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LEADING OFF: MLB begins checking pitchers for sticky stuff
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LEADING OFF: MLB begins checking pitchers for sticky stuff
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the joy of sox: MLB Crackdown On Illegal Substances Will Begin Next Monday (June 21)Rule That Has Existed For Decades Will Now Suddenly Be Enforced Mid-Season
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MLB cracks down on sticky substances even further after suspicious spin rate rebound
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MLB threatens pitchers with 10-game bans for altering balls
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Shocking, pervasive and sticky: MLB pitchers flouting rules on doctoring baseballs
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MLB will skip sticky-stuff checks at 2021 All-Star Game, per report
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MLB's sticky stuff enforcement is flawed - Pinstripe Alley
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MLB reveals 'needed' plan to crack down on cheating pitchers
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MLB Cracking Down on Foreign Substances From Players' Perspectives
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Alexander: Spin cycle is forcing MLB's (sticky) hand – Orange County Register
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MLB suspects more cheating, will increase sticky stuff checks
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Cubs pitchers brace for 'annoying' crackdown on sticky stuff – NBC Sports Chicago
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