Cards, Rockies tilt caps in protest of umpire's instruction
Players from St. Louis and Colorado tilted their caps Saturday night in an apparent protest involving umpire Doug Eddings. The gesture followed Eddings’ instruction one day earlier that Cardinals rookie pitcher Hancel Rincon straighten his hat, according to ESPN.
Players from the St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies tilted their caps Saturday night in an apparent protest of umpire Doug Eddings.
The gesture came one day after Eddings instructed Cardinals rookie pitcher Hancel Rincon to straighten his hat, according to ESPN.
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