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MLB asks umps for more random checks on sticky substances

FILE - Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Humberto Castellanos, right, surrenders his hat and glove for inspection to umpire Phil Cuzzi (10) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, on Aug. 18, 2021, in Phoenix. Major League Baseball is making checks banned foreign substances on pitchers more random after watching its crackdown become less effective late last season. Last season, umpires checked all starting pitcher multiple times and all relievers either at the end of his first inning or when removed, whichever occurs first. Caps, gloves and fingertips were checked. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

FILE - Home Plate umpire Phil Cuzzi, right, checks Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Hector Santiago's hat during the fifth inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, on June 27, 2021. Major League Baseball is making checks banned foreign substances on pitchers more random after watching its crackdown become less effective late last season. Last season, umpires checked all starting pitcher multiple times and all relievers either at the end of his first inning or when removed, whichever occurs first. Caps, gloves and fingertips were checked. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Caleb Smith throws on the first day of baseball spring training, Friday, March 11, 2022, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

MLB asks umps for more random checks on sticky substances