When baseball fans watch a batter strike out with runners in scoring position, the reaction is often immediate: Shorten the swing. Put the ball in play. Stop swinging for the fences, they lament. But ...

Baseball’s newest tracking tools have given one old dugout argument a faster swing. When a hitter comes up with two strikes, fans, coaches and former players often call for the same adjustment: cut ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For Chase DeLauter it is a matter of balance. If he didn’t swing the bat the way he does, he’d most likely fall on his face. Instead, he has stayed upright and become a candidate for ...