In Major League Baseball (MLB), the league itself generally covers the cost of baseballs used during games. Each team is provided with a supply of baseballs from the official supplier, Rawlings. The teams manage the inventory and ensure that they have enough baseballs for practices and games. Ultimately, the costs are absorbed by the league as part of its overall operational expenses.
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Rawlings has the MLB contract to produce their baseballs. Their manufacturing takes place in Costa Rica and the balls are stitched by hand by factory workers.
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The only factory authorized by MLB to make their baseballs is one owned by the Rawlings Sporting Goods Company in Turrialba, Costa Rica. Rawlings has the contract to supply MLB with baseballs through 2013.
Costa Rica. 80,000 dozen MLB baseballs are produced each year.
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It varies from season to season.
In the MLB the baseballs that the umpire receives are tossed off to the bat boy and the home team (since they are supplying the baseballs) will usually sell them in their clubhouse or fan store.
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In a way baseballs are recycled in the MLB because when a baseball gets dirt on it the umpire throws it to the bat boy who places it in a bucket of baseballs which are going to be used for next games batting practice.
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