After seeing a teammate take a line drive to the head last season, Padres reliever Alex Torres became the first pitcher in MLB history to wear protective headgear.

A protective cap worn by Brooklyn Dodgers great Jackie Robinson sold for a record amount during an October auction. The cap, which was made during Robinson’s rookie season in 1947, sold for ...

This season, Torres will wear a separate protective ring that gets placed around the base of his cap and cushions the head from ear to ear. The extra piece, designed by Isoblox, is lighter than ...

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 ...

However, the portion of the head below the cap line, where MLB.com says many of the more seriously injured pitchers were struck, remains unprotected.

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 ...

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.