Was this Red Sox pitcher cheating in the playoffs? MLB's standards in 2018 say no

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It wouldn’t be baseball in October without one of the game’s annual rituals: Social-media sleuths deciding that a Major League Baseball player is cheating in the postseason. This time it’s Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes, who was one of the relievers the Red Sox called on to secure their win Sunday night in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros. Videos have been circulating that allege there’s a foreign substance on Barnes’ arm that many believe to be pine tar.

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