In the nearly 17 months since then-Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy was struck in the head by a line drive and suffered life-threatening brain injuries, Major League Baseball says it has ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Big league pitchers are always at risk, but they might feel safer on the mound this season. Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers, hoping to ...

Big league pitchers might feel safer on the mound this season.Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers, hoping to reduce the damage from line drives to head that have brought ...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb said Major League Baseball's development of a protective cap for pitchers 'seems like a gimmick to just to cover their end,' and expressed ...

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NEW YORK (AP) Big league pitchers might feel safer on the mound this season. Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers, hoping to reduce the damage from line drives to head that ...

“So much more than a baseball cap, this rates as one of the most profound pieces of sports history that has ever been offered for public sale,” declares Lelands, a top, New York auction house. “One of ...

Only one big league pitcher, the Padres' Alex Torres, wore a padded cap in MLB's regular season last year. This year, the hope is that a new technology will help more pitchers feel comfortable wearing ...

ESPN’s William Weinbaum reports that MLB has approved protective caps for pitchers the first time. Use is optional, and caps will be made available for all pitchers beginning next month in spring ...