Catchers are vastly under-appreciated. Spending nine innings out in the baking summer sun. Taking foul tips to parts of their body left uncovered by bulky equipment. Throwing themselves in front of ...

There may be no harder position in baseball for a team to nail than catcher. The Joe Mauers and Buster Poseys of the world are far and few between, and some teams struggle for a long time to find a ...

Here are The Republic's top Arizona high school football performers for games played Aug. 27-29. Vote for Brevard Boys Athlete of the Week for Aug. 24-29 Vote at 321preps.com and floridatoday.com for ...

The Detroit Tigers made the most significant decision at the trade deadline, sending back-to-back AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yet, the AL Central club has won ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t too worried about what the offseason looks like at the moment, especially with a potential lockout looming. Catcher Carter Jensen has reached base in 15 straight games ...

For much of the first half, the conversation surrounding the Detroit Tigers hasn’t been about the players producing. It’s been about the players who might not be around much longer. As Detroit has ...

Walti hit over .400 as a junior and is batting nearly .500 during his final high school season. Walti will catch at the next level for Ashland University.

Unfortunately, for MLB teams needing a new catcher, there aren’t exactly a plethora of established options to choose from. Only 14 catchers entered free agency, and that list is already down to 12; ...

We came up with our list of the top catchers among the high school baseball/softball teams in search of the B.O.B. - the Best Of Battle Creek. Then we asked you for your opinion in our Battle Creek ...