Pine tar is a brown, sticky substance produced by the carbonization of wood. It is readily available for purchase at most sporting goods stores. How is it used in baseball? Major League Baseball ...

BOSTON — In light of Michael Pineda getting caught wearing pine tar Wednesday night at Fenway Park, you have to question whether the right-hander has the intelligence to pitch in the big leagues.

New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda essentially said the same thing after getting ejected from an April 23 game against the Boston Red Sox in which he was caught with pine tar on his neck.

It’s an open secret inside the game: Pine tar, and other grip substances, can help a pitcher increase their spin rate. I’ve been asked not to write about it by more than a few pitchers ...

"They call it liquid pine tar, but it's more of a pasty-type of stuff," he said. "We could open this can, turn it upside down and it won't come out. It's kind of on the thick side." For years ...

NEW YORK -- MLB commissioner Bud Selig says the sport will wait until after the season to study whether the rule preventing pitchers from using pine tar should be changed. New York Yankees pitcher ...

Pitchers used pine tar for a better grip on pitches, but the fad grew to the point Major League Baseball cracked down on foreign substances in 2021. Pitchers were becoming too dominant with the ...