Ball Baseball
What are the rules concerning the ball in Baseball?
How long is it used for before it is retired?
Are pitchers allowed to shine it, scratch it or tamper with it in anyway, as bowlers try to do in Cricket, to affect the movement through the air?
Do both teams use the same set of balls?
Official rules may be reviewed at the website below.
But as for your questions-
A ball is used until it is worn as determined by the umpires- but in the Majors- is often lost due to foul balls.
No- very unlike cricket- the baseball CANNOT be tampered with in any shape or form but the natural occurrences of play (I.e.- the ball scuffs on the grass on a grounder and then is returned to the pitcher).
Rules prohibit such means (scuffing spitting)- as pitchers in the past have tried to use Vaseline on their caps, sandpaper on their gloves, or other means- all will get ejections from the game (if caught).
As for teams using the same balls- yes. After the 3rd out is made, the ball that made the last out is oftentimes returned to the pitchers mound to use the next inning.
Hope that helps!
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