Tuesday, May 16, 2023

An umpire redeems himself, and a Yankee pitcher gets tossed

 Last month, Yankees pitcher Domingo German was checked for an illegal substance on his hand. Umpire James Hoye let him off, advising him to wash his hands. In that case, the game was at the Stadium.

Tonight, in Toronto, things took a turn.

While Toronto starter Kevin Gausman was checked at 3rd base, German was checked at 1st base. I'll let Lindsay at Close Call Sports take it from here.


German will get a 10 game suspension, and, unlike the Mets' Max Scherzer, will likely go through with an appeal. In both games, German was working on a perfect game. Once he comes back from his suspension, it'll be worth seeing if he learns anything, and gets rid of the "unfair advantage".

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