Domingo German ejected for using foreign substance during start vs. Blue Jays

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New York Yankees starter Domingo German was ejected from his start on Tuesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays after umpiring found him using a foreign substance. 

German was perfect through three innings, but as he was heading back out to the mound for the bottom of the fourth inning, all four umpires stopped him to check his hands and glove for a sticky substance. 

They clearly didn't like what they found, as German was sent back into the dugout and ejected from the game. 

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Domingo German #0 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on May 16, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

German was previously checked for foreign substances during his Jackie Robinson Day start on April 15, when the umpire who checked him gave him a warning and the opportunity to wash his hands clean of whatever sticky substance he felt on his hands. It caused an uproar with Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli because warnings are not supposed to be issued. 

But German had a mark on him since that start and now, with the very same umpiring crew from that start, they didn't like what they felt. 

New York Mets starter Max Scherzer is currently serving a 10-game suspension for use of a foreign substance, which German could get now. 

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However, Scherzer vehemently defended himself, saying that it was a mixture of sweat and rosin that was causing his hand to feel sticky. He even washed his hands in front of an MLB official, and it was still