Regarding illegal substances to doctor the balls (and chest protectors)
In one incident earlier this season, umpires forced St. Louis Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos to switch caps because of a supposed substance that was observed on it.
Cardinals manager Mike Shildt was so livid in the aftermath that he got ejected from the game. He believed his player was being unfairly singled out for something that’s simply commonplace across the game.
“This is baseball’s dirty little secret,” Shildt said.
This Is Spider Tack: The Men Who Inadvertently Created MLB’s Stickiest Problem — The Wall Street Journal
Major League Baseball is embroiled in controversy over pitchers doctoring baseballs. A little-known substance called Spider Tack—used by weightlifters and wheelchair athletes—is at the center of it.
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