Courthouse Performance Center News Today

For a Phillies system regarded as better at developing pitchers than hitters, the top three picks provide more chances to prove otherwise.

Five years ago, as Howard Chittum watched pitchers throw on the side at a tryout for the high school travel team that he coaches in the Tampa area, he heard the clanging of baseballs against metal bleachers beyond the outfield.

The nonprofit organization Miracle by the Bay champions all individuals with disabilities. Its most noticeable program is on the baseball field.

At the Courthouse Performance Center in Oldsmar, former Tampa Bay Devil Ray Toby Hall works with baseball players on every aspect of the game, with one exception.