Boston Red Sox’s Jacoby Ellsbury reacts sliding back to first on a first-inning pickoff in a spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, Fla., Sunday, March 24, 2013 ...

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

src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/> The White Sox haven’t had to learn baseball’s new sliding rule the hard way, as was ...

Something that used to be second nature in baseball — sliding hard into second base to prevent a double play — is deciding games and giving major leaguers fits a week into the season. From the AL to ...

There isn’t a phase of the game at which Mike Trout does not excel. The guy is a great hitter and defender, and as we can see, he’s also a stellar baserunner. Just take a look at the awesome slide he ...

Royals questioned MLB after two overturned stolen base calls in consecutive games. Players' sliding gloves offer protection but may hinder base contact on slides. Coaches urged runners to adjust slide ...