I understand cheating is, rightfully, a topic that so many care about. So, it's no surprise that Sonny Gray's dirty neck gets people talking.
I went digging: spin rates, pitch choices, umpire checks, his usual mound habits, and whether the numbers actually support the “sticky stuff” accusations.
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Sonny Gray Sticky Stuff Rumor: What the Stats Actually Show
Did Sonny Gray use sticky stuff against the Yankees? I dug into spin rate, pitch selection, umpire checks, and years of mound habits to see what holds up.
