Reds pitcher Graham Ashcraft told to remove wedding ring under glove as MLB begins enforcing rule

Ashcraft was sporting a black silicone ring on his left hand, his glove hand.

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“He goes, ‘you have to take your ring off,’ ” said Ashcraft

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“I was like, ‘no, why do I have to take my ring off? I shouldn’t have to.’

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Apparently, it’s some new rule they came up with yesterday.”

It’s not a new rule, but it is something that umpires are now enforcing.

in the MLB rulebook, “may not attach anything to either hand, any finger or either wrist.”

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