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Legend has it that a proposal was made to move it back to exactly 60' 0" (from 45' 0"). But due to sloppy handwriting, it looked like 60' 6" so they moved the mound back to that distance when constructing fields. For no apparent reason, they just decided to keep it that way.

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The pitching distance in MLB was lengthened to 60' 6'' for the 1893 season.

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Q: When was the pitcher's mound moved to 60 ft 6 inches?
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