Baseball's latest dirty secret is a sticky subject for some pitchers
by Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times
May 27, 2021
2 minutes
After St. Louis Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos was ordered to change his cap Wednesday because umpires disapproved of the sunscreen on the bill, Cardinals manager Mike Shildt broached the taboo topic of pitchers' widespread use of foreign substances in defense of his player.
"This is baseball's dirty little secret," Shildt told reporters, "and it's the wrong time and the wrong arena
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