Pete Alonso rips MLB over substance scandal with conspiracy theory
NY Post
BALTIMORE — Pete Alonso to opposing pitchers: Keep on doing what you do with those foreign substances.
The Mets first baseman on Wednesday defended pitchers — who have come under recent scrutiny for applying substances to the ball, potentially increasing their advantage against the batter. Alonso instead turned his venom toward MLB for altering the baseball this season. “Since the start of the game, pitchers have been using substances,” Alonso said before the Mets faced the Orioles at Camden Yards. “There is a rosin bag behind the mound to help guys dry their hands and grip. To me whether they are using pine tar, rosin, Bullfrog, or sunscreen and rosin or whatever they want to use to control the ball, let them use it.
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