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Report: MLB to Suspend Players 10 Days for Foreign Substance Use

Major League Baseball will suspend pitchers 10 days if they are caught using "any foreign substance," according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

MLB is expected to distribute a memo to teams detailing its new policy on Tuesday, per Passan. Widely-used substances such as sunscreen will now be banned, as will Spider Tack, a now-popular grip substance.

The use of different substances to affect a baseball's movement is a decades-long practice, though it has come under greater scrutiny in recent months. More advanced grip enhancers such as Spider Tack have led to a spike in spin rate on various pitches, helping contribute to the league-wide offense shortage.