Cardinals, Rockies players tilt caps a day after umpire’s comments to St. Louis rookie

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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.

Eddings’ comments prompted an argument with St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol that led to Marmol’s ejection.

Most of the Cardinals’ players had their hats tilted during pregame warmups, and many continued to tilt them in the dugout during the game. Some even tilted their batting helmets to celebrate reaching base. At least some Colorado players also wore their caps to the side.

Rincon said Eddings apologized to him when they spoke briefly on the field Saturday. Rincon said through an interpreter that he accepted that apology.

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Eddings also spoke to Marmol before the game, but the manager said there was “nothing of meaning” out of their brief conversation.

“We’ve had a few rough stretches here, but the one superpower that we’ve had through this whole season is our ability to unify and really stand up for all the guys we have in the clubhouse and have each other’s backs,” Matthew Liberatore, St. Louis’ starter Saturday night, said after the Rockies’ 10-5 win.

“It’s a really tight-knit group. I love the fact that regardless of what’s going on, they always have each other’s backs,” Marmol said.

Rincon, a 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic, made his major league debut in relief in the sixth inning Friday night and wore his cap with the brim pointing to the left. He straightened it at Eddings’ urging, then got Hunter Goodman to fly out before TJ Rumfield tripled and scored on a wild pitch and Cole Carrigg hit an inside-the-park home run.

Rincon allowed another single before being replaced by Justin Bruihl. Marmol then came out of the dugout to confront Eddings and was ejected during Colorado’s five-run inning.

“I had an issue with Doug,” Marmol told reporters after the game. “Just Doug. He took it upon himself to tell our rookie pitcher the kid’s ‘not going to wear his hat on my field that way.’ You got Dontrelle Willis, CC Sabathia, Pedro Strop – plenty of guys that have worn it way more tilted. I have an issue with that. That’s just a power-hungry move, in my opinion.”

Eddings told reporters postgame that he confronted Rincon after a Colorado hitter complained. Goodman was the only hitter to face Rincon at the time of the warning, and the catcher told MLB.com on Saturday that he did not complain to Eddings.

St. Louis rallied to win 7-6 on Friday after Ivan Herrera’s three-run homer in the ninth inning.

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周六晚上，圣路易斯红雀队和科罗拉多科罗拉多队的球员们歪戴棒球帽，显然是为了抗议裁判道格·埃丁斯。此前一天，埃丁斯曾指示红雀队新秀投手汉塞尔·林孔将帽子戴正。

埃丁斯的言论引发了与圣路易斯队经理奥利弗·马莫尔的争吵，导致马莫尔被驱逐出场。

红雀队的大部分球员在赛前热身时都歪戴着帽子，比赛期间在休息区也经常这样做。有些球员甚至会歪戴击球头盔来庆祝上垒。科罗拉多队也有一些球员把帽子歪戴在头上。

林孔表示，周六在球场上与埃丁斯短暂交谈时，埃丁斯向他道了歉。林孔通过翻译表示，他接受了埃丁斯的道歉。

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道奇队和其他MLB球队的打法截然不同。他们的理念或许会塑造棒球的未来。

埃丁斯在赛前也和马莫尔谈过话，但这位经理表示，他们短暂的谈话“没有任何意义”。

“我们经历了一些艰难的时期，但我们在本赛季拥有的最大优势就是我们能够团结一致，真正支持更衣室里的所有队友，互相支持，”圣路易斯红雀队周六晚的先发投手马修·利伯雷托在科罗拉多洛矶队以 10-5 获胜后说道。

“这是一个非常团结的团队。我喜欢的一点是，无论发生什么，他们总是互相支持，”马莫尔说。

来自多米尼加共和国的24岁小将林孔（Rincon）周五晚在第六局替补登场，完成了他的大联盟首秀。他当时戴着棒球帽，帽檐朝左。在埃丁斯（Eddings）的提醒下，他把帽檐扶正了。随后，他让亨特·古德曼（Hunter Goodman）击出高飞球出局，之后TJ·拉姆菲尔德（TJ Rumfield）击出三垒安打，并利用对方的暴投得分，科尔·卡里格（Cole Carrigg）随后击出场内本垒打。

林孔在被贾斯汀·布鲁尔换下前，又被击出一支安打。随后，马莫尔走出休息区与埃丁斯对峙，并在科罗拉多队单局攻下五分的那局中被驱逐出场。

“我和道格之间有点问题，”马莫尔赛后告诉记者，“就是道格这个人。他擅自告诉我们的新秀投手，‘这小子不许在我的球场上那样戴帽子。’唐特雷尔·威利斯、CC·萨巴西亚、佩德罗·斯特罗普——好多人都比他戴得歪得多。我对这种做法很不满意。在我看来，这纯粹是想追求力量。”

埃丁斯赛后告诉记者，科罗拉多队一名击球手投诉后，他才上前与林孔理论。古德曼是当时唯一面对林孔的击球手，这位捕手周六告诉MLB.com，他并没有向埃丁斯抱怨。

周五，圣路易斯队凭借伊万·埃雷拉在第九局的三分全垒打，以 7-6 逆转取胜。