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Umpire apologizes to Cardinals’ Hansel Rincon after bizarre hat warning during MLB debut

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Sears, E. (2026, September 6). Umpire apologizes to Cardinals’ Hansel Rincon after bizarre hat warning during MLB debut. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/06/sports/umpire-apologizes-to-cardinals-hansel-rincon-after-bizarre-hat-warning-during-mlb-debut/

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Umpire Doug Eddings apologized to pitcher Hansel Rincon for issuing a bizarre hat warning during Rincon's MLB debut on Friday night. According to Rincon, Eddings also wished him good luck for the rest of his career as a big-leaguer. On Friday, Eddings had told Rincon to straighten his hat before pitching, prompting Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol to get into an argument with Eddings and be ejected from the game. The incident sparked a show of support for Rincon among his teammates, who wore their hats crookedly in protest during batting practice and the game on Saturday.

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On Friday night, umpire Doug Eddings told Hancel Rincon, a rookie pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, to straighten his hat before he pitched in his MLB debut against the Colorado Rockies. Rincon's hat was tilted to one side, which Eddings deemed unacceptable, despite it being a common way for many players to wear their hats. The incident escalated when Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol got into an argument with Eddings and was eventually ejected from the game. After the game, Marmol expressed his disapproval of Eddings' behavior, saying he thought the umpire was being "power-hungry." On Saturday, MLB informed Eddings that he made a mistake in demanding Rincon straighten his hat. In response to the controversy, several Cardinals players wore their hats tilted in support of Rincon before a game on Saturday. Eddings has since apologized to Rincon for his actions.

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Both report: The incident involved umpire Doug Eddings demanding Cardinals pitcher Hancel Rincon straighten his hat during a September 6th game between the Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals.
This one adds: Ethan Sears' article provides more specific details about Rincon's performance in the game, including allowing a triple, an inside-the-park home run, and a single before being removed. The article also quotes Marmol as saying that Eddings should "grow up" before getting ejected from the game.
The other adds: Ian Miller's article reports on MLB's response to Eddings' behavior, stating that they told him he made a mistake in demanding Rincon straighten his hat. The article also mentions that many Cardinals players wore their hats tilted in celebration after the incident, and that Marmol was ejected from the game.
Framing: Both articles frame the incident as an overreaction by umpire Eddings, but Ethan Sears' article places more emphasis on Marmol's reaction to the situation, while Ian Miller's article focuses on MLB's response to Eddings' behavior.

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A day after telling Hancel Rincon to straighten his hat, and subsequently ejecting Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol, umpire Doug Eddings apologized to the pitcher over the incident. asserted

Eddings → tell → incident

“He apologized for what happened [Friday] night,” Rincon told Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch via the team’s interpreter. asserted

Rincon → apologize → interpreter

“He also told me good luck for the rest of my career as a big-leaguer.” asserted

He → tell → leaguer

Rincon, per MLB.com, told Eddings not to worry and that it wasn’t anything personal. asserted

it → tell → Eddings

Eddings asked Rincon to straighten his hat before he pitched to Hunter Goodman to start the bottom of the sixth on Friday night in an eventual 7-6 Cardinals win over the Rockies. asserted

he → ask → Rockies

Rincon allowed a triple, an inside the park home run and a single before being removed from the game for Justin Bruihl, and while Bruihl warmed up, Marmol got in Eddings’ face and was ejected. asserted

Marmol → allow → face

“He took it upon himself to tell our rookie pitcher, the kid’s ‘Not gonna wear his hat on my field that way.’ asserted

kid → take → field

You got Dontrelle Willis, CC Sabathia, Pedro Strop — plenty of guys that have worn it way more tilted,” Marmol told reporters Friday. asserted

Marmol → got → reporters

“I have an issue with that. asserted

I → have → that

“I had no idea why he told me to do that,” Rincon told reporters Friday. asserted

Rincon → have → reporters

“It’s fine.” asserted

It → ’ → ?

Eddings told reporters after the game that Goodman had asked if the hat could be worn that way, an account which Goodman himself denied. uncertain

Goodman → tell → which

During batting practice on Saturday, most Cardinals players wore their hats crooked in protest. asserted

players → wear → protest

A number did so during the game, too, as did a handful of Rockies players. asserted

handful → do → players

“I felt big support from my teammates,” Rincon said. asserted

Rincon → feel → teammates

“Obviously when you are together, like this group, we’re gonna be so much better.” asserted

we → go → group

Umpire apologizes to Cardinals’ Hansel Rincon after bizarre hat warning during MLB debut

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