Umpire Doug Eddings Apologizes to Cardinals Rookie After MLB Intervention

Umpire Doug Eddings issued an apology to St. Louis Cardinals rookie reliever Hancel Rincon on Saturday after Major League Baseball communicated that Eddings acted inappropriately the previous night when he told Rincon to straighten his cap. The league viewed Eddings' handling of Rincon as going too far.

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• @baseballisdead_ “The apology umpire Doug Eddings issued to St. Louis Cardinals rookie reliever Hancel Rincon on Saturday came after Major League Baseball communicated to the veteran ump that he acted inappropriately the previous night when he told the rookie reliever to straighten his cap.” Th… View on X