Baseball has spent years making peace with the bat flip. MLB Network ranked its top 40 for the 2025 season. ESPN just launched a 2026 Bat Flip Championship Belt to crown the year’s best celebration.

Youth sports now increasingly influenced by big business, social media, and commercialization. Viral home run celebration sparked heated debate over appropriate youth sports behavior. Opinions split: ...

A lot of parents disagreed with the antics. “Unnecessary” celebrations became a hot topic in MLB in recent years, more so with players like Fernando Tatis Jr. going over the top to celebrate his home ...

Ole Miss third baseman Judd Utermark is known for using a signature hot pink baseball bat. Utermark briefly switched to a teammate's gray bat because his pink one "didn't feel good." He has used the ...