Yeager also invented the protective catcher's throat flap, an offshoot of being struck by a broken bat while standing in the on-deck circle.

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced longtime catcher Steve Yeager as the recipient of the third annual Tommy Lasorda I Bleed Dodger Blue Award. It’s an honor given to a member of the Los Angeles ...

Yeager, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1972-85, underwent surgery for a punctured esophagus nearly 31 years ago after the barrel end of a broken bat struck him as he stood in the on ...

Yeager, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1972-85, underwent surgery for a punctured esophagus nearly 31 years ago after the barrel end of a broken bat struck him as he stood in the on ...

It happened 40 years ago yesterday: Dodgers catcher Steve Yeager almost freakin’ dying during a game. The details of the story can be read over at the baseball history website Wahoo Sam. The upshot, ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced that longtime catcher Steve Yeager will receive the third annual Tommy Lasorda I Bleed Dodger Blue Award, an honor given to a member of the Los Angeles ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced longtime catcher Steve Yeager as the recipient of the third annual Tommy Lasorda I Bleed Dodger Blue Award. It’s an honor given to a member of the Los Angeles ...