The C-Flap’s coming-out party was the 1988 All-Star Game, when Steinbach hit a home run off New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden. Story continues below graphic.

And Pinder couldn’t find it with the attachment, which proved a distraction. While some players feel like they focus better when using the C-Flap, Pinder had the opposite experience.

It’s called a C-Flap, named after the man who invented it in his kitchen nearly 40 years ago, and it affords Harper an additional level of safety at the plate. Comments. Sign up.