Drew Smith Becomes Second Mets Pitcher To Get Tossed For Sticky Substance

PublishedJune 14, 2023 6:42 PM EDT|UpdatedJune 14, 2023 6:42 PM EDT

Is it possible to cheat and stink at your sport? Apparently, the Mets are (allegedly) guilty of both.

Game officials ejected Mets pitcher Drew Smith from Tuesday's Game 1 of their Subway Series against the New York Yankees because of suspicion of using a foreign sticky substance.

Umpire Bill Miller throws out New York Mets pitcher Drew Smith #40 for a suspicious substance on his hands. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

The league's ruling on pitchers using foreign substances reads:

"Any pitcher who possesses or applies foreign substances will be subject to immediate ejection from the game and suspended automatically in accordance with the rules."

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Smith was called up to the mound at the start of the seventh inning until umpire Bill Miller booted him from the game, without warning, for "excessive" stickiness. Smith is the second Mets pitcher to get ejected this season for the offense.

Officials booted Smith before throwing a pitch against the Yanks. Bill Miller stated that Drew Smith's hand was the "stickiest" he had felt all year — a common objection from umps this season.

After the game, the 29-year-old relief pitcher said that an on-field official checked his hand and cleared him after the ejection.

Fellow Mets pitcher Max Scherzer was mad about the ejection.

Ejections based on sticky substances come with a 10-game ban. MLB has yet to announce its decision on Drew Smith.

READ: MAX SCHERZER SUSPENDED 10 GAMES, FINED FOR STICKY SUBSTANCE EJECTION

Officials tossed Max Scherzer from the Mets' 5-3 win over the Dodgers on April 19. Scherzer contended that the "stickiness" on his hand came from sweat and rosin.