April 4 — It’s official: the Braves are back in Atlanta! They may not be winning, but they are back! Despite the frankly dire way we’ve started the season, there is nothing I love more than baseball.

Baseball is rapidly becoming a game of athletic excellence. Its players are stronger and fitter than ever. They throw faster, swing harder, and routinely make plays of astounding agility, the kind ...

Probably the most authentic baseball movie ever made is also one of the most shamelessly entertaining. It is the baseball version of “Slap Shot” — profane locker room slapstick at its finest. Does it ...

In the parlance of America’s pastime, Robert Redford and “The Natural” keyed a two-out rally for baseball movies. The 1980s were a golden era for baseball cinema: “Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” ...

News of Robert Redford's death ignited a, shall we say, spirited debate among USA TODAY Sports aficionados about where the Hollywood legend's film, "The Natural", ranks in the pantheon of baseball ...