TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-high, 1,200-pound robot spit out fastballs, cutters and sweepers just like the ones spinning off the ...

Baseballs with the company logo "Slider" on them. Cardinals have repurposed the pitching machine to help infielders, and these baseballs are part of the drills. (Photo by Derrick Goold) Lead baseball ...