After working as a public relations (PR) assistant for Major League Baseball (MLB) for several years, Bhavna Krishnamurthy has now been appointed as chief communications officer (CCO) by the commissioner of the league, Rob Manfred. After months of investigation, Commissioner Manfred revealed his
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Recovering From the Houston Astros’ Sign-Stealing Scandal: A Case Study on Protecting a Professional Sport Organization’s Reputation Through Crisis Communication
Vinu Selvaratnam
Case Study of a Professional Development Support Group of Sport Psychology Practitioners Working in Major League Baseball Organizations in the United States and Canada
Charlie Maher
The past decade has witnessed increased growth in the practice of sport psychology in professional and collegiate sports in North America and worldwide ( Kornspan & Quartiroli, 2019 ). With regard to Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, mental performance and mental health
Examining Neural Activity Related to Pitch Stimuli and Feedback at the Plate: Cognitive and Performance Implications
Jason R. Themanson, Alivia Hay, Lucas Sieving, and Brad E. Sheese
In an effort to gain a competitive edge in the game of baseball, some teams, analysts, and researchers have begun to examine hitters’ neural activity. These investigations have focused on assessing neural activity associated with classifying different pitch types ( Muraskin et al., 2013 , 2015
High Rate of Return to Sport Following Abdominal Muscle Strain Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Overhead Athletes—A Case Series
Ioanna K. Bolia, Alexander E. Weber, Hansel Ihn, Paul Won, Laith K. Hasan, Aryan Haratian, Lisa Noceti-Dewit, Russ Romano, James E. Tibone, and Seth C. Gamradt
sports. Injuries to the abdominal muscles are often reported in athletes participating in sports involving the transfer of force along the kinetic chain or truncal extension and flexion. 1 , 2 In overhead sports like volleyball, water polo, tennis, and baseball, abdominal muscle strains often develop
Psychological Skills as Predictors of Performance and Survival in Professional Baseball
Ronald E. Smith and Donald S. Christensen
The role of physical and psychological skills as predictors of performance and survival in professional baseball was studied in a sample of 104 minor league baseball players. Psychological and physical skills were largely uncorrelated with one another and appear to be measuring separate and independent skill domains. Preseason scores on the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory (ACSI-28) and coaches’/managers’ ratings of the same skills on an ACSI Rating Form each accounted for as much performance variance in batting average (approximately 20%) as did physical skills when differences in the latter were statistically controlled, and the psychological measures accounted for substantially more variance in pitchers’ earned run averages than did the expert ratings of physical skills. The psychological skills measures also predicted athletes’ survival in professional baseball 2 and 3 years after they were obtained. Bayesian hit rate anlayses indicated substantially increased survival predictability over simple base rate predictions.
“Star Maker”: George Powles, McClymonds High School, and the Youth of West Oakland
David K. Wiggins
“I have never met a finer person. I owe so much to him it’s impossible to express,” legendary basketball player Bill Russell told Sports Illustrated in 1963 about George Powles (1910–1987). 1 Vada Pinson, the outstanding outfielder who played 18 years in Major League Baseball with five different
Rose-Colored Glasses: Competing Media Perceptions of the Pete Rose Betting Scandal
Craig Greenham
approached the star baseball player and pleaded with him, “It ain’t so, Joe, is it?” Fullerton wrote that Jackson’s reply was, “Yes, kid, I’m afraid it is.” Over time, the myth has evolved and the child’s query became a punchier, “Say it ain’t so, Joe.” It is widely accepted by baseball historians that
The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance
Tom Hanson
“Mike Trout When I’m Battin’ Boy”: Unpacking Baseball’s Translation Through Rap Lyrics
Travis R. Bell and Victor D. Kidd
Baseball and rap music are often not considered culturally or historically synonymous. This stems from baseball’s well-traced history of segregation and rap music’s connection to Black America. However, a shift appears underway as walk-up songs for Major League Baseball (MLB) players indicate a
Talking Baseball When There Is No Baseball: Reporters and Fans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alexander L. Curry and Tiara Good
On March 12, 2020, one day after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, Major League Baseball (MLB) canceled the remainder of its spring training games and postponed the start of its regular season. Two months later—at the time of this writing—MLB remains suspended
