The pitcher of the Seattle Mariners , Héctor Santiago is the first player of the Major League Baseball (MLB) who is expelled by the new protocol of substances to alter balls during a game.
In this Sunday’s match against the Chicago White Sox, the ball and the glove used during the Puerto Rican pitches were reviewed by the umpires.
Héctor Santiago, is expelled from the Seattle Mariners game, for the use of sticky substances 🥲. pic.twitter.com / jjGQn0HhdH
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The suspicion that he was using something illegal was generated after he withdraws Ra all Chicago hitters in the fifth inning of the game.
The glove was confiscated while it was subjected to a detailed analysis, which showed that the thrower was indeed using some irregular substance to alter the ball. After that his expulsion was announced.
He will appeal.
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“ He was expelled when his glove was inspected, for having a foreign substance that was sticky on the inner palm of the glove “, said the umpire chief Tom Hallion after the match.
The suspension consists of 10 matches was scheduled to begin this Tuesday , in Seattle’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
However, Santiago appealed the decision and this will be defined as the investigation of the case ends.