What nationality is Hector Santiago?
AmericanHector Santiago / Nationality
Who does Hector Santiago play for?
Seattle MarinersHector Santiago / Current team (#57 / Pitcher)
Seattle Mariners pitcher Hector Santiago suspended 80 games. NEW YORK — Turns out Hector Santiago was using more than sticky stuff.
Has any pitcher been caught with a foreign substance?
Lance Lynn Becomes First Pitcher Ejected for Response to Foreign Substance Check. It took about two months, but Major League umpires finally nailed a pitcher for a performative response to a foreign-substance check.
What was on Santiago’s glove?
Santiago was ejected from the Mariners’ June 27 game against the Chicago White Sox following an inspection by the umpires. “He was ejected for when his glove was inspected, for having a foreign substance that was sticky on the inside palm of his glove,” crew chief Tom Hallion explained after the game.
What did Hector Santiago use?
Confusion abounds after the Mariners’ Hector Santiago hit with 10-game suspension. Santiago said he used rosin on both arms to prevent sweat from rolling down his arms on a humid afternoon and will appeal the ruling.
Who got suspended for peds?
Ramón Laureano
Ramón Laureano PED suspension: Oakland Athletics slugger gets 80-game ban for positive test. A’s outfielder Ramón Laureano has been suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball due to a positive PED test.
Do umpires check pitchers after every inning?
agents on the field — umpires — to step up the enforcement of the existing rules and randomly inspect all pitchers in each game. And just as they could before — although it rarely happened — opposing managers can request that umpires check a pitcher if something seems suspicious.
Why is Hector Santiago suspended?
SEATTLE — Héctor Santiago was suspended 80 games without pay Thursday after testing positive for exogenous testosterone, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball’s joint drug and prevention treatment program. The Mariners left-hander will not appeal.
What happened Hector Santiago?
The Seattle Mariners pitcher was suspended for 80 games Thursday by Major League Baseball following a positive test for external testosterone, exactly one month after he was banned for 10 games when he became the first player penalized under the sport’s crackdown on grip-enhancing substances.