Shravan Pradeep and colleagues use a series of mechanical tests and advanced imaging techniques to understand how the mud ...

Banana Ball came to Clemson Thursday night as the Savannah Bananas All-Stars played against the Clemson baseball team in an ...

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

Baseball mud is part of the game’s mythology. Since the 1950s, it has been dug up along the Delaware River and applied to ...

I’m back! A big thank you to Jon Caramanica, Marc Tracy and Dave Renard, the three guest playlisters who filled in for me while I took a few weeks off. The Amplifier returns to its regular schedule ...

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 ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers eliminated the New York Yankees to capture their eighth World Series title in franchise history. There were many memorable moments during the 2024 Fall Classic, including ...

“Hitting a baseball comes down to just one simple question: ‘Are you going to swing at this pitch or not?’” Helke told SI. Since most batting training involves hitting the ball off of a tee or ...

After Will Smith caught the final out of the World Series, he only had one thing on his mind: get the ball to his pitcher.

It was during the fifth inning on 16 August (1920) when the Cleveland Indians’ Ray Chapman came to bat at the Polo Grounds. Carl Mays, recently acquired from the Boston Red Sox along with ...