The word has come down from on high, that Diamondbacks pitcher Caleb Smith has been slapped with the standard 10-game suspension. as well as being fined, for having been found in possession of an illegal substance. The reliever was thrown out of a game last Wednesday against the Phillies, after his glove was supposedly found to contain a foreign substance. Smith has vehemently denied the accusation, saying the only thing on his glove was dirt, and Torey Lovullo backed his player. The suspension is being appealed, and until that process is completed, any punishment is on hold.
Smith is the second player to have been ejected from a game for this reason, since the crackdown on foreign substances started in June.