Batting practice brought an odd moment for the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, when outfielder Matt Joyce hit a ball that caromed off the batting cage — and right into the pitching machine. The ball was ...

Kirk (thumb) has been taking on-field batting practice and is expected to begin hitting off a high-velocity pitching machine in the coming days, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Five days after the Detroit Tigers turned him into a batting practice machine, Luis Gil walked to the mound at Steinbrenner Field against the Baltimore Orioles with something to prove. He answered ...