Germán was replaced by Ian Hamilton, who was removed after five batters and 27 pitches because of right groin tightness. Mets pitcher Max Scherzer was suspended for sticky stuff on April 20, and Seattle's Héctor Santiago and Arizona's Caleb Smith were suspended in 2021. “The reality is we should all have a very good idea what the line is,” Boone said. Hoye had asked Germán to wash rosin off his hand and some had remained on the pitcher's pinkie finger. Hoye's crew examined the 30-year-old right-hander during an April 15 start against Minnesota, when Germán retired his first 16 batters, but allowed him to stay in that game. His curveball rate was 2,711, an increase from 2,685. His fastball spin rate averaged 2,591 revolutions per minute, up from a season average of 2,527. “I’m putting them in a tough position right now.” “I’ve got to apologize to my teammates and my team,” Germán said. If suspended, Germán cannot be replaced on the roster and the Yankees would be forced to play with 25 men instead of 26. Other umpires came over along with Boone, and Germán was ejected by Hoye, who was working the plate. Reyburn as the pitcher headed to the mound for the bottom of the fourth. Germán retired his first nine batters when his hands were examined by first base umpire D.J. “Not ideal, but nothing has been ideal about the start of this season,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
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It occurred during the second game of an increasingly acrimonious series between AL East rivals. Germán's ejection, likely to trigger a 10-game suspension, was the fourth since Major League Baseball started its crackdown on prohibited grip aids two years ago and the second this season. I don’t need any extra help to grab the baseball.” “It was definitely just the rosin bag,” Germán said through a translator. Germán denied Hoye’s accusation, saying he didn’t have anything on his hand other than rosin. My fingers had a hard time coming off his palm.” “The instant I looked at his hand, it was extremely shiny and extremely sticky,” the crew chief told a pool reporter after the Yankees beat Toronto 6-3 on Tuesday night. TORONTO (AP) Domingo Germán's hand was coated with something tackier than rosin, umpire James Hoye said after ejecting the New York Yankees pitcher for violating Major League Baseball's rules on sticky substances.
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