Cardinals Willson Contreras Breaks Bat, Yells at Ump From Dugout and Gets Ejected

St. Louis Cardinals were playing in Seattle on Sunday against the Mariners, and from the beginning of the game Contreras didn't like the strike zone and he was demonstrative about it. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol was also very vocal. In the 5th inning Willson would get tossed after slamming, breaking his bat, and then yelling at the home plate umpire from the dugout.
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[@onehandclapping3094]

I’m glad we are saving so much time with the pitch clock. Allows more time for arguments and ejections

[@ricknorris1466]

MLB has tried to fix everything about the game EXCEPT for the horrendous home plate umpiring. Apparently calling balls and strikes is the most difficult job in the history of mankind. These guys make 20 or more mistakes per game. Bring on the electronic strike zone. End of problem.

[@ManagedPan1k]

W

[@riotmakr]

Umpires are power tripping this year big time

[@Chase_H]

I don't know why everyone is siding with the ump. When the dude is consistently making the wrong calls it handcuffs you as to what you can do at the plate. Contreras had the right to get pissed off.

[@kevintucker466]

and Dan Iassogna has the right to eject Contreras for chirping after being issued an equipment violation . . . learn the rules of the game, what is ejectable and what isnt

[@alanhess9306]

Do not rely on the graphic box on the screen. It is often inaccurate and often incorrectly shows where the ball was caught instead of where it was when it crossed the plate.

[@scottbrickey8816]

How stupid can St. Louis be. They knew Molina was going to retire. Being in the same division they knew how Contreras was literally the biggest whiner in the league. He fully expects his manager to make a complete butt out of himself to every umpire who dares to call a close strike against him. Enjoy it St. Louis!

[@22bk113]

Love how the umpires won’t give the hitter that late time out in the box.. but he has no problem stopping the pitchers in mid windup .. to toss a player from the game..

[@ADM-wt9cn]

I mean Contreras was doing way too much.. Contreras was wrong entirely the first call.. and he was right the second time... If its close protect... Doing way to much

[@blakethornsbrough1528]

​@@ADM-wt9cnhe's in the dugout. Let him yell. None of it affects the game on the field at that point.

[@ADM-wt9cn]

@@blakethornsbrough1528 I mean he literally just snapped his bat right next to the umps foot... I get it let him chirp, but Contreras couldve been easily tossed at that and the ump gave him another shot... You had your tantrum contreas now move on already. I cant stand when the umps do too much or takeover the game. But not seeing it here in this case... But what do i know?!

[@blakethornsbrough1528]

@@ADM-wt9cn if you're going to toss him for snapping the bat then do it then. Don't have your sensitive ears perked up for any sounds coming out of the dugout.

[@ADM-wt9cn]

@@blakethornsbrough1528 Agree to disagree

[@joetoth5465]

After losing my potential rookie of the year catcher I feel like breaking a bat and screaming also. LOGAN O’HOPPE gone 4 to 6 month’s torn labrum…

[@traptnadream6995]

Ok I get that was a bad strike call but how do you let yourself get tossed in the 5th up 3? That's bad discipline from one of your best players.

[@vegasdave1207]

terrible low strike calls.. if you mess up that bad, you can at least let a player vent his frustrations

[@iamthepapi6251]

Oliver marmol has to be fired. I swear to God I'm about to stop watching the Cardinals until they fire this guy. He is pathetic. Players don't want to play for him.. Do we have to have another player-manager incident for it to be clear?? You skipped Adam Wainwright in the 2022 postseason. He didn't touch the ball and we got eliminated. That put a bad taste in everyone's mouth and then you go after Tyler O'Neill?? There is a player-manager problem in the dugout!!! Address it!! 😊

[@stevejohnson1397]

Javier Baez and Wilson Contreras are both head cases.I am glad at the Cubs got rid of and I'm glad they're gone

[@swannyburger5866]

Dude swung at a horrible pitch. Lol.

[@DarkCookie586]

Yeah sure that pitch was below the zone, but if you turn towards the Ump and break your bat youre asking to be ejected. Some self control would help. He can still yell from the dugout if he wants to.

[@kylem1819]

What? He didn't get ejected for breaking the bat.

[@blakethornsbrough1528]

2. Both called strikes were low. Very low. He was expanding and swung at a pitch he definitely lays off without having 2 strikes on him already. 100% on the umpire and his thin skin not letting him be in the dugout. He's off the field. Are these umpires going to start throwing fans out that complain about their missed calls?

[@scotthockenberry3085]

@@blakethornsbrough1528 this isn’t anything new. Chirping from the dugout over balls and strikes has always been a good way to get ejected.

[@alanhess9306]

Do not rely on the graphic box on the screen. It is often inaccurate and often incorrectly shows where the ball was caught instead of where it was when it crossed the plate.

[@LetsgoCardinals]

Brad spoke a little too soon..

[@willowandluka5302]

With the game sped up now, they should give teams one pitch challenge for the game. If your challenge is correct, you keep the challenge. Maximum one challenge per inning. Or something to that extent.

[@DougHanson2769]

The pitching clock works. But Murfee striking you out. Beautiful

[@scotthockenberry3085]

Asking to get tossed after all that.

[@georgebulova]

One pitch wrong and you break the bat in front of the ump and he didnt throw you out, then, go to the dogout and scream something nasty, what do you expect?? 😂😂😂😂

[@pattiross3798]

The umpire has no power over what they say from the dugout they should have told him to go pound sand.

[@theeoarsman921]

MLB needs to have and umpire rating system.

[@brandonmurphy4840]

Once again…umpire sucks and can’t handle the chirping about it

[@amyannshipyor4096]

Eject him when he breaks the bat. Do not wait until he is in the dugout which is just going to escalate the situation.

[@flickboogers9325]

Need cameras over humans

[@MikeBroderick33]

I'm with the Ump on this one. That low pitch wasn't that far out of the zone, and the batter's actions were ridiculous.

[@seanharris8419]

Nah. Ball was WELL below the zone. No need for umps anymore, bring out the automated zones.

[@jesuscage]

@@seanharris8419 if they do that then who's going to call the calls at home plate when a runners coming in? Umpires will always be around

[@wowwt]

@@jesuscage Have a umpire near home...?

[@seanharris8419]

@@jesuscage Let me rephrase. There’s no need for the umpires to be making the calls themselves. They only need to relay the information.

[@alanhess9306]

@@seanharris8419 Do not rely on the graphic box on the screen. It is often inaccurate and often incorrectly shows where the ball was caught instead of where it was when it crossed the plate.

[@troymyck6519]

He had to be ejected the moment he broke his bat. Layoff on steroids.

[@bc4852]

Um, what??? LMFAO, you win the moronic response of the week, congrats!! LMFAO

[@MrMakemyday3]

baseball has become a total joke, pitch clock, timeouts, pitchcom, whiny complaining babies for players..the bud lite of sports

[@ManagedPan1k]

Yadi wouldnt have acted like that… not a very good example

[@blakecharles4501]

Yadi used to break bats all the time

[@chrisjoseph3970]

we need yadier back, this wilson character is just that

[@ricardobeltran581]

That man is one of the best catchers in MLB you should be playing this game even in the video games to check your number to see who you really are... btw Yadier was the one to bring him into the Cardinals. Big mouth😎

[@lorimurray3733]

I'm a cubs fan till I die, and Wilson will always be a Cub to me, I love his passion for the game. I don't think you will ever see another player play with such passion and heart on his sleeve.❤

[@MrMakemyday3]

do you stop the stopwatch while the umps react to players yelling and visa versa- the clock has to be running.lololol

[@mwconservative]

ball and strike calls have been horrible this year, no semblance of a true strike zone

[@billyfraiser6298]

First off, everything that happened, stemmed off that one pitch in Contreras' first plate appearance, that actually was a strike. Second - The umpire has been calling the low strike. Umpires (just like the players themselves) can't be perfect 100% of the time. I mean take Contreras for example. He's kind of a hypocrite for getting pissed at the umpire for missing the low strike call....when Contreras was wrong about the strike call in his first PA. Third - Umpire called the exact same pitch a strike both times. I understand a Ball is a Ball, and a Strike is a Strike....but until we get robot umpires, we use human umpires. All players can ask for, is for an umpire to be consistent. Which this umpire was in this case. Fourth - I could understand Contreras getting pissed after his strikeout, IF he had chased a ball in the dirt. I play ball, and I hate when a Ball is called a Strike (for example, low, like in this video)... then the pitcher throws an even lower pitch that is clearly a Ball, but I swing at it because the umpire has been calling low strikes....... in THAT case, it is quite irritating and I can understand a player getting extra upset. But Conteras chased a ball high and out of the strike zone.

[@mwconservative]

@@billyfraiser6298 both low pitches were not even close and you are wong Card pitcher was not getting that call. you need to know your facts before you comment. first inside pitch that was a. strike reverts back to previous inning where virtually the same pitch was called a ball……if that is the way you want to frame things

[@mijkosnook7787]

yeah ok. Wake up from your world of delusion

[@alanhess9306]

@@mwconservative Have you ever called balls and strikes? Do not rely on the graphic box on the screen. It is often inaccurate and often incorrectly shows where the ball was caught instead of where it was when it crossed the plate.

[@mwconservative]

@@alanhess9306 yes, I have called them and attempted to hit them for 20 years.

[@flyingcolors96]

2:05 Well duh, you can’t see eye to eye with somebody who doesn’t have eyes.

[@chucknorris5141]

They ask for robot umps and I say it won't matter. That 3rd pitch is a perfect example. Clearly a strike and still complains.

[@mwconservative]

get a clue. the complaint was the two pitches that were both low, out of the strike zone by 5-6 inches. umpires get upset with you question their obvious mistakes.

[@concernedcitizen4819]

Yeah, That's not why he's upset mate. It's the other balls called strikes. Kinda obvious.

[@Harcorwrestler]

@gary @concerned citizen. He’s not talking about the two pitches in the next at bat. He’s talking about his first at bat where a batter can still find fault in a pitch that was called correctly (3rd pitch of the 1st ab, Contreras did show body language where he showed disagreement with the call) Even if there were robot umps, a batter would still complain on same exact pitch. He’s just talking about robot umps in regards to the first ab and nothing else.

[@mwconservative]

@@Harcorwrestler and that’s not why he was ejected. he was ejected because the umpire missed two pitches that were not even close. pitches that the cardinal pitcher was not getting. he complained ump decided to make the game about him and ejected him….even though he could not possibly see who was yelling from the dugout. so many ejections come after umpires have blown a call.

[@Harcorwrestler]

@@mwconservative read my comment again. You completely missed what I said and didn’t understand. I’m not talking about why the umpire ejected him. I’m just talking about robot umps and nothing related to the ejection. This comment section started by only talking about robot umps and nothing related to the ejection and you guys made it into thinking he’s talking about the ejection, which he is clearly not talking about the ejection. Peace.

[@deseanmcmillan708]

You will get better in your hitting and hitting some homer

[@loviepittsburgh2222]

Glad the Cubs got rid of him, now STL can deal with all his complaining and attidude problems. Willson has always been a hot-head and takes exception to almost everything.

[@robsimpson6537]

“Everyone look at me “. 2023 slogan for mlb umpires.

[@gavinsheridan4680]

It all goes away next year. Technology has finally found baseball.

[@ricknorris1466]

They don’t call the game, they influence it.

[@johnnyeaton]

A rare case where the umpire was in the right. Even the announcers saying he'd been calling the low strike all day.

[@billyfraiser6298]

Yeah, I agree. I side with the umpire in this case. Here's my reasoning: First off, everything that happened, stemmed off that one pitch in Contreras' first plate appearance, that actually was a strike. Second - The umpire has been calling the low strike. Umpires (just like the players themselves) can't be perfect 100% of the time. I mean take Contreras for example. He's kind of a hypocrite for getting pissed at the umpire for missing the low strike call....when Contreras was wrong about the strike call in his first PA. Third - Umpire called the exact same pitch a strike both times. I understand a Ball is a Ball, and a Strike is a Strike....but until we get robot umpires, we use human umpires. All players can ask for, is for an umpire to be consistent. Which this umpire was in this case. Fourth - I could understand Contreras getting pissed after his strikeout, IF he had chased a ball in the dirt. I play ball, and I hate when a Ball is called a Strike (for example, low, like in this video)... then the pitcher throws an even lower pitch that is clearly a Ball, but I swing at it because the umpire has been calling low strikes....... in THAT case, it is quite irritating and I can understand a player getting extra upset. But Conteras chased a ball high and out of the strike zone.

[@billyfraiser6298]

First off, everything that happened, stemmed off that one pitch in Contreras' first plate appearance, that actually was a strike. Second - The umpire has been calling the low strike. Umpires (just like the players themselves) can't be perfect 100% of the time. I mean take Contreras for example. He's kind of a hypocrite for getting pissed at the umpire for missing the low strike call....when Contreras was wrong about the strike call in his first PA. Third - Umpire called the exact same pitch a strike both times. I understand a Ball is a Ball, and a Strike is a Strike....but until we get robot umpires, we use human umpires. All players can ask for, is for an umpire to be consistent. Which this umpire was in this case. Fourth - I could understand Contreras getting pissed after his strikeout, IF he had chased a ball in the dirt. I play ball, and I hate when a Ball is called a Strike (for example, low, like in this video)... then the pitcher throws an even lower pitch that is clearly a Ball, but I swing at it because the umpire has been calling low strikes....... in THAT case, it is quite irritating and I can understand a player getting extra upset. But Conteras chased a ball high and out of the strike zone.

[@epicgamesforyou3615]

If half these guys weren’t playing baseball, they would be out smoking weed all day long on unemployment

[@cjr1881]

Good calls. Contreras should learn the strike zone.

[@Zane_Zaminsky]

Get in the game, ump! Get in the game!

[@34stzoo]

I truly feel baseball players are nothing but grown-ass babies complaining and crying over anything that doesn't go their way. With that said, the Umps are killing this game ejecting a player for having emotions. I didn't pay $80.00 a ticket for the noise bleed section to have my favorite player toss out of a game because he looks at an Ump funny. This is killing the MLB, NBA., and the NFL!

[@mitchellharger1409]

If you paid 80 dollars for nosebleed seats, I'd have more of an issue with your decision making and the scalper that sold you those tickets

[@Vicious261]

The pitch in the first inning was in the strike zone. The two pitches in the 5th were clearly down, but the ump had been calling them for both teams. Lucky to not get ejected when he shattered his bat, didn't get away with the chirping from the dugout. Do a better job of controlling your emotions.

[@neilmccomsey9550]

Hurt feelings baby umpires. Stop.

[@randomstuff508]

I mean, if you're hindering the ump from doing his job, you should be ejected. He didn't eject when he broke his bat, he ejected when he wouldn't stop yelling.

[@Chase_H]

​@@randomstuff508 So yelling from the dugout effects the umpire more than thousands of screaming fans? 🤔

[@fiestafire5781]

Batters break bats all the time. Also I feel umpires shouldn't have their feelings hurt so easily. Although if their being distracted from doing their job I'd say it's OK

[@randomstuff508]

He didn't though, Contreras was keeping the ump from doing his job.

[@ieatoutoften872]

Basic, and essential game control. Good umpire.

[@gundamhufflepuff2383]

The entire ump program needs to be revamped with entirely new people. Every single professional umpire is a joke.

[@MrMakemyday3]

no, the damned players need to grow up and quit being such a bunch of babies- they sound like nascar, crying about everything

[@JobiWan144]

Idk about every one. An ump had a perfect game last year behind the plate - nailed every single ball and strike

[@lorimeyers3839]

No wonder Atlanta didn’t want him anymore. Dude cries like nobody else. I’ve seen him smash his bat into a thousand pieces so many times after striking out I’ve lost count. Yeah, he took two close pitches just outside the zone for called strikes, but that happens quite often. Typical scrub.

[@lorimeyers3839]

@Moki Finance then they’re both crybabies.

[@JobiWan144]

Lol those were by his ankles. "Just outside the zone" my ass

[@JeremyIsTheBoss]

In no world is William Contreras a "crybaby"

[@alanhess9306]

@@JobiWan144 Exaggeration doesn't help your argument. Do not rely on the graphic box on the screen. It is often inaccurate and often incorrectly shows where the ball was caught instead of where it was when it crossed the plate.

[@JobiWan144]

@@alanhess9306 OK, so on another viewing months later, the low pitches are about halfway down his shins, but not quite "by his ankles." They're still significantly lower than the bottoms of his kneecaps and therefore clearly balls

[@cozenmachine412]

Cards won. Wilson had every right to be mad

[@colddeadhands5167]

Need an umpire clock..

[@chickenbuttdeluxe]

These days Umpires think they sit at the right hand of God... 😒

[@billyfraiser6298]

First off, everything that happened, stemmed off that one pitch in Contreras' first plate appearance, that actually was a strike. Second - The umpire has been calling the low strike. Umpires (just like the players themselves) can't be perfect 100% of the time. I mean take Contreras for example. He's kind of a hypocrite for getting pissed at the umpire for missing the low strike call....when Contreras was wrong about the strike call in his first PA. Third - Umpire called the exact same pitch a strike both times. I understand a Ball is a Ball, and a Strike is a Strike....but until we get robot umpires, we use human umpires. All players can ask for, is for an umpire to be consistent. Which this umpire was in this case. Fourth - I could understand Contreras getting pissed after his strikeout, IF he had chased a ball in the dirt. I play ball, and I hate when a Ball is called a Strike (for example, low, like in this video)... then the pitcher throws an even lower pitch that is clearly a Ball, but I swing at it because the umpire has been calling low strikes....... in THAT case, it is quite irritating and I can understand a player getting extra upset. But Conteras chased a ball high and out of the strike zone.

[@wc2361]

ump was right here though

[@mesmashyou30]

it's too bad contreras doesnt know how to swing the bat

[@ThatunrealAutisticFemboyFurry]

You need to look up Wilson's stats bc you clearly don't know what your talking about