Original sentence: Because baseball hitting is extremely difficult, baseball rules prohibit the deliberate scratching or scuffing of a ball, or the application of any foreign substance that could conceivably affect the flight or visibility of a ball.Consequently baseball emphasizes fielding and cricket batting, and the greatest opportunities for the display of skill in baseball are in fielding while in cricket they are in batting
Edited sentence: Baseball rules prohibit the deliberate scratching or scuffing of a ball, or the application of any foreign substance that could conceivably affect the flight or visibility of a ball