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 ...

"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 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.

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 ...