Dear Mr. Sportsknowitall: How did the pitcher's mound come into being and does ... some of the dirt used for the infield skin, build with bricks of the clay, some plywood, place the pitcher's ...

pitchers can call the grounds crew out to fix it. You can see from this video of a Zack Greinke start that the mound isn’t made up of infield dirt. It’s more of a clay. “Some mounds just ...

“The Yankee Stadium mound actually has a really good reputation, but that clay, like most places ... but he was content pitching through that while wearing a brace, as long as the wasn ...

Speaking to reporters in Tampa Bay, Clay Buchholz, out with a muscle strain in his lower back since June 17, indicated that he doesn't expect to be back on a pitchers mound anytime soon.