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To modify a wooden bat to a corked bat, a hole approximately 1/2- Inch in diameter is drilled down through the thick end of the bat roughly six inches deep. Crushed cork, Super Ball , sawdust, or other similar material is compacted into the hole and the end is typically patched up with glue and sawdust. Placing cork beyond roughly six inches into the bat threatens the bat's structural integrity and makes it more susceptible to breakage. Corked bats breaking while in play during games is the most typical way that their use is discovered. Using a corked bat in Major League Baseball is in violation of Rule 6.06 (d), which reads in full:
Since 1970 , six players have been caught using corked bats. The following table summarizes these events:
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