At one point or another, all base runners will have to slide into a base. Base runners slide to give themselves a greater chance of being called safe at a base, but the one question a lot of base...
Category: Base Running
Every once in a while in a baseball game, baserunners have to dodge a batted ball that is hit directly at them. Most of the time baserunners avoid being hit out of instinct, but it’s very possible...
While growing up, one of my favorite things to do as a base runner in baseball was to steal a base. Stealing a base became even more exciting when I was a runner on third base and we got to do a...
One of the most fun things a baseball player can do is steal bases. Even though stealing the next base is fun, it can also be a challenging task, especially if the base runner is slow or the catcher...
In baseball and softball, one phrase you may hear from time to time is that a team is running from station to station. This may be a little confusing if it’s your first time hearing this phrase,...
Baseball players are sliding all the time. Sometimes players slide to make a diving catch and sometimes they slide to avoid a tag on the basepath. One of the unseen pieces of a player's uniform that...
