The last time Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda faced the Red Sox—on April 10—he clearly had pine tar on his hand. No one on the Red Sox brought it up, and the Yankees won. Tonight, Pineda again used pine tar, slapping
Michael Pineda had pine tar all over his hand against the Red Sox in New York a couple weeks ago, so tonight at Fenway Park the Yankees starter opted to outdo himself and strolled to the mound with pine tar all over his
Michael Pineda (left) could face a lengthy suspension after being caught with pine tar following an earlier incident. (Elise Amendola). For two years, the Yankees could only wonder what they had in Michael Pineda. They had
His method of using this substance was so blatant and flagrant that it forced John Farrell to point it out to home plate umpire Gerry Davis, who very easily identified the pine tar smudge on Pineda's neck and ejected him from
It happened after Red Sox manager John Farrell told home plate umpire Gerry Davis to check Pineda, who had been accused to having pine tar on his hand against Boston on April 10. Pineda didn't have it on him in the first inning, Girardi said. The