The slow walk to the batter's box takes endless preparation. Countless batting practice sessions, tweaks to swing mechanics, scouting sessions on opposing pitchers and then some. There's another step ...

On the surface, walk-up music should be one of the most exciting things about baseball. It gives teams and players a chance to shine, to show some measure of creativity and individualism, without ...

It takes a baseball player roughly 20 seconds to walk from the on-deck circle to the batter’s box. During that brief stroll, the batter’s ear catches and hears maybe five seconds of a song playing ...