Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani made his long-awaited return to the mound on Monday night, throwing one inning against ...

The measurement from the back point of home plate to the pitching rubber is 60 feet and 6 inches everywhere, and the mound is expected to be 10 inches above the field at its highest. But what it's ...

That doubtless will include notably smaller makeup of the diamond and the distance between the pitcher's mound and home plate, as compared to baseball — and how those dimensions can affect the ...

Shohei Ohtani the pitcher, the Dodgers learned, isn’t as playful as Ohtani the hitter. He snarls. He barks. He’s emotional, even downright combative at times.

What are the rule differences between college softball and baseball? What you need to know ahead of NCAA softball tournament ...

As spring sports are underway, The Chronicle is back with our breakdown of every sport, including key rules, terminology, tournament formats and more. Click here to access our beginner's guide to ...

a pitcher throws off an elevated surface ― called the pitching mound ― and is 60 feet 6 inches from home plate. In softball, the pitcher throws off a flat surface ― referred to as a pitching ...