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Orioles' Matusz ejected for foreign substance on arm -- second pitcher tossed in 3 days

Published May. 23, 2015 11:56 p.m. ET

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Baltimore Orioles reliever Brian Matusz became the second major-league pitcher in three days to be ejected from a game for having a foreign substance on his arm when he was tossed from Saturday's game against the Marlins in Miami.

With two outs in the 12th inning of a 0-0 game, Marlins manager Dan Jennings approached plate umpire Jordan Baker, who then went to the mound with crew chief Paul Emmel. The umpires checked out Matusz's right forearm and then ejected the left-hander.

"We saw a substance," Jennings said, according to MLB.com. "We saw something shining on his arm. So we watched him a couple of pitches to see how many times he went to it. So I went out, and I asked home-plate umpire Jordan [Baker] to check it. Crew chief Paul Emmel asked me if I wanted to check. I said, 'Yes.' So he checked, and by their opinion, there was something there -- a foreign substance -- and they made their decision."

Orioles manager Buck Showalter joined the conversation, and there was no argument from him -- nor much of one from Matusz -- as the pitcher left the game. Showalter reportedly said he didn't see the point in fighting the ejection, having been in the situation in the past.

"They just thought he had a sticky substance on his arm," he said. "It is what it is."

The Marlins won 1-0 in 13 innings for Jennings' first victory since taking over as manager.

Another reliever, the Brewers' Will Smith, was suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball on Friday for having a foreign substance on his arm in Thursday's loss to the Braves. Smith is appealing the ban.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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