Since 2022, MLB has mandated that at least 156 balls get prepared for every game, each getting at least a 30-second rub with the mud within a three-hour period.

Since 2022, MLB has mandated that at least 156 balls get prepared for every game, each getting at least a 30-second rub with the mud within a three-hour period.. Bintliff said MLB purchases tubs ...

Official MLB baseballs are an iconic symbol of American sports. Every significant moment in the game's history has a baseball related to it. The ball that Aaron Judge hit for his 62nd home run is ...

For one, the bags would get dirty and add more mud and dirt to the balls at the bottom over the course of the game, leading to an inconsistency in color. That’s partially why the new rules ...

As MLB tries to find another method for preparing baseballs, Jim Bintliff’s mud from a secret location along the Delaware River remains the only viable option.

For nearly 100 years every ball used in MLB has been rubbed down with a very particular variety of mud before use. The league is experimenting with alternatives but nothing has stuck yet.

In their quest to make balls more consistent, MLB executives have tried to come up with a substitute for the New Jersey mud that's applied to every baseball used in major league games.

Modern baseball has been kind to Bintliff: More home runs and more foul balls mean using more balls, and each additional one requires additional mud. “Every time we see a foul ball hit, it’s ...

Item 1 of 5 Umpiring officials display a baseball as they rub baseballs with mud prior to a game during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at the Yokohama Baseball Stadium in Yokohama, Japan July 30, 2021.

Speculation is running rampant again over juiced balls as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros have broken the all-time marks for home runs during a World Series and in an entire postseason.

For example, he said, Major League Baseball pays less than $20,000 a year to have 10 pounds of the Lena Blackburne mud sent to each of the 30 major league teams. If a team needs more during a ...