New York Mets relief pitcher Drew Smith is EJECTED vs. Yankees after failing to pass hands check
Mets reliever Drew Smith is EJECTED for a foreign substance after failing umpire’s hand check in Subway Series against Yankees and faces potential 10-game ban
- Reliever Drew Smith has become the second Met to be ejected this MLB season
- The Mets currently trail the Yankees and have lost eight of their last nine games
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New York Mets relief pitcher Drew Smith was ejected at the top of the seventh inning for too much stickiness on his hands.
Smith was coming in for Max Scherzer – who has also failed the inspection – but he did not pass the umpires check.
It is the second time it has happened to the Mets this season. Resultantly, Smith will receive a 10-day ban.
Smith is the fourth pitcher this season to be ejected for failing to pass the hands check.
‘A player who possesses or applies foreign substances in violation of the playing rules is subject to immediate ejection from the game and will be suspended automatically,’ Michael Hill, Senior Vice-President of On-Field Operations wrote in a memo to teams earlier this year.
At the time of writing, the Yankees lead the Mets 7-6 in the seventh inning.
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