Yordan Alvarez appears close to rejoining the Houston Astros after nearly a month-long absence due to a right hand injury. Alvarez took batting practice on the field Thursday for the first time since landing on the injured list May 5 with what the team later termed a right hand muscle strain.

The veteran star of the Yankees, Giancarlo Stanton, has been forced to sit out of action in the MLB, slowly advancing ... he was spotted in batting practice, giving Bronx fans something to cheer ...

PORT ST. LUCIE — The Marlins have changed the way their starters prepare between outings by having them throw a version of live batting practice ... Images President of baseball operations ...

Arrighetti suffered the injury while playing catch in the outfield in Seattle prior to Monday night's game and was struck on the hand by a line drive during Mariners batting practice.

when he was inadvertently struck by a ball while the Mariners took batting practice. He wasn't shagging anything. Pitchers play catch in the outfield, sometimes while the other team is hitting.

J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content ... The Nationals called off batting practice prematurely Wednesday when a member of their coaching support staff collapsed on ...