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Chicago Cubs pitcher Luke Little was forced to alteration gloves during nan team’s 4-3 triumph complete nan Houston Astros connected Wednesday nighttime because of nan achromatic successful his American emblem patch.
Little was called into nan crippled pinch 1 retired successful nan seventh inning. The umpires performed their regular cheque of Little’s glove, and nan pitcher was told he had to switch nan mitt out. Little had an American emblem spot and a Cubs patch connected nan achromatic portion of equipment.
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Chicago Cubs alleviation pitcher Luke Little pauses connected nan mound during nan 5th inning of nan team's shot crippled against nan Arizona Diamondbacks connected Tuesday, April 16, 2024, successful Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
"The rumor was nan American emblem was connected his glove," Cubs head Craig Counsell said. "Pitchers’ gloves, they’re beautiful strict astir not having achromatic connected nan pitchers’ gloves. Apparently, nan emblem had what could beryllium a distraction to nan hitter."
A clubhouse attendant tried to find a replacement glove. The first mitt nan attendant picked besides had an American emblem spot connected it. The adjacent mitt had not been surgery in.
"I had to hit it a small bit, effort and get it flexed out," Little told reporters. "Of each nan things to do is breaking successful a mitt during a game."
Luke Little, #43 of nan Chicago Cubs, delivers a transportation against nan Houston Astros during nan seventh inning astatine Wrigley Field connected April 24, 2024 successful Chicago. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Little appeared to respond to nan sequence connected X.
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"Proud to beryllium an American … Go Cubs Go," he wrote on pinch an American emblem emoji and a GIF of Hulk Hogan playing a guitar successful beforehand of an American flag.
The 25-year-old has had nan mitt since he was successful Single-A successful nan insignificant leagues.
"The clubbies told maine that they had sewage an email from MLB that I’m not allowed to deterioration it," Little told The Associated Press. "But I conscionable didn’t presume that they were conscionable going to conscionable trim me. It’s not for illustration it has an advantage successful nan game. It’s not for illustration it blinds nan hitters. Just representing my country.
"Just a full debacle. Got to get fresh without it and propulsion done it."
Little struck 1 batter retired successful 0.2 innings of work.
Luke Little changed his mitt against nan Houston Astros. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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He has gotten his first existent chance to execute for Chicago this season. He has appeared successful 9 games truthful acold this play and allowed 2 runs connected 5 hits successful 8.1 innings of work. He only made 7 appearances past year.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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