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Different distances were experimented with in order to find the optimal distance. The current distance has been proven to be perfect for giving pitchers and hitters no unfair advantage over eachother.

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60 feet six inches is the current distance between the pitcher's mound and home plate. However as asked by this question earlier about Baseball in 1884, the distance was forty five feet. Connie Mack was a catcher in 1884 and his ideas about the pitching mound and home plate along with the position of catcher were in part changed because of him.

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The Pitching Distance is measured from the front center of the pitcher's rubber to the apex (back corner) of home plate.

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60 feet

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