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Sticky stuff on baseballs
Adding to the lore of cheating is a new scandal involving . Jun 15, · Cheating in baseball is as old as the game itself, and pitchers’ modifying the ball’s surface is part of that long history. MLB has been experimenting with sticky baseballs that could be introduced in conjunction with enforcement of its foreign substance ban since at. Later, they graduated to a combination of rosin (a . Sep 15, First they used pine tar, which helped pitchers grip the ball harder and spin it faster. Passan: Why MLB's sticky-stuff crackdown plan is causing a major rift across baseball 1y Jeff Passan Spider Tack, goo cops and an open secret: Answering 20 questions about MLB's foreign-substance mess. Passan: Why MLB's sticky-stuff crackdown plan is causing a major rift across baseball 1y Jeff Passan Spider Tack, goo cops and an open secret: Answering 20 questions about MLB's foreign-substance mess. . Mar 25, · Per the memo, MLB is working with umpires this spring to make inspections less invasive. That could mean less focus on uniforms and belts and more on hands and fingers. 1 Jul MLB cracked down on pitchers' use of sticky substances, but sources say the league is working on a long-term solution by creating a baseball.