Whether you’re practicing your swing or getting ready for the big game, batting gloves have become a must-have piece of equipment for softball and baseball players. Materials used in modern batting ...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip - adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.

The sharp-eyed baseball fan will notice that some batters, like the Yankees’ David Justice, remove one of their hands during their swing – sometimes against the advice of batting coaches. But now ...