Astros starter Blanco suspended 10 games after being ejected when foreign substance found in glove

Houston Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco (56) leaves the field after being ejected following a foreign substance check during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

By Kristie Rieken, The Associated Press

Posted May 15, 2024 04:37:55 PM.

Last Updated May 15, 2024 04:40:56 PM.

HOUSTON (AP) — Astros starter Ronel Blanco received a 10-game suspension Wednesday for violating MLB’s prohibitions on foreign substances after being ejected from the game against the Oakland Athletics.

The suspension was announced by Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president of on-field operations. The suspension will begin Wednesday night unless Blanco appeals the penalty, which also includes an undisclosed fine.

Blanco was ejected at the start of the fourth inning of the 2-1 win over Oakland on Tuesday after umpires found a foreign substance that first base umpire Erich Bacchus said was “the stickiest stuff I’ve felt on a glove.”

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