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Iconic (or ironic) cartoons on bats? Customized catchers' masks? Cleats with a cause? It means one thing … MLB Players' Weekend is back! Big-league players are celebrating their interests and beloved ...

Catcher Rick Dempsey played Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins (1969-1972), New York Yankees (1973-1976), Baltimore Orioles (1976-1986, 1992) Cleveland Indians (1987), Los Angeles Dodgers ...

BOSTON — Orioles star catcher Adley Rutschman exited Sunday’s game against the Red Sox after taking a foul ball to the mask. In the third inning, Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers took a mighty hack and ...

Birdcage style baseball catcher's mask. Mask has a metal wire face by mask attached to leather pads at temple, cheeks and chin. Elastic strap at back is intended to hold the mask on the player's head.

BOSTON (AP) — Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman left Sunday’s game against the Boston Red Sox in the top of the fifth inning after taking a hard foul ball off his mask two innings earlier.