it is not an unreasonable supposition to put the number of baseballs used by MLB to be in the region of 900,000. This puts the annual MLB budget for baseballs alone in the $10 million range.

Q. What is the official baseball used in MLB games? - + A. MLB uses Rawlings baseballs, made with a cushioned cork center, wound in wool and cotton yarn, and covered in leather with 108 red stitches.

Many pixels have been spilled regarding the adjustments Japanese pitchers must make transitioning to American baseball. Most attention focuses on the differences in the official baseballs used in ...

In the high-paced world of Major League Baseball (MLB), the cost and sheer quantity of baseballs required per game is a fascinating aspect often overlooked. This practice began in 1920 following a ...

With the baseball season recently coming to a very disappointing end for most of us New Yorkers (as a Mets fan I’m still ...

Of course you do. Well, it turns out that MLB does the same thing. Prior to being used in a major or minor league game, all baseballs are rubbed with mud to remove the sheen and give pitchers a ...