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This ‘magical’ mud is the secret to wicked MLB curve balls for over 80 years
For over eight decades, baseball has depended on a peculiar yet essential substance: Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud. This unique mud, sourced from a clandestine location along a tributary of the ...
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Clemson Baseball flashes viral dance moves during exhibition with Savannah Bananas
Banana Ball came to Clemson Thursday night as the Savannah Bananas All-Stars played against the Clemson baseball team in an ...
The Science That Makes Baseball Mud ‘Magical’
Baseball mud is part of the game’s mythology. Since the 1950s, it has been dug up along the Delaware River and applied to ...
ZME Science on MSN3d
Baseball’s “rubbing mud” actually works — and science shows how
Shravan Pradeep and colleagues use a series of mechanical tests and advanced imaging techniques to understand how the mud interacts with baseballs. Their findings reveal that Rubbing Mud alters the ...
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Ball State Cardinals Athletics
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended De La Salle Collegiate … played for John Musachio … earned three letters … team captain senior year … team MVP pitcher as a sophomore … lead team in strikeouts sophomore … ...
Sports Illustrated on MSN7d
How Matt Helke is using science to 'explore a new world' of baseball
“Hitting a baseball comes down to just one simple question: ‘Are you going to swing at this pitch or not?’” Helke told SI. Since most batting training involves hitting the ball off of a tee or ...
MLB’s “Magic Mud” Exposed: The Science Behind Baseball’s Secret Weapon
Scientists unveil the long-mysterious qualities of baseball’s “magic” mud, which every MLB team uses on game balls. The unique properties of baseball’s famed “magic” mud have never been scientifically ...
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How many baseballs are used during a MLB game and how much do they cost?
It was during the fifth inning on 16 August (1920) when the Cleveland Indians’ Ray Chapman came to bat at the Polo Grounds. Carl Mays, recently acquired from the Boston Red Sox along with ...
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Ohtani’s 50/50 ball auctioned for more than $4 million
Shohei Ohtani's legendary 50th home run ball has sold for over $4 million, amid ongoing lawsuits over who will get to keep the proceeds. Bidding on the prized baseball was extended through ...
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Baseball Announces 2025 Schedule
The Ball State baseball team has released its 2025 season schedule, and it features five games against Big Ten opponents, five with Big East foes and weekend series against the other 10 Mid-American ...
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In an Internment Camp, All They Had Was Baseball. A New Generation Is Back to Play.
the sounds and sights of baseball returned to Manzanar, nearly 80 years after the camp closed at the conclusion of the war: the crack of the bat, the smacking of ball on leather, the chatter of ...
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There's an agreement in legal disputes around Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run baseball
Ohtani had one of the greatest games in baseball history, going 6 for 6 with 10 RBIs, including three homers and two steals, putting him over the 50/50 threshold. Fans scrambled for the ball after ...