Cheating in baseball is as old as the game itself, and pitchers’ modifying the ball’s surface is part of that long history. Adding to the lore of cheating is a new scandal involving pitchers who may ...

Stitched up: as baseball showing the stitched seams that affect its aerodynamics. (Courtesy: Schyler/CC BY-SA 3.0) This edition of the Red Folder focuses on spinning objects flying through the air – ...

The four Cubs pitchers were checked one by one as they left the mound Thursday night, and all passed inspection. Getting a grip on the baseball didn’t seem to be an issue at Dodger Stadium, where the ...

According to the Associated Press, Major League Baseball has cleared the St. Louis Cardinals — and specifically catcher Yadier Molina — of any illegal tricks in wake of the pitch that strangely stuck ...

John Eric Goff is a professor of Physics at the University of Lynchburg. This story originally featured on The Conversation. Cheating in baseball is as old as the game itself, and pitchers’ modifying ...

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Update: This story has been updated with reporting that the baseball to be used in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics is not pre-tacked. In a week-and-a-half of semi-regular on-field pitcher inspections, the ...

Major League Baseball finds itself in a sticky wicket. St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt calls it baseball’s “dirty little secret.” Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith recently said, “You see ...

(THE CONVERSATION) -Cheating in baseball is as old as the game itself, and pitchers’ modifying the ball’s surface is part of that long history. Adding to the lore of cheating is a new scandal ...

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