Ejections 001-2 - Crew Chief Mark Carlson Ejects Steve Cishek after Nats P's HBP of Francisco Lindor

3B Umpire Mark Carlson ejected Nationals pitcher Steve Cishek and 3B Coach Gary Disarcina after Cishek hit Mets batter Francisco Lindor in the face with a 5th-inning fastball, resulting in a benches-clearing incident. Report: www.closecallsports.com/2022/...
Three Mets batters had been hit the day before (Opening Day), but no warnings had been issued ahead of Friday's game in which Cishek hit Lindor.
Recall the Intentionally Pitch at Batter rule states that a pitcher or the pitcher along with the team's manager may be ejected if the umpire judges that the pitcher has intentionally thrown at an opposing batter, whereas warnings can be issued at any time and for any reason (e.g., warnings may be issued to prevent further animosity whether or not a HBP was intentional).
After the ensuing benches-clearing incident, umpires convened and determined Dischek and Disarcina were to be expelled from the ballgame.

[@SLC-Smudge42]

That’s was pretty cool to see the broadcast checking in with Brian Gorman for an umpire perspective. I would LOVE to see more of that. Especially with the plague of baseball rules illiterate TV announcers out there.

[@TroyVan6654]

Maybe only the national broadcasters have the resources for that.

[@philiptucker7590]

Copying the NFL which has done this for ages lol

[@TroyVan6654]

@@philiptucker7590 Again, national broadcasters.

[@DinkinFlicka11]

Agreed. As a brother of an MLB umpire, half the players/coaches dont know the rules. Most of the broadcasters have no clue what they're talking about and oh... the TV "strikezone" is far less accurate than the system that MLB actually uses to grade umpires. Fans are completely misled

[@r.a.contrerasma8578]

Great to be here for another season!! Welcome back to the Close Call crew! And great to see Gorman's take. Would love to see more of this.

[@JamesMiller69]

You see someone get hit in the face a few times a year across the LEAGUE, and the nationals have thrown at the Mets heads 3 times in 2 days, how is that NOT intentional?

[@jessechaskey7205]

Man if I would have threw a pitch like that, I would run to the guy to see if he was ok. Good Sportsmanship is dying

[@jessechaskey7205]

@@dannaquinn3471 makes sense

[@mkadoza]

@@dannaquinn3471 I hear that, but Steve on the Mets. He didnt apologize, didnt look sorry, didnt even motion. Im sorry Steve has to be better

[@Basetornado]

He did apologise. He wanted to approach Lindor then realised that was just going to inflame things. He apologised after the fact.

[@jessechaskey7205]

@@dannaquinn3471 Valid point, I would definitely make sure they knew it wasn't on purpose or at least try

[@fishehunteral2280]

@@Basetornado I’ve apologized after the fact many times too. Not intentional.

[@JokeassJason40]

Love this channel for rules explanations and ejections!

[@jimmosconi9495]

Sad to see Lindor face-down at home plate, no one checking on him, everyone ready to brawl between plate and third base

[@OpinionatedPeach]

The trainer went right to him. He’s who should be. Also listen at the first second afterwards.

[@andrewbloom7694]

He was already walking over to the brawl by 0:28. He stood up before anyone but the trainer and catcher/umpire had even gotten near him

[@joekerr1763]

Biitch PLEASE Acting like Lindor doesn't talk shit and ask to get pflucked #Stanton #NYY #FightMe

[@Tj11813]

Two games and two headshots with four players in total being hit. Something has to be done.

[@michaeldepinto3562]

Pillar last year and Lindor this year, extremely scary.

[@jasonb4187]

Pete Alonso, and almost James McCann, the night before too

[@joesnow2cold56]

Just like Ron darling said if you can’t keep control over hitting someone you probably shouldn’t be in the majors

[@ericmedina1070]

What I hear is these pitchers are having a hard time learning how not to cheat.

[@WesleyParksTTV]

It’s on purpose for sure lol these guys are trying to take our best players out in order to win smh . They bunted on the first pitch to get Max to run and hopefully injure his hamstring again smh that’s all on their manager

[@YouTubeThunderr]

@@WesleyParksTTV This is why the Mets and 28 other teams are better then the shitty Nationals. It's intentional. The Mets need to send a message now.

[@juvestyles]

@@WesleyParksTTV no doubt fans are on it every team in the MLB fans are more aware .

[@Larrylar1]

It's crazy four times in 2 days having trouble handling the ball well fact check how many players were hit by a ball in spring training with this new ball six across the league

[@Larrylar1]

@@KZbinThunderr absolutely Mets need to retaliate with The worst team in baseball trying to make a name for themselves by hitting one of the best teams in baseball and once their biggest rival now they're down at the end of the division and that's where they will stay playing like this desperate looking for a respect when none should be given these players a head hunting no no in baseball retaliate and I hope to see every one of them but the dignity of the Mets players are they're slamming in the back or give them a nice raspberry on their leg let's go Mets beat them down it's just like 86 when they went after every met player all the time some games in '86 the Mets were hit by four or five pictures of game

[@tr0mpwned]

Yes closecallsports! Y’all are the best good to see you back

[@user-nx8pe6pc3h]

Dear ESPN, It is not the sticky stuff. There were not a bunch of hit batters in MLB. It was only the Nationals hitting people. Stop with this crap that MLB cracking down on something that has been in the rule book since they outlawed the spitball.

[@mkadoza]

Thank you. Im watching the Yankees Sox series, and Not ONE batter has been hit in the face. This is rediculous. And dangerous.

[@priceright8963]

@@mkadoza Kinda ironic that the Red Sox and the Yankees are playing clean baseball against each other.

[@geoffroi-le-Hook]

what does ESPN have to do with this video?

[@mkadoza]

@@priceright8963 What a different world we live in. The early 2000's, the energy in Yankee Stadium v the Sox felt borderline dangerous.

[@nukeboy4939]

Get your pitchers under control Nationals or you're going to end someone's season pitching like that!

[@douglassepic9030]

That wasn't intentional. Nothing to gain by hitting him.

[@Vfr_]

@@douglassepic9030 if you cant control it dont go inside

[@joshastana849]

@@douglassepic9030 It wasn’t intentional. With that being said, 3 guys get hit high, you can’t blame them for being pissed.

[@corduroyslippers5808]

@@joshastana849 yeah 3 guys hit high 2 of those 3 in the face ... mets pitchers hasnt hit anyone tho

[@jacobsen10]

@@joshastana849 6 guys total got hit so far and we’ve still got one game left… 😩

[@pokemonx2137]

Glad u are back

[@rtyable]

HBP was higher than ever before while pitchers were using the sticky stuff. Let’s not do this, it was never about control or grip it’s about performance enhancement. These HBP are unfortunate and guys need to do better but I hate hearing people bring up the sticky in response to these things.

[@27RAIDERMAN]

Good to see Ejections!

[@rooseveltmccarter6087]

Who got ejected from the game?

[@zacharyharding8907]

What the reporters aren’t understanding is 3 batters up hit head hits in 2 games. Maybe it wasn’t intentional but it was time to send warnings

[@priceright8963]

Like Brian Gorman's assessment of the situation. Hope to see more explanations like that.

[@duffyy1]

Great work!

[@scottythegreat1]

I dont think this was intentional (Im neither a Mets fan nor a Phillies fan). Id bet Cishek got distracted when Lindor squared to bunt and lost his grip. The only reason Cishek got ejected was because people got hit yesterday.

[@AEMoreira81]

Also, if he isn’t ejected, the umpires will lose control of the game as the other team will want revenge.

[@TerrorTyler]

I bet there will be some fireworks in today’s game Mets will retaliate

[@roberthudson1959]

Intent is irrelevant after four batters get hit in two days, especially when two get hit in the head. Pitcher's got to go.

[@RAB6969]

i agree with this, i don’t believe he hit lindor intentionally. it was just unfortunate timing of squaring to bunt and a pitch up and in. the pitch that hit alonso the night before was more suspect, but even then the book on him is up and in. I completely understand the Mets being pissed after 4 hbp and props to Buck for standing up for his guys, but getting into a beanball war with the Nats in the first series of the year? no use for it. glad Lindor and Alonso are ok.

[@justmeandalwaysproud5206]

He didn't hit four Mets batters. Also it's a one run ballgame. There was no intent there.

[@Stevo2557]

My favorite part about baseball starting again.... having ejections broken down by CloseCallSports!!

[@GarciaDK]

Jaw shield saved him.

[@eddiesmith2137]

Would have sucked if he didn’t have that shield on

[@OptimusSubPr1me]

A HBP anywhere above the shoulders should be an automatic award of 2 bases.

[@anwion]

Good upload 👍

[@Chafe3]

Glad you’re back with these, but these comments are absolutely brutal. Illogical takes on the situation is one thing, but there’s just so much blatant sexism going on in these comment sections.

[@priceright8963]

This. No one here would be making any sexist remarks if a man was saying such things. It presents an ugly double standard.

[@adingdingdiiing6740]

Damn that was directly on the flap.😳 A few centimeters off and it's goodnight Irene.

[@elicordova1694]

They mad cause Soto is going to the Mets

[@cesarquintanahidalgo7204]

Thanks

[@GwresYnKernow]

The whole "the pitchers can't control the ball without sticky stuff" narrative needs to get in the bin. You're honestly telling me that elite pitchers can't throw a baseball without cheating? "ThE bAlL iS tOo SlipPerrY!!11" Cardinals, Marlins, Orioles: 0 hit batters. Mets, DBacks, Rockies, Tigers, Astros, Angels, Twins, A's: 1 hit batter. Nationals: 5 Rangers: 6 C'mon now.

[@magicizaproblem]

Mlb is back

[@1trl2]

The brim of lindor's helmet saved his face!

[@ardie77]

Mets should have drilled a couple of Nats yesterday!!

[@DJ_107]

As a Mets fan, no, you get back at them by blowing the game open and winning. The Nats batters have no control over what the pitcher does.

[@eddiesmith2137]

The mets will get back during the season

[@ardie77]

@@DJ_107 No you throw at a few chins, send a message!! Then you blow the game open, which this team hardly ever does. And how come no player went out and confronted the Nats? Showalter was the first one out there. This team has no balls.

[@jessculp7943]

Mike Rizzo...The Terminator...Thanks Buddy

[@riteshlakhan4519]

Who ever these announcers are, they need to go. I wouldn’t watch baseball if I had to hear their voice every game!!!

[@JoeJoe-uy6ck]

Agreed.i would leave the game on and find a radio feed tho

[@riteshlakhan4519]

@@JoeJoe-uy6ck great idea !!! Noted !!!

[@skinflutey]

@@JoeJoe-uy6ck radio is just better overall for baseball

[@randaljimenez863]

Lol, they sound like off duty power rangers

[@destroyer0685]

I think Chesak did throw at Lindor as he started chirping at him. As fans and former players we know when it's intentional and a mistake just by the actions of the players. Chesak got tossed because of his actions after the HBP. If he had stayed cool then he would not have been ejected. Mistakes do happen. That being said, Showalter is correct. How can my pitchers get a grip while your pitchers cannot? This says a lot to the situation facing both teams as the Nats do not look or act as a contender. The Mets do act as a contender. Showalter is old school so do not be surprised if he sends a message to the Nats by having one of his pitchers properly hit a batter by putting one in the back or up and in (never throw at the head). It won't happen soon but it will happen.

[@philvacanti1446]

Pascal Perez: "That's just good, tough basaball."

[@BlackwoodCompany]

That was too close to determine if it was intentional or not. If I was the HP umpire, I would have for sure warn both benches and keep the play going.

[@paulnguyen8910]

So the 3rd base linesman, Mark Carlson, ordered Steve Cishek in leaving, hit with a game misconduct for hitting two batters.

[@ivanrodriguez1350]

That’s the one thing about Luis Rojas that I hated. He just didn’t have that fire 🔥 to come outta that dugout barking when necessary.

[@modernjosephus356]

Did the pitcher know that Lindor was trying for a bunt? If not, then the pitcher was throwing a ball high and inside while Lindor was going for a bunt.

[@ou8126]

Wait till cishek comes up to bat against Mets👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@michaelmarsico9740]

He won’t be. DH in play

[@andrewwelch5668]

Relief pitchers hardly got AB's in the NL before MLB decided to invoke the DH rule for both leagues this year. Chances of Cishek getting an AB against ANY team in the foreseeable future is slim to none...much less at all.

[@piratescove4]

His head was 2 1/2ft from the corner of the strike zone. He would of hit him in the head possibly even if he didn't try to bunt.

[@travis7356]

Josh Bell is a massive human

[@devinbrown1775]

You know of the first month of the new baseball season that not many ejection for arguing balls and strikes.

[@matthewpaolantonio4003]

Intent is irrelevant at that point. Throw the ball over the damn plate.

[@michaelfalkner1186]

That's going to have to be a double-digit suspension, subject to appeal. There's been way too much at the head the last 3-4 years.

[@Chafe3]

No way you actually think this should be 10+ games

[@michaelfalkner1186]

@@Chafe3 Get it down from their goddamned heads, then.

[@chanman4rings]

If anything he got ejected for his reactions afterward. You just decked someone in the face and you're ready to throw hands? It certainly came across as he didn't care. Think if he reacted like it was an accident then they wouldn't have thrown him out

[@darkarima]

He gave immediate (but possibly fake) "Oh crap" body language, then someone yelled at him, and he went from contrition to righteous (or not) anger in 0.3 seconds. Doesn't look good.

[@chrisdar79]

The pitcher's immediate reaction makes me think that this WAS intentional. How do you hit a guy in the face with a 90+mph heater and just drop your head and turn around like you just hit him in the side?

[@TeemoQuinton]

Yup

[@sherwoodcalloway8821]

The mets are fighting mad

[@lonnyfuller7830]

Okay to go inside but not above the shoulders. If you don't have the control to do that then don't go inside.

[@andrewbloom7694]

0:12 The "Hit probability: 24%" in the corner was in bad taste lol

[@bikkyjere7190]

Going be a long year for the Mets!

[@fernandodelavega808]

Ese casco que cubre la boca como hace paro

[@jacobramil4552]

these dudes pitch for a living, that’s all they do, can’t be missing that bad.

[@rainbowkeropi]

Intentional or not, this is pro ball. If you can't control it, you have no right being up there. 🤔

[@joekerr1763]

POW! RIGHT IN THE KISSA!!! AAAAAAAH HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

[@rafaelramirez1507]

A pitch like that would change anyone's hair color

[@justmeandalwaysproud5206]

The ball got away from him. I'm not a Mets or Phillies fan but that was not intentional. It's a one run ballgame. There's no reason for intent to be assumed here.

[@mkadoza]

Nats to figure out why so many balls are getting away from them then. Other teams, including the Mets, arent having this issue.

[@andrewwelch5668]

I don't know what the Phillies have to do with this game and why there are people in the comments mentioning them in this case, but I'm glad you're not a Phillies fan because the Mets are playing the Nationals in this game. We can agree on 1 thing and that is this was not intentional. Nationals pitchers more than likely had a bad series with command/control issues. That being said, the Nats coaches need to do a better job at keeping their pitchers from hitting batters. Cishek probably meant to throw inside because Lindor was squaring around to bunt, but the ball just got away from him.

[@drakedannenberg]

it looks like he went into it. He could of avoided it if he wasn't trying to bunt.

[@Greasyspleen]

I don't think it was intentional. Came off his hand a little wonky. They should do some anonymous surveys of the pitchers. How many times have you intentionally thrown at a batter this season? How far inside are you willing to pitch? Tip of the nose? Are you pitching inside more than last season? If so, what is the reason? etcetera...

[@ChiTwnMick]

That’s a swing and not hit by pitch; he attempted to strike the ball and was hit during that attempt. strike and get back in the box.

[@Rick-gy8fz]

I can't listen to 2 broads commenting on baseball. What? They know baseball because they played women's softball?

[@willbanks7824]

If you thought the announcing was bad when only people who identify as men were doing it...

[@sleeper9728]

LOVE BASEBALL EVERYONE ALL JUMPED IN

[@2011SoxMD36]

I don't like the ejection here. As a pitcher and as a pitching Coach, I always focused on the Triangle produced by the bat, the Batter's chest to his shoulder, and an imaginary line between the shoulder and the hand up the bat. Throw that pitch right and it's in the strike zone, but very difficult to bunt. On a cold day with the ball slipping and sliding, there's a definite danger of a ball sailing and being up in the head area. Not a huge issue at the youth and high school levels, nobody's throwing real gas, there's time to move. 90+ mph Major League heat, you get something like this. Glad Lindor is okay, no issue with the Mets standing up for him, but to toss Cishek here I don't think is the right move.

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

how come madmax never stuck up for his new ''team''.?????

[@j.dragon651]

He hit that guy so hard his hair turned blue!

[@robbie2951]

If you can't grip a baseball, you're not a pitcher.

[@bobbeckhart1707]

Gonna be a loooong season

[@Larrylar1]

I can't believe this manages and umpires is saying it wasn't intentional four times in 2 days are you kidding me that's like saying four times in two days someone broke into my car one idea but they didn't take anything absolutely terrible whatever

[@Legault397]

I think that any time someone gets hit in the head, even accidentally, the pitcher should be tossed since the batter has to come out of the game to clear concussion protocols. It's just tit for tat honestly. Like yeah losing a position player for a game is less than losing a fresh pitcher for a game but also the position player just got hit in the head by a baseball so I think it evens out

[@MarcelloZucchi91]

That's exactly what they do in Japan. Intentional or not, if the batter gets hit in the head, the pitcher is out of the game.

[@jacksmith5692]

Wish I could read Buck's lips. Long season but Buck is old school so hopefully we get some payback.

[@jmorales6539]

Jomboy can help you out with that.

[@michaelmarsico9740]

@@jmorales6539 right 🤣🤣

[@michaelmarsico9740]

You don’t need payback. You won 3 games, that’s saying enough! I miss buck (orioles fan). Goodluck Mets! I’ll be pulling for you guys as a fan of buck!

[@thexen3120]

MLB will mandate fave shields on batters now lol

[@KMcNally117]

Unlikely.

[@meh5552]

Who’s here after Mr. Smile hit a homer off of Cishek?

[@shluck8397]

Does anyone question the reason lindor went 1 for 22 this past month is cause of this

[@kingchan1379]

MLB needs another new rule period hit an batter automatic ejection. Accident or not doesn't matter period. Your in the bigs and you can't control your inside pitch don't, don't throw it then.

[@cruzjr7229]

No more rules , This is baseball for Boys 😂😂 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dgtwo3724]

King Chan, that's ridiculous. The players wouldn't even agree with your idea.

[@wrdswpns1139]

shes blamimg the grip...yeah right

[@WesleyParksTTV]

LFGM !!!

[@jacksmith5692]

Grip on new baseballs! What bullshit!

[@tjp3rd]

Good pitch!!! The target was his hair!!!

[@FiinalFlaash]

To bad it was your face.

[@dougmottert2258]

They need to give the pitchers something to get grip on the ball

[@BB--13118]

If MLB wants to eliminate these bench clearing dances....eject players who leave the bench.....but they won't

[@ThePhenomm]

I disagree then the guy charging the mound is 1 vs 9 if you count the 1st and 3rd base coaches

[@cesarsalgadosalgado2199]

Wait I’m so fucken lost and confused bruh wasn’t Steve cishek with white soxs or am i trippin bro all these stupid trades got me confused and lost like half of the roster from every team has been traded or sold and traded again

[@peterpearson9578]

Grip 🤣🤣🤣 dude took a fastball to the head that’s no grip that on purpose

[@AMSOLIS1106]

If these pitchers cannot control the ball ,then get the hell out of the league ,before you kill a player ..YOU don’t belong trying to be a professional pitcher..

[@williamfarr6634]

I don't give a crap what that guy announcer says! That Nats pitcher was RIGHTFULLY ejected.

[@Obiwannabe]

Let em use whatever sticky shit they want. They been doing it for years anyway.

[@cesarsalgadosalgado2199]

Bruh y’all Mets players fucken lucky y’all didn’t end up getting hit like serious like Kevin pillar did last year with a bloody noise bruh y’all got fucken lucky

[@spyderman312]

Bad ejection. “You want to get rid of the aggressor” yet it was the Met’s manager who started barking at the pitcher.

[@israeljohnson2708]

He have to pitch clean. Muy lamentable

[@williamdavis7118]

Since he didn’t bring his bat back, technically that should have been a strike

[@billbell2311]

No. A bunt is an attempt to strike the ball. Leaving the bat motionless or failing to pull it back is not an attempt.

[@TeemoQuinton]

You have a substance to grip the ball. use the fucking rosin

[@jamirclarke1030]

Bro he went for a bunt learn to move out the way

[@Larrylar1]

Who the hell said he didn't mean it because it was the first game of the second game of the year start announcing Peewee Little League baseball and see what happens there when the picture hits a young kid in the face always made you laugh you're not a reporter you're living in a fantasy land

[@joselopezmoya9786]

IT WOULD BE STUPID BY MLB TO PROHIBIT PITCHERS FROM PITCHING INSIDE. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THE SPORT. IN THE 60'S TO THE 90'S PLAYERS IN THE DUGOUT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS KIND OF THESE UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, GIVING THEIR OWN PITCHER A SOLID ADVICE AND WARNING.

[@franktank9511]

that pitch scared him so much it turned his hair blue

[@ronpeacock9939]

Hey, I know how to stop the bench clearing BS. (it's a stain on the game worse than the damn lockouts/walkouts)... give the umpires 30 seconds to start their meeting to toss the pitcher.... how will that stop the bench clearing stuff.. well, if the umpires are too busy trying to stop an all-out fight... they'll miss the 30 second window meaning they CAN'T toss the pitcher and it's the other teams fault. Give the umps a chance to do their job.

[@reaperw1532]

I don't buy the pitchers not knowing how to be accurate. If you want to bean someone. There is no need to go above the waist. If you don't have control, then sit your butt back in minors.

[@alexareche4106]

Esos HUBIRA de ser homme rom

[@brianadams5088]

Good thing Lindor inflated his lips to 30lbs