Mariners pitcher Hector Santiago has been suspended 10 games and fined an undisclosed amount for a foreign substance found on his glove against the White Sox on Sunday. Santiago will appeal the ruling, and he will be allowed to play until the appeal process is complete.
Santiago, 33, was the first player to be ejected for pitch doctoring since MLB began enforcing the new rules against foreign substances. The new rules included umpire checks on pitchers every few innings.
Umpire Phil Cuzzi found a sticky substance on Santiago's glove when he was checked after being taken out in the fifth inning on Sunday.