Tampa Bay Rays ace Tyler Glasnow, who left his start on Monday night because of elbow inflammation, has a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament …
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Players React to MLB's Crack Down on Pitchers' Use of "Sticky" Substances
MLB will begin banning pitchers for 10 games for applying foreign substances to balls, starting June 21. The league announced the guidance via a memo on Tuesday. One former MVP applauded the move as a way to even the playing field and eliminate an unfair competitive advantage. But Cy Young winner Tyler Glasnow blamed the new rules for contributing to an elbow injury that could keep him out for the next year. Another Cy Young winner, Max Scherzer, argued certain substances should be legal.
Major League Baseball announced new rules and punishments on Tuesday for any player caught using foreign substances to manipulate the baseball. An automatic ejection and 10-game paid suspension were among the punishments, and umpires will frequently check pitchers for “sticky” substances. This …
After offering an update on the status of a tweaked groin that will prevent him from starting Wednesday's series finale against the Pirates, Max …
Good for Josh Donaldson. If you are deciding how to feel about his actions based on which team he plays for or the outcome of a pitcher/hitter …
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Roughly three months after it first warned teams that it would be cracking down on pitchers using foreign substances, Major League Baseball now seems ready to actually back up its talk with action. In what may or may not be a related story, the league's hitters are starting to heat up after a …
ATLANTA -- Chipper Jones understands why MLB will begin enhancing enforcement of its rules against pitchers applying foreign substances to …
Detroit Tigers Casey Mize knows what you were thinking when he was forced to switch gloves between innings on Tuesday night. That’s why he was so …
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