pine tar
What Is The Definition Of Pine Tar In Baseball?
1. Pine tar is a sticky, thick material that is produced destructive distillation of pinewood. In baseball, pine tar plays a vital role in helping to grip wooden bats. In Major League Baseball, players are allowed to place pine tar on the handles on bats to help them grip the bat better, but it is only allowed on the lower 18-inches of the bat.
Example Of How Pine Tar Is Used In Commentary
1. With the weather being especially humid today, you can bet that the players have really caked on the pine tar so that they don’t send their bats flying into the stands.
2. You can barely see the Red Sox logo on Pedroia’s helmet due to the amount of pine tar and dirty on it.
Sport The Term Is Used
1. Baseball
