Astros Ronel Blanco ejected for stickiest glove umpire has ever see

The cheating Astros are at it again. Houston starter Ronel Blanco earned an ejection Tuesday night against the Athletics for having the stickiest glove first base umpire Erich Bacchus has ever encountered. Blanco is now open to a po sible 10-game suspension. Ronel Blanco reacts to his ejection. AP I felt something inside the glove, . It was the stickiest stuff Ive felt on a glove since weve been doing this for a few years now. MLB umpires began their checks for substances in 2021, and for Blancos glove to be that sticky is quite notable especially due to the Astros nefarious history. Explore More Blanco, , ran into i sues prior to the fourth inning during his glove check conducted by Bacchus. The umpires, Blanco and Astros manager Joe Espada eventually all stood on the mound as the examination continued before crew chief Laz Diaz gave Blanco the boot. Diaz said the glove would be sent to the commi sioners office, per ESPN. The umpires discu s the situation. Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports Everybody checked the glove to make sure we all had the same thing and he had to get ejected because he had a foreign substance on his glove, Diaz said, per the outlet. Diaz added that Domantas Sabonis Jersey the umpires did not know what substance Blanco had on his glove, but it violated the rules. We dont determine that, Diaz said, according to ESPN. We just felt it was sticky, sticky enough that our fingers got stuck. So now its all up to the office on what it was and all that. Blanco maintained his innocence. Just probably rosin I put on my left arm, Blanco said via a translator, per ESPN. Maybe because of the sweat it got into the glove and thats maybe what they found. He added: What I told them is, If you found something sticky in my glove you should also check my hands because it should also be on my hand. Just check my hand, and he didnt. Blancos glove is examined before his ouster. mlb.com Ronel Blanco leaves the field after being ejected. AP However, Blanco said he did not know its illegal to have a sticky substance on his non-throwing arm. No, I didnt know that was illegal, Blanco said, . I see other pitchers come in and do it as well, so I thought that was normal. The Astros overcame the early ejection to down the As, 2-1, in 10 innings. Houston was famously embroiled in a sign-stealing scandal, in 2020 that the Astros stole signs electronically during the 2017 regular season and postseason en route to a World Series win. Jermaine O'Neal Jersey