Watch an Oregon softball pitcher completely disintegrate an unsuspecting dirt clump (mid-air!) and still nail a strike.

rubbing each pristine white baseball with special mud harvested from a secret spot on a Delaware River tributary in New Jersey. This substance, known as Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud ...

For years, a special mud has been rubbed on every baseball before every major league game to make it less slippery. The mud’s story dates to the 1930s, and MLB still relies on one small supplier.