The Clap | Christian Walker Ejected for Clapping Too Loudly

[@gabeshivers]

Lol i mean its gotten to the point where these umps are so sensitive they literally are turning to look into dugouts while a pitch is being thrown. The priority has completely shifted

[@akinumber1]

Umpires are turning into NBA players.

[@NicholleChristineEdwards]

Hahahha

[@thosetwodudes]

Honestly, umpires should be fined or sent down to the minors for this kind of bullshit, and MLB should announce it publicly, like they do when a player gets fined or sent down.

[@mitchweiner]

Incredible! The umpire should have ignored it…

[@MrStuhFee]

Umps need to take their ego out of officiating. So unprofessional, it makes the sport hard to watch.

[@nelsonrobinson6963]

If that was to happen.....how will the games be fixed then?

[@ATCguy1973]

Umps have such short fuses these days

[@csmith5420]

No different than society at large. Everybody looking at everything as a slight or a personal offense or an attack on their “rights.”

[@davidsecord6412]

Clapping too loudly. It is absolutely time for the club owners to start talking about getting rid of the umpire staff. They have outlived their usefulness and are simply an irritant at this point.

[@zubiproductions9440]

Umpires just hold way too much power in this game. Nothing can or ever will be done about it either. That Union is like law-enforcement.

[@Rockhound6165]

Except LEO's get jammed up and fired all the time. When was the last time you heard an umpire being fired.

[@inibrius5380]

@@Rockhound6165 I mean hell, Angel Martinez still has a job.

[@Rockhound6165]

@@inibrius5380 don't you mean Angel Hernandez?

[@jasonmichaels5796]

When I was in umpire school, or at clinics, we were always told, to always work to keep the player/ manager in the game. Most of these umpire's have the biggest rabbit ears it is ridiculous. They have to be publicly reprimanded an fined/suspended.

[@stlin1134]

I’m getting so sick of umpires throwing out players for petty reasons. This one, the Max Scherzer incident, and JT Realmuto in spring training. MLB needs to implement harsher punishment to umpires, when the ejection isn’t justified. it’s becoming ridiculous. these “officials”, get their feelings hurt a little too easily nowadays.

[@decepticonleader316]

Umpire could pick up that clap from the bullpen and still throw you out of the game.

[@toadwiiremotewithwiimotion6247]

They pay more attention to who may be hurting their feelings in the dugout rather than the game

[@Crazysurferdude]

Robo umps when?

[@robsimpson6537]

Get rid of the umpires.

[@reallyfastbiker4077]

Robot umps are on their way....

[@Plowboy42]

Lol pretty sure Evan Longoria’s walk up song is from 2k10 when he was on the cover

[@XxStonedImmaculatexX]

Not trying to be funny here but I legit thought he retired after last season More power to him!

[@matthewr2906]

umpires have way too much power

[@minifireant2232]

I think any ejection call needs a third party involved( not another umpire). I think it's stupid to give a person that much power without any accountability like most umpires or refs have.

[@Golbez1991]

Ejected for clapping. Next they're going to eject players for breathing. Jeez.

[@spencermackay9020]

I don't know probably what them there actual colors is, but those unis is sick bro.

[@scottbradford960]

Umps shouldn't have rabbit ears...no pun intended

[@brutesquadbbq2268]

Welcome to the ump show!

[@PopOutPaulie]

This is terrible. Take away one Arizonas best power hitter because he was clapping too loudly? Cmon blue

[@azsportsguy25]

This is as childish of an act when Dan Bellino kicked Madison Bumgarner and Max Scherzer out of their starts. You have to act better than this

[@AbruptandOffensive]

Fire all mlb umps. Start over from scratch

[@19trebor53]

That ump is such a baby.

[@dcFaddy]

Umpires are too sensitive

[@cagedtigersteve]

We need robot umpires. These umpires get their panties in a bunch too often.

[@philbrown9764]

If the players boo the fr-umps, they get pissed. Now, it seems if they get praised, they still get pissed. Talk about wishy washy. The MLB needs to have a waaa-bulance at every game for them.

[@MikeBroderick33]

MLB Umps have such big egos and such thin skin.

[@user-qy5js9jb9z]

That’s ridiculous! Making a mockery of his job as an empire, that makes him look like a fool

[@kylerchampion4793]

I'm a fan of baseball and when I went to a game... I was clapping too loud and got ejected too... 😂 It was cuz I was drunk

[@desperate4dopamine]

Difference between being a drunk asshole and a heavy handed sober fan.

[@SMcCaskill]

This was downright petty! How stupid to eject a player because they were "clapping too loudly"! That ump was just looking for an excuse to throw him out.

[@blazinrounds230]

Does anyone know what song that is that comes over the stadium speakers at 45 seconds!?

[@cjr1881]

Tantric-Down and Out

[@ROFLBOB24]

As an Arizona fan, I kinda get it. He was definitely jeering the umpires in my opinion.

[@adub1300]

Also a Dbacks fan and he deserved it but so did the umps lol

[@ROFLBOB24]

@@adub1300 exactly, sometimes you gotta take one for the team. lol

[@TheAnswerToIs-uk5fq]

We need to stop defending umpires for stupid shit like this! Umpires are ego maniacs who throw you out for so much as looking at them the wrong way! Umpires need to let players express themselves (within reason) when they’re upset about certain calls. Don’t just throw them out because you don’t want to hear their side

[@Christhreeonesix]

Yea for sure, at least someone has a bit of decency and respect here lol

[@josephornelas3088]

Lol these ejections getting a bit weak, although it makes me laugh how Walker really tried acting like he sincerely can't believe it... You play with fire and you burnt. Lol

[@jns5319]

And the next time to pitch, tge ump gets a straight fastball

[@natemarroquin]

It's time to suspend or even fire the umpires at this point. If players and managers being suspended is public knowledge, it's time for an umpire being suspended to become public knowledge. That would put the umpires who think they're above the game in their place and hold EVERYONE accountable. 😡😡😡😡😡

[@davecormier4409]

Umpires should be fined when their but get hurt ....

[@bigperm4119]

He shouldn't have been tossed just for clapping...but I'm glad he was.

[@Sniz420]

Im paying to see Walker, not that want to be cop at 1st. Hes like a rookie cop with a gun who doesn't know what to do with it , so he shoots blindly. Thank the lord that man is an umpire and not a cop

[@johncaccamo]

Roboump would never throw a player out for clapping. Just sayin

[@dronetestdaegan]

im waiting the day when players can throw out umps.

[@nightdrmvideos]

Idk at first I was like the umpires were wrong but after seeing this, clearly he was trying to get the umpires attention, maybe he did deserve what he got that "attention" with that clearly loud clap.

[@jaredackley5039]

you must be fun at parties.

[@stevenfagaly3810]

That ump should be suspended. The idiot looked at the dugout as the pitch was imminent.

[@larrygarland3728]

When I was learning how to officiate baseball, they taught us to be decisive, humble, patient, and thick skinned. If you're not mentioned in the post game discussions, (other than good hustling) you probably called a great game. Seems that some umpires want to be dictators on the field.

[@keithpennington8259]

The sooner the electronic umpires the better

[@secondstring]

Way, way, way too soft. It should take a lot more than that for an umpire to have authority to eject.

[@andrewc6385]

Im all up for umps leavin their ego at the door but walker has to get passed the call. It was a very close pitch. Not the worst call ever. And u can see it bothering him non stop after it happened. And he clearly went around on strike 3. Get over it

[@nickr.2850]

You're right, but you still can't eject a baseball player for simply clapping in the dugout lmao 😂

[@BazookaToe]

Bye Felicia

[@davemoody9868]

These are grown me umps... You wont fix their prima donna issues. Fines should be issued for things like this. Have a hearing. Make them pay financially if you suspect something but let them explain.

[@2deepdowntherabbithole176]

He could of been clapping because he was celebrating it was a ball Walker should of said that because the umpire can’t assume what’s going on his head to begin with.

[@carminemg]

ROBOTS NOW!

[@joshuacampbell6487]

The official baseball term for this is "horseshit".

[@kylesanders5999]

this is really really getting out of hand. its such a joke. just ump the damn game

[@SportsCardsAndCollectibles]

Typical for a Marquez

[@eddie992020]

Just as bad as officers and ncos pulling rank. They do it just like this.

[@YvonneAZ65]

Nobody ejects Christian Walker!

[@TyrannoJoris_Rex]

I think that was more equivalent to chirping about a call he disagreed on, which I believe did warrant the ejection

[@Dirlewanger.]

No

[@mikes7446]

Wtf lol

[@mikes7446]

The Arizona jerseys are fulgy

[@SidePressure]

No shot

[@secondstring]

Matter of taste I guess. To each his own. Simple design, actually one of my favorite city-connect jerseys in MLB

[@Kanibal024]

Umps are ruining the game.

[@danmertz92]

This ump should be ejected for umping too visibly.

[@daleperry4771]

Cant wait for the union to get their panties in a wad and go on strike. Then the team owners can bring in replacements who want to umpire a good game, but not make it about themselves!

[@daveschreiber9587]

Walker should have shut up after he said his piece. Everything else was him just being an a hole. No reason for the umps to have to take abuse after the game has move on. I'm glad he was tossed. Plus the umps were correct and Walker was wrong.

[@2deepdowntherabbithole176]

Clapping for your team because it was ball not a strike is normal. 😂the umpire can’t assume he was being sarcastic. You wrong

[@daveschreiber9587]

@@2deepdowntherabbithole176 Seems that the umpire did assume that he was being sarcastic. And threw him out for it.

[@vincentsprung6536]

This is why I don’t watch baseball anymore

[@jwfmechanical9864]

Walker is b-a

[@clay9711]

These guys are so soft.

[@mecon92]

So soft

[@SKI-ge3db]

Soft

[@Goldmember66]

You can’t run a guy for clapping. These umps are turning into “safe place millennials “.

[@javtimestwo]

Grab some pine, meat. Walker knew what he was doing. He does not clap like that normally. How about stop whining & move on. He pushed the situation & now he has consequences 😂😂

[@Lou13Cyf3r]

umps NEED to be fined big money and suspended for crap loke this

[@rickyclampitt8755]

Hey tune Tokio with those fuck n ears Mr. Umpire!

[@richardbobby4992]

Umpire Alfonso Marquez-a fully grown 51 year-old man-got his feelings hurt over clapping and gesturing. Looks like someone needs to spend a little time with a therapist to learn how to process his butthurt in a healthy way without ejecting people from the game.

[@sarge5121976]

What a joke, umps feelings where hurt.

[@mackersun]

Have you EVER seen a player approach the umpires after an ejection and NOT say anything....just listen. That was weird.

[@NicholleChristineEdwards]

Slow clapping however- fully allowed. GET OUT OF TOWN! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👊🏼🇺🇸⚾️