SARASOTA, Fla. — A routine swing-and-miss briefly turned into a tense moment in the Ed Smith Stadium stands during Wednesday afternoon’s Grapefruit League game between the Orioles and Houston Astros.

Bats are not only masters of aerodynamic flight — they’re skillful at multitasking while flying, too. By Rachel Nuwer Some humans like to think of themselves as good multitaskers, but bats may do it ...