Vladimir Gutierrez walked off the mound after completing an inning in his start Friday and the home-plate umpire met him along the first-base line.
A portion of the Great American Ball Park crowd of 30,231 began booing as Gutierrez was inspected for foreign substances on his hat, glove and belt. It’s a short 10-second interaction between innings, but it’s the latest spectacle in the sport’s spotlight.
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“It was fine,” said Reds pitcher Wade Miley, who was checked twice during his start Tuesday.