ST. LOUIS – With offense down across the league this season, attention is turning to the illegal foreign substances that many pitchers are believed to use.
After St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Genesis Cabrera was forced to change hats before he pitched against the Chicago White Sox last week because of an apparent illegal substance on the brim, manager Mike Shildt argued and was ejected from the game. Shildt called it “baseball’s dirty little secret” and said it shouldn’t be on umpires to police it.
Nick Castellanos, one of the best hitters in the league this year, was asked about pitchers using foreign substances when he made an appearance on “The Chris Rose Rotation.