Cincinnati Reds pitcher Graham Ashcraft was told by umpires to remove his wedding ring from under his glove during Saturday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

According to a report, Ashcraft was told to take the ring off his left hand during a foreign substance inspection in the first inning.

The right-hander was incredulous about the request to take his wedding ring off, as Major League Baseball issued an advisory this week that it would begin enforcing a rule on hand, finger and wrist attachments. 

"He goes, 'you have to take your ring off,'" Ashcraft said. "I was like, 'no, why do I have to take my ring off? I shouldn't have to.' Apparently, it's some new rule they came up with yesterday." 

According to rule 6.02(c)(7), pitchers "may not attach anything to either hand, any finger or either wrist."

The rule gives umpires the autonomy to determine whether any attachment should be considered a foreign substance, "but in no case may the pitcher be allowed to pitch with such attachment to his hand, finger or wrist."

Although the rule had been on the books for some time, David Bell shared that MLB umpires had only begun enforcing it on Friday. A memo was issued to teams earlier this week that the rule would soon begin to be enforced.