Cardinals manager Oli Marmol is ejected after arguing with home plate umpire Doug Eddings during the MLB debut of Cardinals reliever Hancel Rincon. Multiple outlets report that, between at-bats, Eddings stops play and tells Rincon to fix his hat, which is described as tilted or crooked.
Marmol then confronts the umpire, with coverage citing comments he makes in response to Eddings’ stoppage. CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports characterize Marmol’s reaction as a defense of the pitcher, while other reports highlight that Marmol calls the warning “embarrassing” or criticizes it as a “power-hungry” move.
Outlets generally agree on the same sequence: the hat adjustment request, Marmol’s argument, and his ejection. Coverage also notes that Eddings later apologizes to Rincon a day after the incident, suggesting the umpire acknowledges concern with how the exchange went during the debut.
