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10 facts about Baseball

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1. The baseball is the name of the ball that is used during the baseball matches.

2. The baseballs usually have rubber or cork centers and they are wrapped in yarn and covered in leather.

3. Cushioned cork cores, which are used for manufacturing baseballs, were patented in the late 19th century by a former baseball star A. G. Spalding.

4. Nowadays, various synthetic materials have been invented and are widely used for manufacturing baseballs. However the quality of such balls is low.

5. During the 20th Century, two absolutely identical baseballs, American League and National League, were used by Major League Baseball.

6. The modern Major League baseballs have a diameter of 23/8″ to 3″, weigh between 142-149 grams and are 9 to 9.25″ in circumference.

7. One of the baseball fans caught the ball that Mark McGwire hit for his 70th home run during the 1998 baseball season, and sold it to Todd McFarlane for 3 million US dollars.

8. The performance of the baseball depends on the type of material that was used for manufacturing the ball.

9. The cork that is used for manufacturing baseballs comes from Portugal.

10. Nowadays, the baseballs are stitched in Costa Rica.



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