On the 15th, the Major League Baseball Organization strengthened the check on the issue of pitchers throwing illegal pitches with sticky substances, such as referees checking the ball multiple times in all games from 21st this month. Announced that it will impose a suspension of 10 games.
Pitchers are prohibited from throwing sticky substances on their fingers other than non-slip rosin, but for many years in Major League Baseball, many pitchers put pine or sunscreen cream on their fingers as non-slip and are illegal. It has been pointed out that he is throwing.
On the 15th, the Major League Baseball Organization announced that it will strengthen the check system from the game on the 21st of this month and will impose a suspension of 10 games on players who are found to be in violation.
Specifically, the starting pitcher checks the ball, the player's body, the grab, etc. multiple times in one game, and the relief pitcher checks the ball, the player's body, grabs, etc. once, and rosin is mixed with illegal substances before the game. I'm trying to find out if there is any.
It is said that if you throw with a sticky substance, the number of rotations of the ball will increase and a ball that changes more will be thrown, and in recent years there have been suspicions that a very sticky substance is used, so the major league baseball This season, the organization was conducting an investigation by collecting the balls used in the game and analyzing the number of revolutions of the pitch.
"Many of the balls we surveyed had dark amber deposits that were sticky to the touch. The use of foreign matter is widespread," the Major League Baseball organization said in a statement.
In this season's Major League Baseball, the average batting average of all 30 baseball teams is 20%, 3 minutes and 8 square meters, which is the lowest in 50 years, and the number of strikeouts has increased record-breaking. It is a form that has been forced to respond unusually during the season to the problem that has been regarded as "implicit understanding" in the major leagues for many years.
The background to strengthening the check is ...
In response to the pitcher's illegal pitching problem, which has been regarded as an "implicit understanding" in the major leagues for many years, the background of the major league organization's efforts to strengthen checks at this time in the middle of the season is too remarkable. I have had it.
It has been pointed out that Major League Baseball balls are slippery, and it is said that many pitchers have used rosin, pine, sunscreen, and hair styling products to prevent slipping.
For pitchers, trying to control a slippery ball requires a stronger grip on the ball, which can put a strain on the elbow and lead to injury. There was also a purpose to reduce it.
However, in recent years, more adhesive substances have appeared, and some pitchers have increased the number of rotations of the ball by several tens of percent compared to the past. At the meeting on the 9th, he pointed out, "For many years, I have pretended not to see the Major League Baseball, but some people have come out too much."
In fact, a sticky substance called "Spider Tuck", which is currently being used in Major League Baseball, is a slipper used to lift large stones weighing more than 150 kg in a popular power comparison contest in the United States. It was developed as a stop.
According to the description of the product, it has high functionality regardless of temperature, so you can purchase one for about $ 20, but in the evaluation column of the purchaser, "The number of rotations of the changing ball has increased dramatically. Comments on baseball stand out.
It has been pointed out that the increase in the number of players using such high-performance substances has led to an extremely low batting average and an increase in strikeouts this season, making the game monotonous and potentially damaging the fun of baseball. The Major League Baseball organization is also forced to respond.
On the other hand, there are many voices that improvement of slippery balls is indispensable for the fundamental solution of the problem, such as pitcher Darvish posting on his Twitter "I want you to manage the slipping ball first".
Batters are allowed to wear non-slip gloves and sticky substances when gripping the bat, and pitcher Darvish said, "If the pitcher finds it difficult to get a foreign object on the ball, the batter also wears nothing with his bare hands. Hit it without hitting it. It's not fair or anything. "