This season of Big leagues It came with new rules and requirements, most notably the pitch clock and the elimination of defensive shifts. But it also apparently came with more rigorous umpires regarding the substances pitchers apply to their hands to pitch.
Barely a quarter of the season has gone by and there are already several pitchers who have been suspended for having “forbidden substances” in the hands. Some have gone cheaper and have only been sent to wash their hands of the substance that the game’s umpires determine to be illegal.
Los New York Yankees They are an example of a team that has been affected in the last week, because a couple of days ago the Dominican Sunday German he was ejected from the game for having a black, sticky substance on his hands, and received a 10-game suspension.
This Friday the Bronx team was punished again, this time it was Clarke Schmidt who was reviewed by the referees in the bottom of the fifth inning and they sent the right to wash his hands considering that he had them “too sticky.”
Another of those affected recently was Max Scherzer who also had a 10-game suspension after being reviewed after pitching three perfect innings with the Mets, and even a couple of starts before had already been inspected by the umpires albeit without suspension or warning.
Some complaints have come from various sectors, on the one hand those affected allege that the laws “are not clear”, since they do not determine which substances can or cannot be used. Usually pitchers use a bit of resin to get more grip on the seams of the ball. But sometimes they exceed the amount or the referees determine that it is not just resin but other substances.
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2023-05-20 16:32:53
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