Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-high, 1,200-pound robot spit out fastballs, cutters and sweepers just like the ones spinning off the fingertips of his left ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Among Florida's deep arsenal of gadgets aimed at fostering player development is the Iron Mike Pitching Machine, a boxy device with a trough that stores baseballs in the top right corner ...

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Paul Giovagnoli turned the concept into a business. He owned golf driving ranges in Wichita and Topeka, Kansas, wanted to add baseball and created what become known as the Iron Mike. Giovagnoli ...

The Trajekt Arc pitching machine is demonstrated during the Major League Baseball winter meetings Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Trajekt uses data to mimic the way balls spin and break ...