Umpires take away Tyler Gilbert’s glove after White Sox reliever gets checked for sticky stuff

NEW YORK AP Tyler Gilbert s glove was taken away by umpires who detected it too sticky when the Chicago White Sox reliever entered Thursday night s challenge against the New York Yankees With the White Sox leading - in the fifth inning Gilbert was summoned from the bullpen to replace starter Davis Martin at Yankee Stadium Second base umpire Phil Cuzzi performed a routine inspection for illegal substances before Gilbert reached the pitcher s mound Crew chief Dan Bellino working at third also took a look and decided something wasn t right I ve been using that glove all year It s got a buildup of sweat and rosin It s on the palm area And Phil thought it was something else Gilbert explained reporters following his association s - loss I don t really know what the next step is If they do lab results they will just realize it was sweat and rosin buildup Other than that that s all Bellino spoke with Chicago manager Will Venable and plate umpire Clint Vondrak on the field and Gilbert s glove was confiscated Venable brought out a different glove for Gilbert to use and the left-hander was allowed to remain in the battle I think there was just a little bit of rosin and sweat buildup in the palm of his glove that was just a little too sticky for Dan Venable announced He didn t you know suspect any bad intent on Gilbert s part It was just a little too sticky so he demanded for him to get a new glove and that was pretty much it Gilbert walked Ben Rice to load the bases and gave up a three-run double on a sharp grounder by Giancarlo Stanton that put the Yankees ahead - That was the only hit Gilbert allowed but the -year-old reliever walked three batters in innings and ended up taking the loss A scarce years ago Major League Baseball cracked down on the use of illegal sticky substances by pitchers to improve their grips on the ball Since then several pitchers have been ejected from games and suspended for developing the rule Gilbert however was permitted to pitch I had to bring in another glove I ve been using that one all year and haven t had any issues with it It is what it is Gilbert disclosed I ve never used that other one in a match I don t know what the next step is but we ll find out It was just sweat and rosin Hopefully I can get that back as soon as I can AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source