Welcome to Snyder's Soapbox! Here, I pontificate about matters related to Major League Baseball on a weekly basis. Some of the topics will be pressing matters, some might seem insignificant in the ...

When I first started working on today’s commentary, I was planning on talking about torpedo shaped baseball bats, which is this relatively new phenomenon of moving the sweet spot of the bat a few ...

On Monday, March 31, at the Philadelphia Phillies' home opener at Citizens Bank Park, with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, with the count at one ball and one strike, Phillies slugger Bryce ...

You know the deal by now: The New York Yankees hit a bajillion home runs on opening weekend, with several of the sluggers involved swinging “torpedo” bats that are crafted more like bowling pins than ...

After their first week of games, the Texas Rangers stand alone at the top of the AL West. They're 5-2 to start the season, tying the Toronto Blue Jays for the best record in the American League ...

In his playing days, Eric Gagne’s objective was simple. “My job was to break bats,” the former Dodgers closer joked with a laugh. Which makes his current occupation, as chief executive of Quebec-based ...

Cal Raleigh is a switch-hitting catcher for the Mariners, and one who hits for power. On Wednesday, he launched the 99th and 100th home runs of his career, and then on Thursday night, hit another for ...