Michael Pineda, a pitcher for the New York Yankees, has been handed down a 10-game suspension for using pine tar during Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox.

Pineda Suspended For Using Pine Tar

It was brought to the attention of the officials in the second inning after Pineda had helped to earn the Yankees two outs that he had pine tar on his neck, which he was touching to get a better grip on the ball on the cold night in Boston’s Fenway Park. He was subsequently ejected form the game.

In the end, Major League Baseball decided to suspend Pineda for 19 games for “possessing a foreign substance.” Pineda will still get paid and will only miss one start, since his next turn in the rotation happens to fall next Monday on the Yankee’s off day.

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