Rubbed, not rolled, in New Jersey Mud.
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No. Baseballs are rubbed with mud before games to take the shine off and make them a little easier for the pitcher to grip. Click on the 'Baseball Mud' link on this page to read a history of the provider of mud to MLB.
Baseball, Umpires and Mudmajor league baseball use Louisiana mud or Mississippi mud to rub baseball i know because i work for a team as the bat boy.
Mud is actually rubbed into the baseballs before the game by the umpires to take away the shine on the ball. The mud comes from New Jersey, by a company started by Lena Blackburne.
Mud obtained from the Delaware River and its tributaries. Click on the 'Baseball Rubbing Mud' to go to the website of the company to supplies the mud, called Lena blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud.
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