Since the 1940s, baseball players have been spreading a special kind of “magic mud” on new baseballs to reduce the slick, glossy shine and give pitchers a firmer grip. Now, scientists at the ...

The unique properties of baseball's famed "magic" mud have never been scientifically quantified—until now. In a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the University ...

A new study has revealed the science behind Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud, a specialized substance applied to Major League Baseball (MLB) baseballs to make them easier to grip. In a paper ...

The unique properties of baseball's famed 'magic' mud, which MLB equipment managers applied to every ball in the World Series, have never been scientifically quantified -- until now. Researchers now ...

In the intricate world of baseball, one of the game's most peculiar traditions involves the application of a special mud to baseballs before they're used in play. This unique substance, known for its ...

While it can’t be credited with winning the Los Angeles Dodgers their eighth World Series championship, baseball’s “magic mud” is the stuff of lore. Each Major League Baseball (MLB) team’s equipment ...

This is the magic mud, photographed on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 in Longport, N.J. The baseballs used in every Major League Baseball game are prepped with mud from New Jersey. Lena Blackburne Baseball ...

Baseball, America’s past past time, is a pretty quirky game with quirkier players and quirkiest traditions. Chew tobacco! Sunflower seeds! Rally caps! Seventh Inning Stretch! And even a “special mud” ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Jim Bintliff has pretended to be a scientist, a college professor and a government geologist -- all for the sake of baseball. "I don't like to lie to people," the Delran, N.J., ...

The unique properties of baseball’s famed “magic” mud have never been scientifically quantified — until now. In a new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at ...