MLB umpires will conduct different inspections this year as pitchers seemingly found ways to circumvent checks in late 2021
MLB Further Cracks Down on Sticky Stuff Due to Suspected Cheating
Beginning in spring training games this weekend and throughout the season, umpires will inspect a pitcher’s hand, top and bottom, when conducting random between-innings inspections. Umpires can still examine a pitcher’s hat, belt and glove, as was done last season starting in June.
Catchers and position players, who could harbor source material, are subject to the same rules. Starting pitchers “should continue to expect more than one mandatory check per game,” according to the memo. Each relief pitcher will be checked at least once. Monthly data on the spin rates of four-seam fastballs and sliders last season show a steep drop in RPMs once the crackdown began in June, but then a climb late in the season:
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