MLB tells umpire Doug Eddings he made a mistake in demanding Cardinals pitcher straighten his hat

Umpire Doug Eddings ejected rookie pitcher Hancel Rincon during Rincon's MLB debut after instructing him to straighten his tilted hat. Major League Baseball subsequently informed Eddings that the instruction was incorrect and that he lacked authority to eject a player for the hat's positioning. Rincon was playing for the St. Louis Cardinals at the time of the incident.

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