Domingo German was ejected from the New York Yankees' win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night for violating Major League Baseball's rules on sticky substances.

"The instant I looked at his hand, it was extremely shiny and extremely sticky," crew chief James Hoye told a pool reporter. "It's the stickiest hand I've ever felt. My fingers had a hard time coming off his palm."

German denied Hoye's accusation, saying he didn't have anything on his hand other than rosin.

"It was definitely just the rosin bag," German said through an interpreter. "It was sweat and the rosin bag. I don't need any extra help to grab the baseball."

German's ejection, likely to trigger a 10-game suspension, was the fourth since MLB started its crackdown on prohibited grip aids two years ago.

"Not ideal, but nothing has been ideal about the start of this season," Aaron Boone said.