CLEARWATER, Fla. — For the third straight season, Major League Baseball is gearing up to address the use of “sticky stuff” by pitchers across the sport.
Major-league sources told The Athletic that message emerged loud and clear over the past week at MLB’s annual spring meetings with clubs being updated on new rules and other changes for the coming season. In those meetings, sources say, MLB has informed club officials it will encourage umpires to refocus on the use of sticky stuff this season.
Teams have not been told yet of every step umpires could take as part of that…
