That is the rosinbag. Rosin is a substance (i don't know what), but it's white and powdery and it helps with grip. You see gymnasts rubbing it on their hands right before they do the paralell bars.
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Pitchers mound
to legally play only one person can be on the pitchers mound while the game is in play
The diameter of an MLB pitcher's mound is 18 feet.
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60'6"
Yes.
Measure from the front edge of the pitching rubber to the back tip of home plate.
The mound allows pitchers a much better chance of pitching within the strike zone.
More than likely a pitcher's mound is removed by smoothing the dirt out with a bulldozer.
The pitchers mound