Baseballs are not reused once it has been removed from the game. These balls get recycled into batting practice balls.
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To get baseballs ready for a major league game, they are rubbed with special dirt. This dirt allows the ball to be gripped better.
1978 Rawlings All Star Game BaseballsRawlings started to make All-Star baseballs in 1979 that features The All-Star logo. Before 1979 Official Major League baseballs were used. National league baseballs were used when the game was played in a National League Park, and American League baseballs in American League parks. Rawlings first started to make World Series baseballs in 1978 that features The World Series logo.
The National League Spalding baseballs along with the American League Reach Baseballs (owned by Spalding) were used in Major league baseball for about 100 years until Rawlings took over in 1977, and Rawlings have been making major league baseballs ever since.
Umpires are always check how many baseballs they have, and never let it get below 3. They will get replenished by a batboy or other appointed person.
In Major League Baseball, the club house attendents or umpires rub at least 5 dozen balls before each game.