Major League Baseball is attempting to crack down on cheating. In an article by the New York Post’s Joel Sherman, MLB sent a memo to all teams that they will be monitoring Statcast data closely to identify would-be cheaters.
ESPN’s Buster Olney elaborated on Wednesday’s episode of Baseball Tonight.
The way they do that potentially is if they see a spike in spin rate then that will make those players candidates for being potential violaters of MLB’s foreign substance rule.
MLB foreign substance or doctoring the baseball rule states “No player is permitted to intentionally damage, deface or discolor the baseball by rubbing it with any type of foreign item or substance, including dirt or saliva.