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2. Batting helmet - Wikipedia

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   In 2009, Major League Baseball decided to take action and protect players from the increasing number of concussions and head injuries. [22] Rawlings came out with the S100 baseball helmet, named for its impact capabilities. It was able to withstand the impact of a baseball traveling at 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) from 2 feet (0.6 m) away. [23]

3. Craig Biggio - Wikipedia

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   In August 2007, the satirical online newspaper The Onion referenced this in the article "Craig Biggio Blames Media Pressure For Stalling at 285 Hit-By-Pitches". [29] Biggio sent an arm guard to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in recognition of his high hit-by-pitch total.

4. Glossary of baseball terms - Wikipedia

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   Outfielders often use the sound of bat-meeting-ball as a clue to how far a ball has been hit. As physicist Robert Adair has written, "When a baseball is hit straight at an outfielder he cannot quickly judge the angle of ascent and the distance the ball will travel. If he waits until the trajectory is well defined, he has waited too long and ...

5. Eight years later, pitch count doing its job limiting arm ...

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   MANSFIELD — It was the 2012 high school baseball season and JR Davis was a senior pitcher for the Mansfield Senior Tygers. His Tygers were ahead in the fifth inning of the first game of a two ...

6. Hit by pitch - Wikipedia

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   A batter hit by a pitch is not credited with a hit or at bat, but is credited with a time on base and a plate appearance; therefore, being hit by a pitch does not increase or decrease a player's batting average but does increase his on-base percentage. A batter hit by a pitch with the bases loaded is also credited with an RBI per MLB rule 10.04 ...

7. Catcher - Wikipedia

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   Thumb guard: A hard plastic guard that forms around the thumb to prevent it from being broken from a pitch from the pitcher. The thumb guard is located on the inside of the glove (if worn) and is usually very helpful in protection. In addition to their protective equipment, a catcher usually also adopts practices that minimize the risk of injury.