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Baseball Players Protest Umpire's Hat Rule

Updated 2026-09-06 03:25 UTC 1 source Neutral

Players from the St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies protested an umpire’s hat rule by tilting their caps during a game on Saturday night. The incident followed an earlier directive from umpire Doug Eddings to Cardinals pitcher Hancel Rincon.

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Cards, Rockies tilt caps in protest of ump's edict

Players from St. Louis and Colorado tilted their caps Saturday night in apparent protest of umpire Doug Eddings one day after he instructed Cardinals rookie pitcher Hancel Rincon to straighten his hat.

2026-09-06 04:15 UTC