Doug Eddings Got a Warning. Rincon Got Forgotten.
MLB's punishment for an umpire's power trip over a rookie's hat was a warning, not a suspension, and Hancel Rincon got left out of the story.
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Doug Eddings Made Up a Hat Rule, Then Ejected Marmol
Doug Eddings admitted there's no rule on how a rookie wears his hat, then ejected the manager who pointed that out. Baseball just watched an umpire freelance.
Schwarber's Walk-Off Made the Phillies Feel Inevitable
Down 4-0 in the ninth against the Cardinals, the Phillies won anyway. Kyle Schwarber's walk-off capped a ninth straight win, and this team feels unstoppable.
Joshua Báez Did Something No One Ever Has
Joshua Báez turned his first MLB at-bat into his third home run trot before the Cubs could blink. Nobody in 150-plus years of baseball had ever done that.
Masyn Winn's Diving Throw Should Not Be Legal
Masyn Winn dove into the hole and uncorked an 83.3 MPH throw to rob Pete Crow-Armstrong, and nothing else from Cardinals-Cubs is going to top it.
Vegas Is Fading the Public on Three Games Tonight
Three MLB games, one pattern: sharp money is hammering the same side the public won't touch. Here's what the reverse-line-movement gap actually means.
Jordan Walker Shut Philly Up
Jordan Walker walked into Citizens Bank Park, absorbed 43,000 boos, beat Kyle Schwarber 12-11, and gave Philly exactly the quote they deserved.