{"id":2230500,"date":"2024-04-25T20:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T00:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-cubs-pitcher-forced-to-remove-glove-with-american-flag-because-it-was-a-distraction\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T20:07:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T00:07:20","slug":"chicago-cubs-pitcher-forced-to-remove-glove-with-american-flag-because-it-was-a-distraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-cubs-pitcher-forced-to-remove-glove-with-american-flag-because-it-was-a-distraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Cubs player asked to take off glove featuring American flag for being a distraction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchicago-cubs-pitcher-forced-to-remove-glove-with-american-flag-because-it-was-a-distraction%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230500&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Chicago Cubs pitcher had to switch his glove with an \u200cAmerican flag decal due to umpires&#8217; concerns about its \u200dpotential distraction for batters. The incident occurred during a game against the Houston Astros, where the pitcher, Luke Little, was instructed to use \u2064a different glove.\u200b Read more \u200cabout the player&#8217;s patriotic gesture and the \u200dMLB&#8217;s response.\u200b A Chicago Cubs pitcher, Luke Little, was required to change his glove featuring \u2062an American flag decal as umpires\u200b believed it\u200c could distract batters. This occurred in a game against the Houston Astros. Explore further details on the player&#8217;s \u2062patriotic act and the reaction from Major League Baseball.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/%20\"><span>Warner Todd Huston<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 25, 2024 at 3:30pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A pitcher for the Chicago Cubs was forced to change out his glove with an American flag decal on one of its fingers during Wednesday\u2019s game after umpires decided that the decal could represent a \u201cdistraction\u201d for batters.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nikes-mlb-uniform-problem-gets-even-worse-turns-new-pants-leave-little-imagination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major League Baseball<\/a> umps told Cubs reliever Luke Little to leave his black glove with the decal in the dugout during their routine review at him before he headed out to the mound during the Cubs\u2019 win against the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n<p>Little was preparing to go in as a reliever in the seventh inning of the game before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/umpire-caught-hot-mic-talking-bad-team-officiating-whole-stadium-heard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">umps<\/a> intervened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe issue was the American flag was on his glove,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/play-year-cubs-outfielder-makes-outstanding-catch-wall-save-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cubs<\/a> manager Craig Counsell, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cubs-luke-little-glove-668d5a2f2bfdfd61c5879e2e311c5b20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPitchers\u2019 gloves, they\u2019re pretty strict about not having white on the pitchers\u2019 gloves. Apparently, the flag had what could be a distraction to the hitter,\u201d the manager added.<\/p>\n<p>Counsell also told the media that they looked for a replacement glove, but the only one available for the six-foot-eight pitcher was a brand-new glove that had not been broken in and was still stiff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to beat it a little bit, try and get it flexed out. Of all the things to do is breaking in a glove during a game,\u201d Little confessed after the game.<\/p>\n<p>The player also noted that he has been using the original glove with no issues since his days back in Single-A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-privilege-nfl-players-and-reporters-express-anger-over-tebows-return-say-kaepernick-should-be-signed-instead\/\" title=\"\u2018White Privilege\u2019: NFL Players And Reporters Express Anger Over Tebow\u2019s Return, Say Kaepernick Should Be Signed Instead\">minor league baseball<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Seeming to be referencing the issue, after the game Little jumped to his social media and told fans he was \u201cProud to be an American\u201d in a post to X.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Proud to be an American \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Go Cubs Go <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iKCPSvt8Gy\">pic.twitter.com\/iKCPSvt8Gy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luke Little (@Luke_L23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Luke_L23\/status\/1783340672403095684?\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A spokesman for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-mlb-manager-immediately-reverses-teams-national-anthem-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major League Baseball<\/a> told the press that they had, indeed, warned Cubs management about the glove before.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old pitcher added that he was told his team \u201cgot an email from MLB that I\u2019m not allowed to wear it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I just didn\u2019t assume that they were just going to just cut me. It\u2019s not like it has an advantage in the game. It\u2019s not like it blinds the hitters. Just representing my country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust a whole debacle. Got to get ready without it and throw through it,\u201d Little said of the demand by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/home-plate-umpire-suspended-indefinitely-call-left-batter-screaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">umpires<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs have beaten the Astros in two of the three-game series thus far, 7-2 on Tuesday and 4-3 on Wednesday. The Cubs were set to face the Astros for the final game of the series Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Little made his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-docuseries-the-captain-shows-derek-jeters-bumpy-road-to-star-status\/\" title=\"ESPN Docuseries \u2018The Captain\u2019 Shows Derek Jeter\u2019s Bumpy Road To Star Status\">big-league debut<\/a> just last year, in September of 2023, against the San Francisco Giants, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbtv.com\/2024\/04\/25\/chicago-cubs-pitcher-charlotte-native-told-change-glove-because-american-flag-patch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBTV<\/a> reported<\/p>\n<p>The reliever recorded his second hold of the 2024 season in the win on Wednesday, and has recorded a 2.16 ERA in nine games this year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/luke-little-681432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLB website<\/a>. 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Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. Follow him on Truth Social at @WarnerToddHuston.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a recent game, a Chicago Cubs pitcher had to swap his glove, adorned with an American flag decal, as umpires deemed it a potential distraction for batters. 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