See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The catching profession got dealt a serious setback two years ago.

There's a youth movement taking place behind the plate. While a few veteran mainstays remain among the top hitting catchers in the game, it's the burgeoning number of standouts at the position who are ...

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the ...

The 2026 MLB season is through the first nine weeks. The current campaign has seen many players continue producing. At the ...

They may not get the same love as other positions, but there is no denying how important a good backstop is to a team.

Baseball has delivered some of the most jaw-dropping catches imaginable—players diving into the stands, flipping over walls, catching balls with food, babies, and even no gloves at all. From Ken ...

NEW YORK (AP) For more than a century, baseball seemed to know when a catch was a catch. Then expanded instant replay came along this season, and no one seemed to be sure. The sport's Playing Rules ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyle Isbel hit a walk-off single in the ninth after his run-scoring hit fueled a two-run, eighth-inning rally and also made two excellent catches that likely saved a run, ...