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Beau Sulser of the Indianapolis Indians submits to a random, routine check for foreign substances after an inning of a game on June 27, 2021.. The 2021 pitch doctoring controversy arose in Major League Baseball (MLB) around pitchers' use of foreign substances, such as the resin-based Spider Tack, to improve their grip on the baseball and the spin rate on their pitches.
New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán was suspended for 10 games Wednesday by Major League Baseball and fined for violating the sport's prohibition of foreign substances on the mound. The ...
Pitchers will be ejected and suspended for 10 games for using illegal foreign substances to doctor baseballs in a crackdown by Major League Baseball that will start Monday. The commissioner’s ...
Nick Castellanos on pitchers using foreign substances: "Sticky (stuff), no sticky (stuff), throw it over the dish and it's going to get hit hard."
On June 15, 2021, MLB announced a 10-game suspension for any player caught using foreign substances on baseballs, with umpire inspections of all pitchers starting on June 21, a decision that was met with mixed reactions from players and coaches.
Team employees can also be suspended or fined for substances found in the clubhouse or dugout. MLB will issue 10-game suspensions for pitchers found with foreign substances; pitchers face ...
Pitchers may unfairly improve their grip on the baseball. Applying a sticky substance such as pine tar to their pitching hand can greatly improve the spin rate of a thrown baseball, which results in more movement on pitches. [9] While the use of such "foreign substances" is a violation of MLB rules, historically it was rarely enforced. [10]
Major League Baseball‘s latest quest is to try and stop pitchers from using foreign substances. It appears the MLB will soon enforce a plan to crack down on such a scenario. Per ESPN’s Buster ...