A Chicago Cubs reliever said he had to change his glove before he entered Wednesday night's 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros because of an American flag patch.
Chicago Cubs reliever Luke Little said he had to change his glove before he entered Wednesday night's 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros because of an American flag patch.Manager Craig Counsell went to insert Little with one out in the seventh inning. But as the 6-foot-8 left-hander went through the usual check by umpires for pitchers coming into the game, he was told he had to swap out his glove."The issue was the American flag was on his glove," Counsell said.
"I had to beat it a little bit, try and get it flexed out," Little said. "Of all the things to do is breaking in a glove during a game."The 23-year-old Little, a North Carolina native, said he has been using the same glove since Class A ball. After the issue was resolved, he retired each of the two batters he faced.Following the victory, Little posted " Proud to be an American ...
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