A 45-gallon rubber barrel sits in a cluttered garage along the Jersey Shore, filled waist-high with what looks like the world’s least appetizing chocolate pudding. It is nothing more than icky, gooey, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly 60 dozen baseballs for the JUCO World Series underwent a special hand-rubbing treatment on Wednesday, an annual ...

LONGPORT, New Jersey (WPVI) -- It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it for America's pastime. Jim Bintliff is a self-described "mud guy." He harvests and processes the mud that helps pitchers ...

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 ...

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” ...

LONGPORT, N.J. — A 45-gallon rubber barrel sits in a cluttered garage along the Jersey Shore, filled waist-high with what looks like the world’s least appetizing chocolate pudding. It is nothing more ...