Not clear in the sense that his phlegm is clear because his allergies aren’t an issue; clear in the sense that seconds after Domonic Brown hit a home run, Sanabia hocked a loogie on the baseball in plain view of the cameras.
According to the rulebook, which these days is used more as a guideline than anything, it says:
Rule 8.02: The pitcher shall not — (2) expectorate on the ball, either hand or his glove;
Take a look, should he have been tossed?
(Thanks Fangraphs)
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