What is Baseball (ball)?
[[File:Baseball.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A baseball]] A '''baseball''' is a [[ball]] used in the [[sport]] of the same name, [[baseball]]. It is between 9 [[inch]]es (22.9 [[centimetre|cm]]) and 9¼ inches (23.5 cm) in [[circumference]] (around). The ball weighs 8 ounces. Different size balls may be used in [[child]]ren's [[league]]s. The balls can be made in many different, but similar ways. The center of most balls is [[cork (material)|cork]], [[rubber]], or a mixture of the two. It is sometimes [[layer]]ed. [[Yarn]] and [[twine]] and sometimes [[wool]] are wrapped around the center core. A [[leather]] cover is put on, in two pieces, and [[Stitches|stitch]]ed together using 108 stitches of [[wax]]ed [[red]] [[cotton]] [[thread]]. Official [[Major League Baseball|Major League]] balls sold by [[Rawlings]] are made to the exact MLB specifications (5 ounces, 108 stitches). {{sport-stub}} [[Category:Baseball equipment]]