In a sport full of superstitions, was this mud actually helping pitchers grip the ball better, or was it just another baseball tradition that stuck around? Scientists from the University of ...

This unique mud, gathered from a secret location along the Delaware River in New Jersey, has been used since the 1950s to prepare brand-new baseballs before games, giving pitchers better control.

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Yvette McGee Brown throws out an honorary first pitch. The Toledo Mud Hens host the Gwinnett Braves in Toledo, Ohio on April 27, 2012. The Blade/Jetta Fraser Buy This ...