Rocco Baldelli gets ejected after accusing Domingo German of cheating (Video)

Twins skipper Rocco Baldelli was ejected after arguing with umpires before the fourth inning vs the Yankees about Domingo German.

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli’s day was cut short as he was tossed after a heated exchange about possible sticky stuff on Domingo German’s hand and glove.

Prior to the exchange, German was being checked multiple times by first base umpire James Hoye, including in the third inning before he took the mound, and after.

In the fourth inning, the umpires had a lengthy conversation with German, Yankees manager Aaron Boone, and translator Marlon Abreu.

What did umpire say to Domingo German about sticky fingers?

Although most of the conversation was not clear, there was one clear line said by the umpires. “Wash your hands before you come out,” and “We can’t let you come back out here,” were said from Hoye to German. That led to Baldelli having a heated exchange with the umpires as it seems like the umpires saw a use of illegal substances,

In this case, Baldelli has a fair point. Per the memo sent to all 30 Major League ball-clubs, pitchers should be immediately ejected upon finding illegal substances on the pitcher, even if there is a misunderstanding.

In his last start, German went only three innings, allowing five walks and two hits leading to a short two-run outing. On Saturday, German threw five perfect innings with 10 strikeouts.

Rocco Baldelli ejected by umpires

Clearly, Baldelli has a good sense for determining if foul play is involved with German. It will be interesting to see if Major League Baseball handles this incident despite the umpires not doing anything about German’s possible use of sticky stuff.

While some on social media pointed out the decreased spin rates once German washed his hands, it didn’t have much of an impact.

Not much was expected of German heading into this year. Either the pundits were wrong, or there’s something sketchy about German’s last start.