New York Mets nearer Edwin Diaz was ejected from the staff’s 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday evening after umpires discovered a overseas substance on his hand.
Diaz was set to shut out the sport within the ninth inning when third-base umpire Vic Carapazza’s inspection discovered a sticky substance on his throwing hand and glove.
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New York Mets reduction pitcher Edwin Díaz reacts after being ejected throughout the Cubs sport in Chicago, Sunday, June 23, 2024. (AP Picture/Nam Y. Huh)
Diaz and supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated Carapazza thought Diaz had an excessive amount of of a mix of rosin, sweat and grime on his throwing hand as he entered the sport. Carapazza additional defined his resolution to a pool reporter after the sport.
“We’ve checked hundreds of those,” Carapazza stated. “I do know what that feeling is. This was very sticky.”
Diaz added he was “actually stunned” with the choice.
“I exploit the identical factor all the time,” Díaz stated. “I rub rosin and sweat and put my hand within the grime slightly bit to get a grip on the ball.”
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Diaz faces a 10-game automated suspension for the ejection.
He’s the eighth pitcher to be suspended over sticky stuff since Main League Baseball’s crackdown in 2021. Three of the eight pitchers have been Mets gamers, together with Max Scherzer and Drew Smith.
New York Mets supervisor Carlos Mendoza seems to be down as reduction pitcher Edwin Díaz walks to the dugout throughout the ninth inning of the Chicago Cubs sport, Sunday, June 23, 2024. (AP Picture/Nam Y. Huh)
“Look, we have been by way of lots this 12 months,” Mendoza stated. “We’ll discover a strategy to get by way of it, ? We’ll proceed to piece it collectively and, yeah, guys are going to need to step up. And I am fairly assured that we’ll get guys right here which can be going to have the ability to get us to the end line when he is out.”
Diaz missed all of final season with an harm.
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In 23 appearances this 12 months, he has a 4.70 ERA and 7 saves. New York is 37-39 this season.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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