SEATTLE — Pristine white baseballs that would not require rubbing are under consideration by Major League Baseball as a way to solve the issue of pitchers using sticky substances for better grip. “We ...

Actually, it’s not even a question. Ask any pitcher in any league, and -- if they’re being honest -- they’ll tell you it’s rarer to see a guy throwing a “naked” ball, i.e., one without any type of ...

src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/> Carlos Rodón sees a double standard. The Chicago White Sox pitcher, who's having a ...

On Monday, MLB will begin a dramatic, strict crackdown on foreign substances. The sudden removal of sticky stuff from pitchers’ hands across the game, after most used it without worry for years — if ...

As MLB’s crackdown on foreign substances begins Monday, all eyes will be trained on pitchers and umpires trying to navigate a midseason sea change, and on the effects the sudden end of a longstanding ...

Pitchers’ use of sticky stuff — even the performance-enhancing superglue — and the forthcoming crackdown isn’t really a cheating scandal, it’s a belated reckoning that has more to do with aesthetics ...

Starting Monday, we may have some sticky situations on our hands across Major League Baseball. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Monday marks the beginning of MLB’s crackdown on foreign ...

The first instance of a pitcher being ejected following a "sticky stuff" check came Sunday, less than a week after MLB announced it would enforce its foreign-substance policy. Héctor Santiago of the ...