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MLB standardizing ball rubbing and removal from humidors

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Penn Murfee throws to a Los Angeles Angels batter during the first inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) FILE - Baseballs are held in a basket on the field before a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati, Sunday, July 18, 2021. Major League Baseball is standardizing procedures for rubbing baseballs and their removal from humidors in an effort to establish more consistency amid complaints about slickness that followed the crackdown on sticky substances. MLB has been working on standards over the course of the season in response to feedback from players and sent a memorandum outlining the changes on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, to general managers, assistant GMs and clubhouse managers. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File) FILE - Baseballs are held in a basket on the field before a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati, Sunday, July 18, 2021. Major League Baseball is standardizing procedures for rubbing baseballs and their removal from humidors in an effort to establish more consistency amid complaints about slickness that followed the crackdown on sticky substances. MLB has been working on standards over the course of the season in response to feedback from players and sent a memorandum outlining the changes on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, to general managers, assistant GMs and clubhouse managers. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File) San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Dominic Leone throws in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, June 20, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.) San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish works against an Arizona Diamondbacks batter during the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 20, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish works against a Arizona Diamondbacks batter during the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 20, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
MLB standardizing ball rubbing and removal from humidors