Chicago Cubs pitcher Luke Little's glove with American flag on it
Left-handed pitcher Luke Little (23) of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Chicago Cubs showed his glove to the umpire without even thinking about it just before going on the mound.
This is a procedure to check if any prohibited foreign substances are present.
Little, who, contrary to his last name, boasts an imposing physique of 203 cm, could not help but look surprised when he heard the referee tell him that his gloves had to be replaced.
The reason is because of the ‘Stars and Stripes’ patch, which is the American flag.
On the 25th (Korean time), in a home game against the Houston Astros held at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Little was stopped by the umpire while trying to go on the mound in the 7th inning when the team was ahead 4-2 with one out and no runner on base.
Little changes his gloves and fights back.
This is because the white stripes on the American flag can confuse the eyes of batters.
In MLB games, using colors similar to baseballs on gloves is prohibited.
A Cubs employee ran to the clubhouse and quickly retrieved Little's other glove, but it also had an American flag attached to it.
In the end, Little, who received a clean glove, grounded out Jordan Alvarez and struck out Kyle Tucker to complete the job.
Little, who had never been stopped while wearing the same glove on the professional stage, told the Associated Press after the game, "I had a hard time bending the new glove (because it was hard). I didn't know it would be difficult to put on the glove during the game." He said.
He also explained, "I never put the American flag on my glove to fool the batter's eyes. It doesn't have any merit. I just put it on because I wanted to represent my country."
After the match, Little posted a picture of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan playing a guitar with an American flag in the background along with the phrase, "I feel proud to be an American."
Cubs manager Craig Counsell acknowledged, "There's a strict policy of not having white on a pitcher's glove. Obviously, there's an element of the American flag that's distracting to the hitter." 고스톱사이트
Left-handed pitcher Luke Little (23) of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Chicago Cubs showed his glove to the umpire without even thinking about it just before going on the mound.
This is a procedure to check if any prohibited foreign substances are present.
Little, who, contrary to his last name, boasts an imposing physique of 203 cm, could not help but look surprised when he heard the referee tell him that his gloves had to be replaced.
The reason is because of the ‘Stars and Stripes’ patch, which is the American flag.
On the 25th (Korean time), in a home game against the Houston Astros held at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Little was stopped by the umpire while trying to go on the mound in the 7th inning when the team was ahead 4-2 with one out and no runner on base.
Little changes his gloves and fights back.
This is because the white stripes on the American flag can confuse the eyes of batters.
In MLB games, using colors similar to baseballs on gloves is prohibited.
A Cubs employee ran to the clubhouse and quickly retrieved Little's other glove, but it also had an American flag attached to it.
In the end, Little, who received a clean glove, grounded out Jordan Alvarez and struck out Kyle Tucker to complete the job.
Little, who had never been stopped while wearing the same glove on the professional stage, told the Associated Press after the game, "I had a hard time bending the new glove (because it was hard). I didn't know it would be difficult to put on the glove during the game." He said.
He also explained, "I never put the American flag on my glove to fool the batter's eyes. It doesn't have any merit. I just put it on because I wanted to represent my country."
After the match, Little posted a picture of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan playing a guitar with an American flag in the background along with the phrase, "I feel proud to be an American."
Cubs manager Craig Counsell acknowledged, "There's a strict policy of not having white on a pitcher's glove. Obviously, there's an element of the American flag that's distracting to the hitter." 고스톱사이트