Umpire Requires Cardinals Pitcher to Remove Rosin Bag Residue Twice
- St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Giovanny Gallegos had to wipe rosin off his left arm after an umpire noticed him applying it, which is against the rules.
- Gallegos repeated the action, leading the umpire to wipe his arm again and remind him that pitchers can only use rosin on their throwing arm.
- Gallegos claimed he did it unconsciously out of habit and that it's common for pitchers to do.
- This isn't the first time Gallegos has had to deal with umpire scrutiny - previously, he had to switch caps due to a suspicious substance that ended up just being sunscreen.
- The umpire's crew chief later clarified that rosin is allowed on the throwing hand and arm but not the glove hand.