Why do baseball players spit?

Question

I've always wondered why baseball players spit. It's gross!!

Answer 1

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Because they have chewing tobacco or dip in their mouths and they have to spit it out. They can't swallow it or it makes them sick. My husband uses that stuff and yes I agree it is gross.

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You are totally right. It is gross. Thank you for helping me!!! Bye!!!

Answer 2

chewing tabacco

Answer 3

THEY ARE SPITTING TOBACCO JUICE.

Answer 4

when i spit and hold a bat, i feel cool and tough.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD, TOO:))

Answer 5

Cause there is a lot of dust and little bugs flying into your mouth when on the field.

Answer 6

they chew tabacco it is really gross and bad for you

Answer 7

cause there gross

Answer 8

they must be chewing tobacco or gum???????

Answer 9

Chewing tobacco. You're right, it is gross!

Answer 10

They spit either because they are tired and exhausted from a game or lack of water.

Answer 11

why do women swallow?

Answer 12

Because they chew tobacco. Man does it taste bad!

Answer 13

they chew tobacco

Answer 14

Guys spit. If it was socially acceptable in all situations you would see it everywhere. On the baseball field it is acceptable, so every guy out there is getting his fill before he has to go back to the real world and stop.

Answer 15

they ca not smoke cigarettes in game so they use snuff ,chewing tobacco Ect.

Answer 16

Many are tobacco chewers, thus they spit, cuz if they swallowed that crap, they'd get awfully sick:(

Answer 17

I think that maybe its been happening for so long,
that they do it because you expect them too.

Answer 18

right .. maybe they should just swallow the seeds ..............

Answer 19

baseball players spit, to keep the mouth wet, some chew gum but some actually chew tobacco. Yes it is gross but America loves the sport.

Answer 20

THEY SPIT BECAUSE THEY CHEW TOBACCO AND/OR GUM OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO...IT'S PART OF THE GAME...NOT A GOOD PART.....WHO CLEANS UP THE STUFF IN DOME STADIUMS..GROSS!!

Answer 21

IT'S THEIR SPIT !! THEY JUZ DO WHAT THEY WANNA DO..PULLEEEZ!!

Answer 22

Pretty much what everybody else said. It's because they chew tabaco.

Answer 23

As a player, I did not chew but spit a lot because your mouth is dry anyway from playing and sweating. But because the infield is dirt and sand it makes your mouth that much more dry = spitting.

Sorry about that, and for adjusting quite often as well.

Answer 24

A lot of them chew tobacco, and many others are chewing sunflower seeds and spitting out the shells. They need something to occupy their time while they're on the bench.

Answer 25

I think it is because that the field is so dusty, that they spit just to get the dust out of their mouths, and it just becomes a habit over time.

Answer 26

There's something about stepping out on that diamond, the wait for your at-bat, the time in the outfield in between plays that makes you want to spit. Whether it's tobacco, sunflower or pumpkin seeds or bubblegum, the anticipation of being involved in the next play makes you fidget. Fidgeting in baseball equates to spitting.

Answer 27

becuz all the dust from the field gathers in your mouth and i dont know about you, but i wouldnt want to make mudpies in my mouth!