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White Sox’ Carlos Rodón muses on MLB’s ’sticky stuff’ crackdown

2021/6/16
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With Major League Baseball cracking down on the use of foreign substances by pitchers, White Sox lefty Carlos Rodón discussed the topic with Chuck Garfien. Rodón talks about why he doesn't use any extra substances while he pitches and criticizes the decision to punish pitchers and not Houston Astros players who cheated in 2017 and 2018. The conversation also covers his no-hitter, his increased velocity, the Cy Young-caliber season of Lance Lynn, and more.

(2:30) -- It's Chuck's first in-person interview in 15 months

(3:15) -- Rodon's no-hitter and near no-hitter

(8:00) -- How he's been able to hit 100 mph on the radar gun

(11:00) -- His thoughts on foreign substances, Rob Manfred and the Houston Astros