A recent 10-game suspension on Minnesota Twins minor league pitcher Go Woo-suk has been cut to eight games, the Korean pitcher's agency said Monday. Leeco Sports Agency said Go's appeal through the players' union resulted in the reduction of the ban. It was handed down on July 25 (U.S. time), a day after Go was ejected from a Triple-A game for having an illegal substance in his glove. Major League Baseball (MLB) began cracking down on pitchers across the majors and the minors applying foreign substances on baseballs during the 2021 season, in order to prevent them from applying extra spin and movement on their pitches. Umpires inspect pitchers' hands and gloves between innings and after pitching changes. Those who are caught with a banned substance are subject to automatic ejection and a mandatory 10-game ban. U.S. reports claimed Go was not going to appeal the decision but Go announced on his social media that he would try to clear his name through the union. According to Leeco Sports Agency, this was the first instance in which a player's appeal over a foreign-substance ban has successf