Fansided · Apr 4, 2019
Chicago Cubs: Carl Edwards Jr. forced back into old delivery
During spring training, Carl Edwards Jr. worked on and adopted a new delivery featuring a long pause and toe tap. Now, MLB baseball has ruled it to be illegal.
After debuting his new pitching motion on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, Major League Baseball informed the Chicago Cubs that he was using an illegal delivery.
Carl Edwards Jr’s delivery is illegal because he’s not allowed to hit the ground twice or come to a complete stop. The Chicago Cubs and manager Joe Maddon were a little unclear on the MLB’s official ruling, especially considering the delivery is modeled after Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen.