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The post Rob Manfred Speaks Out On Sticky-Substance Crackdown appeared first on The Spun. Major League Baseball began its crackdown on unauthorized grip substances this week with in-game checks of ...
The Yankees led 7-6 at the time. Smith was slated as the Mets' third relief pitcher of the night after starter Max Scherzer gave up six earned runs in 3 1/3 innings.
Astros starter Ronel Blanco received a 10-game suspension Wednesday for violating MLB’s prohibitions on foreign substances after being ejected from the game against the Oakland Athletics. The ...
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.
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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]
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In February 2004, Major League Baseball announced a new drug policy which originally included random, offseason testing and 10-day suspensions for first-time offenders, 30 days for second-time offenders, 60 days for third-time offenders, and one year for fourth-time offenders, all without pay, in an effort to curtail performance-enhancing drug use (PED) in professional baseball.