Frank Robinson approached home-plate umpire Tim Tschida and asked him to inspect Donnelly's glove. Robinson believed that Donnelly had pine tar on the glove and sandpaper on his pitching hand. Robinson believed that Donnelly gave the sandpaper to second baseman Adam Kennedy.
About five minutes later and after the umpires huddled, Donnelly was ejected for having pine tar on the glove.
"There was a foreign substance on the heel of the glove. It was definitely pine tar. It was obvious and it was a lot of it," said crew chief Dale Scott. "The rule is 8.02(b) that says no foreign substances allowed. It's an automatic ejection. We have confiscated the glove. We are going to send it to Major League Baseball tomorrow.
About five minutes later and after the umpires huddled, Donnelly was ejected for having pine tar on the glove.
"There was a foreign substance on the heel of the glove. It was definitely pine tar. It was obvious and it was a lot of it," said crew chief Dale Scott. "The rule is 8.02(b) that says no foreign substances allowed. It's an automatic ejection. We have confiscated the glove. We are going to send it to Major League Baseball tomorrow.
