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 ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — 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 ...