First, let's make one thing clear. I'm not defending New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda's recent illegal use of pine tar during a game against the Boston Red Sox, where the substance sat on his ...

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. Less ...

The mad scientist cooked his famous concoction with a knob of pine tar, a dollop of Cramer Firm Grip paste and a dash of Coca-Cola, all melted into a harmonious glob with a lighter. Nobody really ...

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said the sport will wait until after the season to study whether the rule preventing pitchers from using pine tar should be changed. New York ...

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 ...

Pine tar is the latest buzz word in baseball after New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was found with the sticky substance smeared on his neck during Wednesday night’s game. Pineda was ejected and ...

In early 2019, Major League Baseball visited spring training camps with a new, buzzed-about toy: a sticky baseball. The baseballs, which weren’t the exact ones used (and often hailed by pitchers) in ...

A game-winning home run becomes a game loser — and 25 days later, it's turned back into the game-winner. That alone would warrant an entry in baseball's history books. But cast it with David and ...

On July 24, 1983, in a game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees, George Brett hit a home run. This was not an especially unusual event. Over the course of his 21 year career with ...

Don't worry. We're about to throw some blame Michael Pineda's way. He deserves it for getting himself involved in yet another silly little controversy involving pine tar. But I think it's also time ...