The NFL began allowing players to wear Guardian Caps in regular-season games last year. Here's what to know about the ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

More disconcerting to Cobb is that a protective cap for pitchers - initially approved in January - has not yet been made available for testing. Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy - who ...