Doug Eddings threw a fit over Hancel Rincon's hat last week, and former Cardinal Kyle Gibson had some words for the veteran umpire.

Many are calling for Eddings to be suspended after his strange incident with the Cardinals.

Here's what you need to know about St. Louis Cardinals rookie relief pitcher Hancel Rincn following his viral debut and hat controversy.

Cooper Hjerpe, who has pitched well in 2026 after working his way back from Tommy John surgery in April of 2025, was promoted to the Cardinals on Sunday. Hancel Rincón, who found himself embroiled in a national controversy over how he wore his tilted hat on Friday, was sent back to Triple-A.

Doug Eddings' apology did not come without prompt from the league.

St. Louis and Colorado players tilted their caps Saturday in apparent protest of umpire Doug Eddings one day after he told Cardinals rookie Hancel Rincon to straighten his hat.

A day after telling Hancel Rincon to straighten his hat, and subsequently ejecting Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol, umpire Doug Eddings apologized to the pitcher over the incident.

The Cardinals survived a bizarre hat controversy and won 7-6. Flix Hernndez and Fernando Rodney show why Mariners fans sided with the rookie.

The St. Louis Cardinals came to the rookie's defense, to say the least.