Why do baseball players put pine tar on there bats?

Answer 1

Pine tar is very sticky and allows the batter to get a better grip of the bat when they use it on their batting gloves.

Answer 2

for grip, so the bat will not slip out of their hands while swinging

Answer 3

In Baseball pine tar is used to help the grip...but you can only tar 18 inches from the bottom of the bat.

Answer 4

It aids in the gripping of the bat, also it is referred to as "pine tar"

Answer 5

Baseball players use pine tar for more accurate grip when they are batting.

Answer 6

Well, they use it on the handle, not the middle. Pine tar is very, very sticky. It gives a very tight grip on the bat.

Answer 7

Pine tar is sticky and helps them grip the bat.

Answer 8

It typically gets them thrown out of the game. Pine tar gives better traction on the ball and lets the pitcher throw pitches that are harder for the batter to hit.