ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Plate umpire Jerry Layne left the Los Angeles Angels' game against Boston on Thursday night after a foul ball from Mike Trout hit him on the right elbow. X-rays on the elbow came ...

It seems like every season there's a two or three-week stretch where broken bats and the dangers they create for players, umpires and fans, becomes the hot topic around baseball. It looks like we're ...