Baseball’s rule against the use of foreign substances has been buried for decades under a gentlemen’s agreement between managers, who almost uniformly refused to ask umpires to screen opposing pitchers because they knew their own pitchers would not be screened. . But with Major League Baseball poised to order umpires to enforce the foreign substance … Read more
The topic of the moment in MLB it is certainly the use of illegal substances on the ball by the pitchers, con Commissioner Manfred putting a halt to anyone who dares to cheat with new sanctions and great vigilance who wants to do it. The truth is, as St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said, … Read more
CHICAGO – The veteran pitcher of the Tampa Bay Rays, Rich hill, indicated that the players union “dropped the ball” in relation to the Major League Baseball (MLB) announcement about substances to improve grip on balls. Major League Baseball indicated that pitchers will be expelled and suspended for 10 games starting next Monday for using … Read more
CHICAGO – The Tampa Bay Rays right-hander, Tyler glasnow, spoke about the Major League Baseball crackdown on foreign substances Tuesday after he was diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament and a flexor tendon strain. Glasnow said that, prior to the MLB initiative, he stopped using sunscreen – the only foreign substance he said … Read more
The Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner’s office informed its 30 teams that starting with the games on June 21, the umpires will fully enforce the official rules that prohibit the application of foreign substances to baseballs. . A pitcher who is caught violating rules 3.01 and 6.02 (c) and (d) will be expelled from the … Read more
Major League Baseball is putting the finishing touches on a memo that will detail the sport’s rule against foreign substances, with the expectation among some sources that the document will be sent to teams sometime in the next few days and presented to the body. coach and players, sources said. The actual order to the … Read more
Major League Baseball is expected to announce Tuesday that it will suspend players caught using any foreign substances for 10 days with pay, in an effort to help reduce the widespread use of grip enhancers by league pitchers, they said. ESPN sources familiar with the plans. 2 Related The league is expected to distribute a … Read more
