Sad news: two of the most talented key players of the New York Yankees exchanged worlds in a team meeting. Why  the owner and head coach’s suspended them in two mouths

Sad news: two of the most talented key players of the New York Yankees exchanged worlds in a team meeting. Why  the owner and head coach’s suspended them in two mouths

NEW YORK: Pitcher Domingo German of the New York Yankees was fined and given a ten-game suspension by Major League Baseball on Wednesday for using illegal substances while on the mound.
German was ejected Tuesday night in Toronto’s fourth inning after what the umpire described as “the stickiest hand I’ve ever felt.” This led to the announcement of the penalty.

“It was difficult for me to remove my fingers from his hand,” crew chief James Hoye said following the match.

Michael Hill, senior vice president of MLB’s on-field operations, administered the penalty. German did not file an appeal, so his suspension started with the Toronto game on Wednesday night.

During his suspension, German cannot be replaced on the roster. If there are no rainouts, he can return on May 28.

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In Toronto on Wednesday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone stated, “He went over the line that umpires deemed, and now we’ve got to live with the consequences of that.” “This burden does not need to be on one player. We’ll work together and share everything.

In lieu of German against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, it is anticipated that Yankees right-hander Luis Severino will be activated off the injured list.

Due to a right lat strain, the 29-year-old Severino, a two-time All-Star, has not pitched for New York this season. In his rehab start on Tuesday, he gave up two runs and six hits in three and a third innings pitched for Double-A Somerset.

On Tuesday night, German had already retired his first nine batters. He refuted Hoye’s claim, claiming he didn’t possess anything besides rosin in his hand.

German said, “It was definitely just the rosin bag,” via a translator. “It was the rosin bag and sweat.” I can get the baseball with or without additional assistance.

German’s ejection marked the second of this season and the fourth since Major League Baseball began its crackdown on banned grip aids two years ago.

After German retired his first 16 batters in his start against Minnesota on April 15, Hoye’s staff decided to examine the 30-year-old right-hander and let him finish the game. Some of the rosin remained on the pitcher’s pinkie after Hoye had asked German to wash it off his hand.

On April 20, Mets pitcher Max Scherzer received a suspension for sticky stuff; Hector Santiago of Seattle and Arizona’s In 2021, Caleb Smith was suspended.