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Is there mud in the process of making a official baseball?
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.
What do they rub on Major League Baseballs?
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.
Where does the mud umpires rub on baseballs before games come from?
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.
Is mud used in the process of making an official baseball?
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.
Why do they use a new ball after one gets dirty in baseball?
If they play with a ball that is too dirty it creates spitball effect and spitballs are banned. They don't want anything affecting the ball. however the balls they use as replacements aren't exactcly new. Every baseball used in the MLB, is soaked in special mud over night. Brand new baseballs have no break on them.
