New York Mets right-hander Drew Smith was ejected from Tuesday’s Subway Series game after multiple umpires tested for foreign substances.
Before taking the mound in the seventh inning, the umpires checked Smith’s hand and ruled it to have a sticky substance on it, leading to his ejection from the game against the New York Yankees.
On Wednesday, Major League Baseball officials announced that Smith would sit out the next 10 games. A 10-game suspension occurs automatically each time a player is ejected from a game due to a foreign substance violation.
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New York Mets relief pitcher Drew Smith reacts to being ejected after having his hands inspected during the seventh inning against the New York Yankees on June 13, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Over the past year, MLB has cracked down on goo. The league first implemented the controls in 2021, but there were no ejections during the season.
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Two-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer he was one of the pitchers this year who was ejected and later suspended for 10 games for having a foreign substance on one of his hands.
«I think we’re all mad about this,» Scherzer said after Tuesday’s game when discussing Smith’s situation on SNY. «You feel his hand, you don’t feel anything… he’s been cleared by all the other refs, and now all of a sudden he’s being sent off.»
Umpire Bill Miller ejects New York Mets relief pitcher Drew Smith during the seventh inning on June 13, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
On May 17, Yankees right-hander Domingo Germán was ejected from a game due to goo. He also received a 10-game suspension.
Smith did not receive a warning before being ejected.
Umpire DJ Reyburn checks the hand of New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German during the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on April 15, 2023. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
German had a similar issue on April 15 and was allowed to wash his hands of it and stay in the game. On May 17, he was not allowed to wash his hands and he was immediately expelled.
«This was not an ejectable offense because we didn’t feel it met the foreign substance standard where it affected his delivery,» crew chief James Joye told NJ.com after German was allowed to stay in the April 15 game. .
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Through his 23 ⅔ innings this season, Smith has a 4.18 ERA and 28 strikeouts. The Mets will not have the option to replace Smith on their active roster while he is serving his suspension.