Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers, hoping to reduce the damage from line drives to the head that have brought some terrifying and bloody scenes in the last few years.

PITTSBURGH, March 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a protective covering for the head which could reduce the incidence of head injuries caused by a direct blow," said an inventor, from ...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb said Major League Baseball's development of a protective cap for pitchers 'seems like a gimmick to just to cover their end,' and expressed ...

Alex Torres of the San Diego Padres became the first pitcher to wear a protective cap that Major League Baseball approved in January. CNN values your feedback 1.

Alex Torres wears oversized cap for protection and earns 1st career save Torres in 2014 was the first to wear a prototype protective cap in a game. He tried the new model Saturday and got a save ...

Added protection. Fifteen Colorado high school and youth football programs are using a relatively new product called the Guardian Cap, a 7-ounce padded shell that can be strapped onto a regular ...

Padres pitcher Alex Torres is the first MLB player to wear a new protective cap in a game. MLB approved the new caps, produced by 4Licensing Corporation, in January ...