WASHINGTON – The Cubs dropped their protest over Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle’s toe-tap delivery almost as soon as manager Joe Maddon raised the issue in Saturday night’s ninth inning at Nationals Park.
But it may not be the last time the Cubs and other teams deal with the issue this year.
“It’s something down the road that they’re going to have to cognizant of, whether it’s [the Nats], Doolittle himself or the umpire that’s calling the game,” Maddon said Sunday. “It’s an absolute, classical case of Pandora’s Box being opened.”
For the Cubs, the issue centers around Cubs reliever Carl Edwards Jr.