D-backs left-hander Caleb Smith received a 10-game suspension and an undisclosed fine on Tuesday for possessing a foreign substance on his glove during last Wednesday¡¯s game against the Phillies, as announced by Michael Hill, Major League Baseball¡¯s senior vice president for on-field operations.

Smith has elected to appeal the ruling, meaning he can continue to pitch until that process is complete. He was in the bullpen for Arizona¡¯s game against Pittsburgh at PNC Park on Tuesday night.

¡°I think he¡¯s extremely frustrated. He¡¯s frustrated because he¡¯s been accused of some wrongdoing that he feels is not justified,¡± D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. ¡°That¡¯s why I think he wants to appeal this -- he wants to be heard and he wants to get his story out there.¡±

When Smith was ejected last Wednesday following a routine umpire inspection after the top of the eighth inning, he was adamant that he didn¡¯t have an illegal substance on his glove. Smith said the stuff that third-base umpire Phil Cuzzi found was a combination of rosin and dirt. The glove was immediately removed from the field and sent to MLB offices for testing.

"It¡¯s dirt," Smith said after that game. "The inside of my glove is baby blue, where my hand goes in is blue. Last time I checked, we play baseball and you get dirty in baseball; you sweat a lot. I touch the dirt a lot. There¡¯s not a foreign substance on there. There¡¯s not pine tar. There¡¯s nothing on there. I don¡¯t use that. I was very surprised.¡±

Smith is the second player to receive a suspension and fine since MLB enhanced its enforcement of the rules prohibiting the usage of foreign substances in June. Mariners left-hander H¨¦ctor Santiago was ejected from a June 27 game vs. the White Sox. He appealed his 10-game suspension, but it was upheld.