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Reds pitcher Graham Ashcraft was informed of a newly enforced MLB rule during a confusing scene early in Saturday’s home matchup against the Brewers.
As the right-hander exited the mound after the top of the first inning, Ashcraft was stopped by first-base umpire John Tumpane for a routine foreign substance check. As Tumpane examined the pitcher’s hands, he observed a silicone wedding band on Ashcraft’s glove hand, and promptly asked him to remove it.
