Player Gets Ejected For Clapping

[@AntonelliBaseball]

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[@chromasis10]

That’s crazy

[@AnthonyCapella-d2k]

Walker and I played against each other in H.S.. Great dude... Plays the game with pride and meaning.

[@jamesdonahue7997]

I’m with you. It’s a bit too much to get tossed for clapping. These umps need to stop being super sensitive over silly situations.

[@michaeljohnson8080]

You don’t know what you’re talking about. Marquez let’s that go & both dugouts see it. I don’t have the time to explain. But trust me, you can’t let that go at this level. College or high school? Maybe. Not in the bigs. Proof by the argument the manager put up.

[@Les445]

Everybody seems to be super sensitive anymore. If this bothered the ump so much, why didn't he just give him a warning? I just don't get it. ✌️❤️

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Tim Duncan understands.

[@Phil-S8]

Lol this is an amazing reference 😄

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

@@Phil-S8 They had the same reactions too.

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Yes he does 😂

[@rjkat1]

I was at a Frontier League game once being umped by Max McLeary, a one eyed umpire. Yes, he actually did have only one eye....and a glass eye. When one of the coaches didn't like a call, he would yell out of the dugout asking if the ump needed some Windex. The ump took it all in stride and hollered a good comeback (wish I could remember what it was.). Reportedly one time after a tirade from the dugout, Max took out his glass eye, walked over to the dugout, handing it to the coach, asking if the coach wanted to ump. I had to think, this is what baseball should be and there should be more umps like Max McLeary. I got to meet Max that night and shake his hand as a friend of mine was the other umpire on the field so after the game was invited into the clubhouse. RIP Max.

[@dobie-at-home]

Must be a new rule… … three claps and your out! 🙄

[@nhaseltine1990]

Omg seriously I lost my crap when I read this comment. You are a god for this comment lol

[@MendTheWorld]

... 🎶 "... at the old ball game!" 🎶

[@RootzRockBand]

These umps need to be helps accountable for egregious calls like this. Total nonsense to eject a player for clapping, regardless of why he is clapping.

[@auzmo]

They need to be fined. Start hurting them where it counts and the umps will magically get way better.

[@J.C...]

Egregious? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA Dude shouldn't have been giving the ump grief and he wouldn't have been ejected. He brought it on himself. Smfh. Nothing but a bunch of ignorant fools in these comments. What a joke.

[@J.C...]

​@@auzmo you must be new to baseball with comments like that 🤣🤣🤣 fine the umpires? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Because you don't agree with what they do? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHQHQHQHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA You & the rest of the people in this comment section are a bunch of fools 😆😆😆😆😆

[@martineg3gaming490]

The unchecked power they have is my biggest gripe with a game I love.

[@grahmthrush4924]

@@martineg3gaming490 well you don’t know the game then. Umps are the arbiters of baseball and need to be in control of the game at all times.

[@MotionCC]

I was watching this game live and it’s definitely the most ridiculous ejection I’ve seen

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Yup seems crazy

[@jrsimeon02]

Some Umps are mad with power.

[@liudehua5742]

Sarcastaclaps

[@travislindberg6463]

Egos for ya

[@mikegraham3040]

Love the content, hate the call

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Thanks!

[@TheBourbonWrench]

Let’s face it; he could be clapping to be a dick and that STILL doesn’t justify being thrown out. These umps HAVE to start being held accountable for this man. Even if it’s press conferences, bring fined, whatever. It’s absurd.

[@averydonoho5660]

this and when jt realmuto got ejected cuz the umpire dropped a ball... both easily top 5 dumbest ejections in the history of sports

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Both were pretty bad

[@Eastsidegeorgiaboy]

This type of behavior by the umpires will change, once a player has enough and punches their lights out. Sure the player will get fined, and a big suspension, but it will send the intended message. You engage in this type of behavior, and you might just get your ass beat. Other option is to have some sort of appeal that can be done in-game and quickly. Kind of like how they review technical and flagrant fouls in basketball.

[@dgib1694]

To tell apart genuine clap and sarcastic clap becomes essential tool for umps, like calling balls and strikes.

[@DATBOYX24]

Need to boot up the robot umps asap

[@stoneyj1a1]

Matt, can you go over your weight lifting routine from when you played? Was it just the basic squat, bench, & deadlift?

[@brianm2850]

The umps took the "Avoid the Clap" line from "A League of Their Own" a little too literally here.

[@davidbohn8955]

This is just getting obsurd. This umpire need to grow some skin. There is no reason to toss someone from a game for clapping regardless of intent.

[@thomascrowley9122]

Ridiculous

[@cosmostrek2001]

matt you need glasses, thick ones. the ball on the bunt attempt was way off the plate. the first base umpire should have thrown him out not the home plate ump. the player should have ran out and clapped to the ump, get his monies worth. i cannot wait until the umps are replaced with drones and tesla robots, who are programmed with no emtions.

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Lol why do I need glasses it was a ball off the plate

[@dlwest69]

You're forgetting or not talking about what player might have said and what the ump heard😳

[@MrGabe510]

I'm curious to know what he said. It looks like a sarcastic clap, but it is definitely an abuse of power.

[@auzmo]

You cant tell if he said some thing before the clapping but after the clap it looks like he was saying “lets go something” players name or number or something.

[@pointswestus]

There's no clapping in baseball? 🤔

[@abaughman21]

Pretty sure he said “Good Job Nick” referring to Nick Ahmed his teammate.

[@Phil-S8]

I have no idea why, but the "Serpientes" jersey is FIRE 🔥😅 Really loving the content lately Matt

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Thank you!

[@bobmarinaro1594]

It would be one thing if the first base ump threw him out but from the looks of it, the home plate ump did. That makes it worse, IMO, and a power trip. When he argued the called strike that was borderline, he did so quietly and facing the ump and was non-demonstrative. He did everything right to not overreact to any call. This one is on the umps

[@landen3578]

That is in my Top 3 for dumbest ejections I've seen. That is just so ridiculous.

[@hoff9932]

2 have been with the diamondbacks right? Where madbum was getting molested by the ump.. lol

[@TheBourbonWrench]

If umps can toss a player for clapping, there should be a counter to where the players can vote to toss an ump. I don’t care if it benefits my team, I’d rather vote to toss an ump for such an egregious call. Stick it to the man.

[@danarrington2224]

It seems like the umpires all have a short fuse this year and I wonder if it has anything to do with the pitch clock. They get yelled at when they manage the clock properly and they get yelled at when they mishandle it. Maybe there's something happening behind the scenes that we don't know about.

[@jhs-law]

These umpires can't master balls and strikes, yet they eject players based on mind-reading. Thank goodness all the fans bought tickets to the Worship the Umpire show.

[@CaptainCricket3D]

I have an idea to prevent all the childish acts on the field which involves umpires. Get rid of the umpiring job completely and turn to technology. No arguing with that, only over ruling. I'm tired of these umpires acting like little cry babies on a playground. The umpires make bad calls often and get questioned about it and then want to throw players out of the game. It's time to throw the umpires out of the game and eliminate their job! I always say, people pay to see the players. They don't pay to see the umpires. So guess what? The umpires should be the ones to get tossed out the game! Case closed.

[@chrisboyer4194]

Yeah but umps have been on the field for over 150 years. It's just today's umps are softer than Charmin toilet paper. They need to grow a spine and thicken up that skin. Past managers like Earl Weaver, Billy Martin, Lou Piniella, Jim Leyland, etc. would eat these umps for a snack and belch

[@Billage32]

My wife reads my mind like this when she's already mad about something I did the other day.

[@IIIllllIIIIlllll]

The only think I can think of that could justify this is something specific he said to the ump during his at-bat. If the ump was already considering an ejection, I could see him interpreting as sarcasm

[@J-Tiger7]

And they should expect some argument when a bad call is made.. it’s baseball

[@niallcoulson8607]

Toss the umpire 🤬😎🇨🇦

[@AR_Fn_YT]

I agree it was a sarcastic clap, even if he was more animated about it. That ump should not be holding grudges, his AB and the entire inning was over. Should be water under bridge.

[@myhchen78]

not baseball, but Tim Duncan got ejected for laughing and clapping on the bench

[@JonClemence]

That was my first thought too.

[@holmj12]

2:32 the big unknown is what happened that is causing the umpire to be looking into the dugout while the pitcher is in his windup? Was the playing yelling or doing something else? Was someone else chirping?

[@jonanderson6207]

I think some umpires go to the extreme too much now a days

[@joettebaumann-cr2xl]

Unacceptable. Like the commentator said, Players have done worse. This was a power trip. ( I'll be honest, I was hoping the team left the field. Would they have lost if they did?) How was the outcome? Did the coach go out?

[@TheWorldKeepsSpinning]

Just another reason why referees and umpires across all facets of professional sports should be held accountable and fined for this type of bad reffing. If he's that sensitive, he shouldn't even be an ump in the first place...

[@stephanepare3587]

It starts with clapping.... then the tolerance line moves further. Sarcasm, see ya. Sooner rather than later.

[@Rushbolt43]

Definitely a weak ejection if the player wasn't warned, but we really have no idea what was said the inning before when the player was walking away after the strikeout. The camera does not show the umpire and he may have have warned Walker to chill it at this point. Walker also said something while he was clapping, so imagine something like "You awake now, ump?" We're up to three instances of antogonizing the umpires now. Usually one call is argued and that's the end of it. Christian has argued both strikes from the previous inning and is mocking them this inning. Does he get four instances of irritating the umpires before ejection?

[@jamesoliver6625]

Another reason why managers should be un-ejectable and themselves have the authority, say five times during a season, to eject an umpire. There needs to be a balance of power created in baseball. The umpires are out of control and I blame their union.

[@RyanRobbins007]

That's the stupidest thing I've heard in awhile. The umpires represent the commissioner's office.

[@jamesoliver6625]

@@RyanRobbins007 So an umpire feeling up a pitcher's hand for five minutes, trying to stare him into a provocation with his check for illegal substances is within the commissioner's office's desires?

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

Seriously? That's a sensitive ump. I thought this kind of stuff was common in baseball? Knowing Manfred, he'll probably DEFINITELY side with the ump...

[@dannyyork1142]

Watching , playing baseball for 50 years. I've never seen nothing like this before. I don't care if it was a sarcastic clap, he never said anything at all. Imagine being ump that tossed him, making a big ole story up when he writes the report to MLB for the ejection. Crazy, what these umps are these days!

[@raymondkhessel1340]

Ya'll should of heard the boo's from the crowd. The rest of the game, for every DBack good play, the players would give two very large and sarcastic thumbs up in solidarity of Walker 👍👍, as if to say, "You can't eject us for this!". Lol. The ump clearly was having a bad day.

[@castlefreeland]

They were doing that well before this ejection.

[@AntonelliBaseball]

😂

[@LostLakeTribune]

The Tim Duncan of baseball!

[@baileysmith4744]

it makes a lot more sense after seeing the context. not sure if its a good ejection but maybe a warning would have been good

[@mitchellchoi3735]

These refs need to be fined when they do something like this.

[@_Rick_S]

The player who got tossed should have rushed that ump. These idiots are out of control with their toddler tantrums

[@rachelhofer1910]

My opinion is if managers from both teams agree they should be able to throw out the umpires too. They need to held accountable too!!

[@ralphwilson4510]

I would have love to have seen this in realtime instead of all the stopping and reversing

[@ericweeks8386]

"No idea why I was ejected?!?!". Except the cameramen knew something was going on....

[@spelldaddy5386]

Seems like a power trip to me. None of these interactions warrant ejection, even if it was sarcastic (which we'll never know)

[@J.C...]

You're a fool. A power trip? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 That's the dumbest thing I've heard. Dude shouldn't have been giving the ump grief and he wouldn't have been ejected. Cause and effect. Power trip 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@49ersquadup]

Yet "professional baseball players" get to act like buffoons to umpires, which are also human beings, and still get paid more to do so, him pointing back at the ump who called him out on the cheek swing should have already been an ejection

[@terryparnell2925]

You have to get kicked out of the game for something he said not for clapping.

[@SuccessMMA]

I played catcher. I was once tossed from a game for calling a player "gutless". Soooo

[@AnthonyCapella-d2k]

Us Philly guys know what the meaning is behind our little sarcastic remarks but that was petty of Marquez to give him the Ole Heeve Ho. Walker definitely should've made his ejection worth it and well heard after he got the hook. Walker is the definition of ... Mess with the bull and get the horns. That was 1st base umpire's decision... Why Marquez? Petty baby 💩!!!

[@NateDawg6]

The umpires are too full of themselves

[@Stevo2557]

I wasn't there to hear what was said... but clearly he wasn't happy from previously in the game and he isn't clapping because he was cheering, he was clearly clapping as in "hey, you got one right blue"

[@jaredwright1655]

Yeah but guys have litterally said that to umps and not get tossed. If thats the case he would have gotten tossed for protesting his at bat the previous inning

[@CaptainCricket3D]

So what you just implied is that only the players can face repercussions. Umpires can get away with almost anything they want, even when they're clearly in the wrong, and still toss the player who's challenging their call/decision? Tossing players out of the game needs to stop.

[@Stevo2557]

@@CaptainCricket3D umpires are 100% reprimanded for their mistakes.

[@CaptainCricket3D]

@@Stevo2557 They may get a boo from the crowd. They also may get a little mouth from the managers/players on the field. But what happens next? The player that many of those fans paid to see gets tossed and removed from the game. Here's the problem... When people pay to see a sporting event, they pay to see the players. They don't pay to see the officials. Why are these players getting removed from the game when they're the ones generating the money? It makes absolutely no sense! I understand we all have our opinions about umpires but they shouldn't remove players from the game. Lets end the nonsensical tradition of "tossing players".

[@TarawaS2000]

Jomboy to the white courtesy phone, please. Jomboy to the white courtesy phone.

[@aspireahead8388]

If I'm the manager, I will be joining you, because ain't no way I'm leaving without getting tossed...

[@AntonelliBaseball]

I agree!

[@CaptainCricket3D]

If I was a player on the field, I would toss the umpire!

[@jacob5486]

This kind of umpiring is sealing his own demise. Robots are on their way.

[@stevesmith756]

Umps have way too much power. Serious power trips in a lot of games. The union needs to get involved

[@AKispert1965]

Umpires are becoming too sensitive. They need to focus on the game and leave this stuff behind.

[@rey8102]

'I was clapping also. Umpire determined alittle bit too much snicker please explain... Tah Tah Dah, dude it's a bunt attempt 'Nanana Hayhayhay Goodbye!

[@jhanks2012]

intent doesn't matter. he clapped so he's out of there

[@k.moskowitz9732]

hot take the sarcasm would have pissed me off as an umpire i don’t blame them

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

I wonder if the umpire has those new hearing aids that turn off/on with claps. If not, then he must be on his period.

[@rey8102]

I'm thinking players can't pull back from a bunt, and I think I'm right...

[@dannr5073]

MLB ejections need to be reviewed/approved by higher up. Ump too emotional but whose to say ump isn’t betting on the game.

[@seanharris8419]

The umpires need a set of regulations that establish eject able offenses. They should not be able to just eject anyone whenever they want to. That type of power is why slot of these umpires go on power trips. MLB needs to sit down with the umpires union and literally write out a list of eject able and non eject able offenses.

[@obiwan2112]

Time for both teams to huddle up and eject the umpire. Sometimes it is necessary to confront and override arbitrary, wrongful power.

[@jesswillans3222]

I’ll clap when baseball at every level changes the way umpires interact with players. It’s so much worse than any other sport, despite the fact that it’s so much easier than other sports where refs are constantly running and trying to get in position to see very specific things. There’s no other sport where there’s such a huge gap in skill, intelligence, work etc… Is that why? Umpires are just massively insecure around players 🤷‍♂️

[@tkearns4388]

It's unreal how super sensitive umpires have become over the years. It seems it all started when Joe West and Angel Hernandez entered the league. Now it seems like the league is full of Joe Wests and Angel Hernandez's. One things for sure, MLB umpires couldn't hang in the NFL or NBA and would pee in their pants if they had to endure what those refs go through.

[@MrKurly23]

Can someone please do something about these umps who cares how he claps

[@auzmo]

Interpretive clapping

[@mjdace5041]

These umpires are getting too way big for their britches with their authority and the commissioners of MLB needs crackdown on these umpires getting to cocky with their nonsense and attitudes. The game is supposed about the players not the umpires. They need to get their butts off their shoulders

[@sjadev]

MLB umpires are truly out of control at the moment, they act like they're gods and if you do something that could remotely be construed as negative then they will interpret it as that. They should have been warned after the crap they pulled on JT Realmuto during Spring Training. If the MLB doesn't address it then the umpires will eventually suck all of the emotion out of the game.

[@rjkat1]

That ump has got to get thicker skin. He cannot let his feelings or ego override the game. Very unprofessional.

[@n00btype]

Same vibe as Duncan getting ejected for laughing.

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Lol true!

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

These umps are part of a union that protects them even when they’re completely wrong. That’s the root of the problem.

[@lovephillies1]

This has nothing to do with the union. Just overly sensitive umpire. This appears to be an issue throughout mlb.

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

@@lovephillies1 But you can’t discipline the umps for poor performance. That’s why Angel Hernandez has a job- because of the union. Union=no accountability= repeated poor performance

[@RobKandell]

I agree that you can be ejected for giving an umpire the clap. That’s fraternizing. In all seriousness, that’s pretty thin-skinned and unprofessional on the surface, but we don’t know everything that happened nor what’s happening with the umpiring crew.

[@MrHazz0]

I haven't been offended this easily since 7th grade.... but seriously, really? Even my wife said that ump needs some Midol

[@dgib1694]

Having a touchy wife? lucky you

[@MrHazz0]

@@dgib1694 No she watched the video with me, she actually said that!

[@martineg3gaming490]

That's my one issue with baseball. The umpires have too much unchecked power. I still love the game, despite that.

[@admirals818]

Umpires need thicker skin than that. Just a power trip, and I'm sure there will be no penalty assessed by MLB.

[@Ironman09ize]

MLB umps are so soft. Tossing out players for nothing. Need to learn from NHL refs and man up

[@joshuaford6520]

Umpire needs to be suspended.

[@Trey50Daniel]

"No they shouldn't show any emotion ever. This was a perfect ejection." - Some Boomer probably

[@brentvance3958]

Talk about soft. Absolutely.

[@michaeljohnson8080]

You don’t understand if you don’t realize he’s showing Marquez up. Easy ejection. This isn’t college or high school.

[@lavejim11]

Pretty cheesy call. The umpire was definitely a little over zealous.

[@darinlegore284]

Matt, you know better--you are playing to the cheap seats! He was EJECTED for demonstarting and mocking an umpire's previous call. Players always act innocent when caught. Take that Yankee taklng a bat and banging on dugout, making noise when he doesn't agree with a call. That was ejectable too, even though he never said a word, and was in dugout. It is unprofessional behavior, demonstrating, and mocking an umpire, rallying the animals. A pitcher can be tossed for coming off moiund arms in air in disgust and a catcher can be tossed for visibly turning around/mask on. A batter can be run for drawing line in dirt (silently).

[@bjohnson8065]

Umpire was a big baby. They go through training to be ready to handle pissed off players and managers. This adult baby obviously didn't pass that training so why is he an umpire? That's the question

[@edwardpeak8481]

I find this ridiculous and just distasteful that these umps walk around with their emotions and can toss players/managers with just a simple arm in the air, I'm so down for electronic balls and strikes, enough is enough

[@davidcarrizales3189]

I agree with the EJECTION. In this case much more was said showing lack of respect for officials. Walkers demeanor says it all, he is simply a poor sport, spoiled brat player. I would have went one further EJECTION + A FINE, to set a example!

[@booboolips6053]

Over the years, more umpires and players have become weak snowflakes. Can you imagine how Lasorda, Earl Weaver, or Billy Martin would have reacted to this?

[@glenerickson358]

How about moving on as players and not behaving as children?