YOKOHAMA, Japan, July 30th (Hfrance.fr) – You are from Sri Lanka, benefiting from 30 seconds of rubbing in American mud, received first class service in Japan due to the pandemic, and from Joe Ryan, an Olympian, who played his game on Friday Life can be described as the best in the world.
These are The Olympic Baseball, 144 from Freshly unpacked before each of the 16 Tokyo Games in 2020. Manufactured by the Japanese sporting goods manufacturer SSK Corp in Sri Lanka, the approximately 145g white balls with red laces and logos in black ink opened up at the Olympics for several reasons pay attention
The last time baseball was held in the 2008 Olympics, the balls came from its Japanese rival Mizuno Corp (8022.T), which is still supplying softballs but lost the baseball contract.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, young stadium scraps must keep separate ball bags for each team during games and use white cloth gloves or clear medical gloves for handling. They also carry separate bags of rosin, a mixture of pine tar and chalk, to and from the pitch for each side to dry sweaty hands and slippery balls.
Olympic balls in particular are a reminder that there are alternatives to the frustration and cheating of Rawlings balls in the world’s largest professional association, Major League Baseball (MLB).
The league introduced mid-game equipment controls this year to catch pitchers who “know” baseball by secretly rubbing banned sticky substances such as the Spider Tack branded offering.
The jugs claim the substance overcomes inconsistencies in design and slippery texture. A better grip increases ball movement, but MLB officials fear all the darts and falls and dumb swings will make the game boring.
Joe Ryan, one of the Minnesota Twins’ top prospects who plays for the US Olympic team, said Friday that the SSK version was “the best ball in the world” and urged America to create the “amazing” and “perfect” To accept creation. the 25-year-old gained credibility.
“Hitters love it, I love to pitch with it. All pitchers love to pitch with it,” he explained. “It has solved many of the current debris problems. I can’t say enough, this is the best baseball I’ve ever touched.”
Mud rubbers deserve recognition. Before Ryan’s debut, Hfrance.fr watched a trio of masked umpires dip their fingers in water and take a shot of Lena Blackburne Rubbing Mud harvested by a small business at a secret location along the Delaware River in New Jersey. .
The team then patches the balls together with the mixture as if they were forming a ball of pizza dough. It takes away the slippery shine of fresh products.
“So that the pitchers can grab it and keep it from slipping out of their hands while throwing,” said Gustavo Rodriguez, director of baseball umpires for the World Baseball and Softball Confederation.
Fraud and complaints were minimal during qualifying and the first three Olympic days, he says.
MLB requires the same slurry to be used, but it feels better when they are applied to the SSK bullet, say people who used both.
“If SSK wants to send me more, I’ll give you an address,” said Ryan.
Sri Lanka has never produced an MLB player but celebrated its role in the Olympics on government social media accounts. The balls then go to Japanese schools and clubs. The players also get souvenirs.
Israeli Danny Valencia, who beat Ryan, said he got the ball he hit.
“To be able to take these little trophies with you to show your child, show them to you My son, that’s a great feeling,” he said.
Paresh Dave Report Edited by Christian Radnedge
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