51.  Yankees manager Joe Torre watched intently from behind the cage as Cecil Fielder banged homer after homer off the pitching coach, Mel Stottlemyre, during batting practice.

52.  After batting practice he decided to give it a try.

53.  Another injured Braves pitcher, John Smoltz, took a stint on the mound before batting practice but his return is uncertain.

54.  Baylor said when he played in Boston that Wade Boggs threw batting practice on days knuckleballers pitched.

55.  Before batting practice, Nevin sat down with Gwynn in the dugout to find out what he could expect.

56.  Brian Jordan stood at his locker after batting practice, trying to find a smidgen of hope in a most un-Braves-like start to the season.

57.  CF Bernie Williams missed his fourth straight game since feeling a twinge in his rib cage before batting practice Saturday.

58.  Hours earlier, after batting practice, Ripken was looking for a little solitude.

59.  Matthew Elliott and Steve Waugh hit centuries as Australia settled for batting practice and played out a draw against Nottinghamshire Friday.

60.  Palmeiro was not inserted into the lineup until after batting practice.