Hunter Goodman denies complaining about tilted Cardinals cap: ‘I never once mentioned the hat’
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman denied telling umpire Doug Eddings to comment on St. Louis Cardinals reliever Hancel Rincon’s tilted cap, clarifying he was focused on the pitch rather than the hat.
- The incident began when Eddings instructed Cardinals catcher Leo Bernal to tell Rincon to straighten his hat during Rincon’s MLB debut, leading to a confrontation and ejection of Cardinals manager Oli Marmol.
- Goodman expressed frustration over being wrongly implicated in the dispute, while Marmol criticized Eddings’ handling of the situation as embarrassing and poorly managed.
- The MLB Players Association engaged with involved parties and the commissioner's office, but no disciplinary action has been announced against Eddings or Marmol.
- The controversy sparked widespread discussion among players and commentators, with many criticizing Eddings for focusing on uniform appearance rather than game officiating, and Cardinals players showed solidarity by wearing tilted caps in subsequent games.
