland State’s head baseball coach is in hot water after a video went viral of him explaining to a left-handed first baseman that he “can’t switch hit.” Administrators at the school were quick to condemn the video with a strongly worded statement explaining that such intimidation has “no place on campus, let alone within […]
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA—A recent survey published in The Atlantic found that more than 85% of parents sitting down the left-field line were confident they could see the strike zone better than the umpire. A study done by ESPN in 2017 found similar results down the right-field line. The survey used the verbal language of parents […]