Major League Baseball will not suspend New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda for having what appeared to be pine tar on his right hand early on against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.

"The umpires did not observe an application of a foreign substance during the game and the issue was not raised by the Red Sox," the league said in a statement. "Given those circumstances, there are no plans to issue a suspension, but we intend to talk to the Yankees regarding what occurred."

Television broadcasts of the game first showed the substance on Pineda's throwing hand in the early innings, but his hand appeared to be wiped clean by the fifth.