Samuel Basallo Hits Go-Ahead Homer Three Days After Return
Samuel Basallo hit a 411-foot two-run homer in the eighth inning to tie the game three days after returning from injury. Here is what young catchers can learn from his preparation.
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Drake Baldwin August Home Run Streak
Drake Baldwin homered for Atlanta on August 18 — his 21st of 2026. The 2025 NL Rookie of the Year is proving this sophomore season is no fluke.
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Cal Raleigh Hits Three-Run Homer Despite .115 August
Cal Raleigh was batting .115 in August 2026, but the 2025 Home Run King still hit a three-run homer in Seattle’s 6-5 walk-off win. Here’s what every young catcher can learn from his at-bat.
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CatchersHome Weekly — August 16–22, 2026
August 23, 2026 Thank you for reading — this week gave us a No. 1 prospect lighting up Triple-A like he owns it, a franchise catcher cleared for cleanup on the same day he was activated, and a decorated fastpitch champion making the hardest kind of decision. Baseball’s most watched catching prospect needs one phone…
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Glove or Mitt? What Actually Makes a Catcher’s Mitt Different
A glove has finger stalls and a mitt has none — and only the catcher and first baseman wear mitts. Here is what that one difference changes, from the pocket to the rulebook.