{"id":342465,"date":"2025-09-26T07:20:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T07:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/342465\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T07:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T07:20:18","slug":"white-sox-reliever-has-to-change-glove-after-umpires-inspection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/342465\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox reliever has to change glove after umpire\u2019s inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Yankees had to contend with Tyler Gilbert but not his original glove.<\/p>\n<p>The White Sox lefty jogged in from the bullpen in the fifth inning and was given the usual sticky-stuff inspection from the umpiring crew, which could not determine if there was an illegal foreign substance on his glove, MLB said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the league, crew chief Dan Bellino said that because there was nothing on Gilbert\u2019s hand, they tossed the glove but not the player.<\/p>\n<p>The glove was confiscated and is expected to be inspected by the league while Gilbert received a new glove from the White Sox\u2019s dugout and remained on the mound <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/25\/sports\/yankees-sweep-white-sox-to-keep-pace-with-blue-jays-in-al-east-race\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in what became a 5-3 Yankees win<\/a> in The Bronx on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said they didn\u2019t like something in the glove, but there was nothing on his hand or anything,\u201d Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.<\/p>\n<p>Gilbert entered amid a two-on, one-out jam, walked Ben Rice to load the bases and watched Giancarlo Stanton crush a ground ball to third. <\/p>\n<p>Third baseman Curtis Mead could not knock the ball down on what was ruled a three-run double.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.25490196;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37218406\" width=\"740\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tyler-Gilbert.jpg\" alt=\"An umpire checks Tyler Gilbert's glove during the fifth inning of the Yankees' 5-3 win over the White Sox on Sept. 25, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-37218406\"  \/>An umpire checks Tyler Gilbert\u2019s glove during the fifth inning of the Yankees\u2019 5-3 win over the White Sox on Sept. 25, 2025. Robert Sabo for New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Judge (2-for-3 with two walks) reached base four times, twice via intentional walks that became historic: Judge\u2019s 36 intentional walks this season are the most in AL history (since the stat began being tracked in 1955), surpassing Ted Williams\u2019 34 in 1957.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees\u2019 probable pitchers, in order, for the season-ending series against the Orioles: Will Warren, Cam Schlittler and Luis Gil.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.41632089;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37218393\" width=\"836\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cam-Schlittler-3.jpg\" alt=\"Cam Schlittler is scheduled to start on Friday against the Orioles.\" class=\"wp-image-37218393\"  \/>Cam Schlittler is scheduled to start on Friday against the Orioles. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>All three are candidates for an if-needed Game 3 on Thursday in a potential wild-card series. Warren would be pitching on five days\u2019 rest, Schlittler on four and Gil on three.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible, of course, that any of that trio is either scratched or pulled early to better set them up for the potential Game 3 start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see how the next couple days unfold,\u201d Boone said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Luke Weaver tossed a scoreless seventh and has not allowed a run in his past five appearances.<\/p>\n<p>David Bednar (scoreless ninth) has not allowed an earned run in 39 of his past 44 games.<\/p>\n<p>There are some around sports who would grow concerned with a bye in the postseason, risking rustiness even while assuring rest.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGo beyond the box score with the Bombers\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees are not among this group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll take the bye all day long,\u201d Boone said. \u201cIt\u2019s winning a series essentially without having to play one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCertainly anything can happen in the postseason, but anything can happen in the best-of-three in the wild-card [round].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 additional reporting by Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Yankees had to contend with Tyler Gilbert but not his original glove. 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