It has just the right mix of spreadability, stickiness, and friction to give pitchers a better grip on the ball.

Douglas Jerolmack, a professor of earth and environmental science at the University of Pennsylvania, on new research suggesting that mud used on baseballs could also benefit the development of ...

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Scientists analyzed baseball's "magic" mud, uncovering unique texture and adhesive properties. It grips like sandpaper yet spreads like cream.

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A special mud gets rubbed on every baseball before every MLB game to make them less slippery. A new study explains the ...

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The unique properties of baseball’s famed “magic” mud have never been scientifically quantified — until now. In a new 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 ...

While it can’t be credited with winning the Los Angeles Dodgers their eighth World Series championship, baseball’s “magic mud ...