Cincinnati Reds pitcher Graham Ashcraft was left a bit frustrated Saturday after umpires forced him to remove his wedding ring in the first inning of his outing. Ashcraft was subjected to a routine ...

Cincinnati Reds rookie Graham Ashcraft wore a look of disbelief when first-base umpire John Tumpane told him to remove his wedding ring during his foreign substance inspection in the first inning of ...

MLB umpires forced Cincinnati Reds starter Graham Ashcraft to remove his wedding ring as part of the league’s crackdown on pitchers using foreign substances to get a better grip on the baseball.

Major League Baseball, it seems, has started enforcing the foreign substance rule incredibly seriously. So much so, in fact, that wedding rings are now off limits, too. Cincinnati Reds pitcher Graham ...

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Graham Ashcraft balked at the enforcement of an MLB rule after being told to remove his wedding ring from under his glove by umpires during Saturday's game against the ...