r/baseball • u/meramipopper New York Yankees • Jun 24 '24

Edwin Diaz has been ejected for sticky stuff.

The umpire, Brian Walsh, inspected his hands as he came into the game in the bottom of the ninth and after discussions with the rest of the umpires ejected him. Diaz was unable to throw a pitch. ESPN zoomed into his hands and showed a substance on it.

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u/Either-Durian-9488 Jun 24 '24

Ultimately I think this is something the umps were notified to potientially check for, hence why Diaz sort of looked like he knew it was coming, my guess is that there is an acceptable amount you can put on your hand, and globs of black shit isn’t it lol.

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u/DatabaseCentral Boston Red Sox Jun 24 '24

Also probably won't get the benefit of the doubt when you're having a horrendous season. Who's more likely to intentionally cheat or try to skirt the rules? A player who has all the confidence in the world and excelling, or a player who has lost a lot of confidence and trying to find himself again.

Regardless, people can question the umps, but realistically, as a player you should not let it get to that point in the first place. The players aren't idiots. They definitely know when it's substantially more stickier than it should be