BOSTON — The Yankees expect that Michael Pineda will have to serve a suspension after the right-hander was ejected from Wednesday's start against the Red Sox at Fenway Park for pitching with pine tar smeared on the right side of his neck. Official
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 on his neck before the second
Michael Pineda was ejected from Wednesday night's game for using a foreign substance. So what's the issue with pine tar?
Don't worry. We're about to throw some blame Michael Pineda's way. He deserves it for getting himself involved in yet another silly little controversy involving pine tar. But I think it's also time for us to ask whether Major League Baseball should put
You'll recall that during his last start against the Red Sox, Pineda rather obviously had pine tar applied to his pitching hand. The Red Sox didn't call the matter to the umpire's attention last time, but this time, well, conspicuous of pine tar in