Umpire thinks the catcher embarrassed him and ejects him, a breakdown

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[@fatbaldandhappy]

"I was wrong. I didn't understand the situation and over-reacted. No one is tossed. Let's play ball" Said no umpire ever.

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

Just model umpires as cops and you'll see why their puny, egotistical brains are incapable of demonstrating humility in any mistake they made. “Sure the guy has an alibi and the prints and DNA don’t match but my gut tells me he did it. So he did it. Obviously.”

[@llHllAllRllSllHll]

can they retract an ejection? serious question. not a big baseball rules guy tbh.

[@ResultsHazy]

@@llHllAllRllSllHll Not in a regular season game, but this is spring, I have to imagine if everybody put their heads together and decided to retract the ejection J.T could have stayed in the game.

[@41Brother2]

​@Results Hazy It's wild that MLB didn't do something to fix that since there are so many elections over little silly ass things and simple misunderstandings that these umpires seriously need to be held accountable for. And now they've given them even more of a ego boost to be able to call violations for literally no reason and claim a batter or pitcher wasn't ready even they clearly were

[@chiefbig6459]

@@llHllAllRllSllHll rule or not. When I was trained to be a little league ump as a teenager they said stand on your call. Make it with confidence and move one. If you look weak or unsure for a second they’ll run all over you. Regular season it’s a rule I believe but I’d think you were a worse ump for taking a mistake back than just being confident

[@Bigonein97]

ump thought he got embarrassed so he decided to embarrass himself 1000 times worse lmao.

[@dermondreigns8045]

The ol' Michael Richards

[@mrraven7445]

That's one way to make sure you get put back into AAA you gotta be in before you can do stuff like this.

[@yuvgotubekidding]

Ump wanted to be thrown out himself after realizing it was all in his head.

[@EricJohn2008]

Another Angel Hernandez?

[@interestedparty00]

@@mrraven7445, this ump will be lucky if he only gets sent down to AAA.

[@ethanskywalker]

Most hilarious part of this is that J.T. is quite possibly the most respectful player in the entire MLB... so funny!

[@squarelevelplumb]

spring training......bring you whole team off of the field. refuse to play.

[@leonardfrey5426]

Would love to see both teams throw the ump out, not play until the ump is gone!

[@camquoc5718]

ok

[@lisaduffy2100]

And the cutest!!❤

[@emmettrichardson5833]

​@@lisaduffy2100 😮

[@blamtasticful]

That might be the most calm reaction to being thrown out that I've seen in my life lol. Guy's probably like eh it's spring training I'll take the extra time off.

[@dttruman]

Has there ever been anything like this during a regular season or playoff game?

[@yateswebb]

Eh it’s spring training that’s why

[@jazzyje5ter223]

@@dttruman100% lmao. It basically happened this season with the Yankees manager. A fan heckles the home plate ump, home plate up turns around tosses boone? I think that’s his name. Tosses Boone and immediately he’s like wait hold on that was someone in the crowd not me.

[@sunshine_tidings6983]

There absolutely has to be some kind of system of checks and balances to prevent these power trips

[@Wicked3DS]

The union has to go.

[@LinkRocks]

@@Wicked3DS It doesn't have to go, but it needs to be weakened that's for sure.

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

Robots.

[@dingledangle265]

I don't watch baseball because of it. Tired of the ego trips and terrible calls. I will return to watch when they get robots.

[@TheRealTrucido]

The other ump should throw the ump out :D

[@DannyMillerFS]

That’s the look of an umpire’s face when he knows he’s going to get a breakdown by Jomboy 😂

[@AuxArcClimbing]

Absolutely. He singlehandedly dropped himself in a list with Hernandez and Buckner.

[@lj7817]

What a fuckin travesty of an ump

[@gustafsone]

@@AuxArcClimbing The MLBUA will probably fast-track this guy to the big show soon. He has the exact temperament they are looking for!

[@joxyjoxyjoxy1]

Worst thing about being an ump.

[@jimwerther]

​@@AuxArcClimbing You lost me there for a moment with "Hernandez and Buckner". I said to myself, how did Keith Hernandez and Bill Buckner show up here? I guess you mean Angel Hernandez and CB Bucknor?

[@eddiearndt1949]

I love how when the ball hits the ground next to the catcher he looks at it like what heck where did that come from. Then he hears ump say your gone. He was like so confused 😂.

[@user-cc9vw4mo6g]

Like totally

[@trwent]

YOU'RE gone.

[@CH-dz9nn]

This umpire signed his own ticket to remain a Little League umpire for the rest of his career!

[@Bradkinn_music]

Now he really is embarrassed lmao Edit: that's nuts he played 2000 games with no ejections just to get ejected this way.

[@HurricaneGregor]

I mean, spring training doesn't really count, does it?

[@adamrickman2461]

Rosenberg really should offer an official apology. 2000 games and like that, you get tossed without saying a word and essentially doing nothing. How about you talk to him and asked why he did that? Oh a misunderstanding, my bad. Nah I’m gonna toss you

[@benjaminisaac9184]

@@adamrickman2461 He told him what happened, he just didn't believe him because he has a fragile ego.

[@Wonderrbread01]

@@adamrickman2461 I'm curious if there is an instance where an umpire tosses a player, and then is persuaded by that player to put him back into the game. Plenty of instances when it would have made sense to do, but it would set a weird precedent where players would then really try to argue their case rather than just yell and get mad

[@adamrickman2461]

@@benjaminisaac9184 after he was tossed though. Once you’re thrown out, it can’t be reversed.

[@Mr.Whitebread91]

The face of a man who knows he's stuck in AAA for the rest of his career.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Actually, it’s dumb calls like this that will move an umpire out of AAA and into the majors. More important than the call itself is sticking to it. That’s what the union looks for. Having an unflappable and unconcerned expression comes with time.

[@danielbailey9049]

Yeah the irony is that he will probably get promoted for this. Baseball is a joke. There's not a single other sport where the pride of the ref is a legitimate factor

[@3sons66]

..face of a man " I just F#$ked up"....

[@HaruHoneybun]

@@danielbailey9049 You clearly don't know other sports, hell, Tennis alone is one where refs are challenged by players, even assaulted by players and fans, and are still a part of the game despite there being camera tech now. Why? Because that's the fucking sport, if you want to remove the refs, just make a new sport without refs and call it idk, Yeetsball. You don't understand that to the players, the refs are PART of the experience, for the audience too. The arguments, the wrong calls, hell, jomboy probably has to be grateful for bad calls from refs for a large part of his viewing platform. I don't understand this advocacy for removing umps, it's like trying to just remove rules and parts of a game you particularly find disagreeable, but missing the reason why those parts were deemed necessary to the game for so long at this point. It's because if you removed the umps, you're just watching a video game larp.

[@tigerkitten8352]

I am hoping he gets fired. He sucks as much as the other umps in the majors.

[@Zane_Zaminsky]

Been watching baseball since 1956. I think this is the first time I’ve seen a player laughing after being tossed! Hysterical situation!

[@Ghxst_smo]

Laughin in disbelief

[@segathegenesis5735]

The fact that this was spring training puts into an even crazier stratosphere of insanity.

[@morganpethis3960]

The look on that umps face when he realized he'll never get called up to ump MLB again is priceless.

[@teddyjackson1902]

I’ll bet you see him in the regular season. MLB loves tyrant umps that like to make themselves the center of attention.

[@plvsoundman5148]

IF, he does call a MLB it will be RF foul line

[@yankees2864]

He’ll be a home plate umpire again because the umpires union has the MLB by the balls. I’m all in favor of unions, but that’s when your good at your job.

[@BHFFS]

I was thinking that too but let's be real with how these MLB umps work this probably gets him promoted.

[@skurdibbles7913]

If I know anything about the MLB it's that this guy will probably crew chief a game 7 in the world series this year.

[@AndrewP3329]

I like how Realmuto was completely cool and collected that whole exchange. Really highlights how dumb the ejection was. I would’ve laughed in his face

[@freedbygsus]

It really just highlights how this is a spring training game. If this were a real game, I would expect Realmuto to be in the ump's face if he was being honest.

[@canyonblue737-8]

I suppose it is easier when you are both a veteran AND its just spring training, but he did great.

[@TJfromEarth]

you're so bad ass

[@Wambario]

He seems like a cool guy. Kinda newer to baseball but he stands out

[@dbliss741]

Yeah JT is super chill

[@jimruda1884]

And now, rather then starting in the MLB today, he's in Louisville calling single A games, right where he belongs. GO PHILS!!

[@robertburch3813]

Louisville Bats are AAA

[@OttoCharles49]

No. He’s doing Babe Ruth League in Miami, OH.

[@SpecialEd_59]

He shouldn't be calling any games, even little league, with that attitude.

[@fedthefup2823]

I can't even imagine how Billy Martin or Earl Weaver would have responded to their catcher getting thrown out for this.

[@leroysiedenburg2139]

They would have lost it!!! They would have made sure it was a 4 hour game! Lol!!!!

[@randy_Savage82]

I can hear terry collins now : “you cawk sucka”

[@richardfabacher3705]

Martin would have kicked so much dirt, they'd need heavy equipment to dig out the ump.

[@TimeBucks]

This guy just killed any chance of going to the majors

[@jwbowen]

Or, sealed his chance of working alongside his idol, Angel Hernandez

[@vasilemariangiarap7005]

Super tare

[@dominantwolf4593]

@@jwbowen and joe west. The triple threat

[@preston1916]

Clearly MLB doesn't have a problem with this though, old school umps in the MLBUA would probably give him way more shit for walking it back than a soft ejection

[@Djeeify]

If anything, this guy has proven he has what it takes to be an ump in the big leagues. There isn't a position in any professional sport that has a thin of a skin as baseball umpires. How they manage to sleep at night astounds me

[@thebigKM20]

It's pretty ironic that he made the call on Kimbrell for not delivering the ball fast enough, then created this situation by not delivering the ball fast enough.

[@Youre-Welcome]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this!

[@jimmyobvious1651]

If you watch it in real time, Ump didn't even have two seconds.

[@aaronbuckwalter96]

I love how Kimbrell was kind of showing up the ump and JT gets thrown out. Hahahaha

[@wranglerman270]

a 0.5 second ‘clock violation’ turns into a 10 minute delay 🙄

[@TsukiRaiki]

did they just add this timed pitching rule? i’ve never seen that countdown clock for a pitcher going through his windup.

[@stpaulimdog]

Kimbrels like that instigator kid who does something and Realmuto's like the kid who laughs and gets in trouble with the teacher.

[@DocPicklez]

This is an Angel Approved Ejection.

[@airforce9872]

Why is the league so quick to make rule changes "for the betterment of the sport and fan's overall enjoyment" yet refuse to make umps accountable for being atrociously bad egomaniacs. Better umpires definitely fall into the fan enjoyment category.

[@DoahnKea_Tuber]

Better umpires would require increased wages (less profits).

[@aidanquiett668]

@@DoahnKea_Tuber They're union, they probably are already making more then they deserve

[@tonygunkster]

because the union protects them, it blows

[@brianeleighton]

He is a AAA umpire on the verge of potentially becoming a part time umpire in the majors. For those umpires, Spring Training is the chance for MLB to evaluate them in game situations dealing with MLB pitching and players. My guess is that umpire will spend yet another year in AAA.

[@David..]

Rule changes don’t have a union.

[@killakori]

Just once, I'd like to see an umpire realize their mistake and change their decision. This seemed like one of those opportunities.

[@diox8tony]

yea, throw the pitcher out instead, once you realize he was the one antagonizing the ump and the catcher wasn't in on it.

[@oldredeye413]

@@diox8tony how did the pitcher antagonize the ump? Asking for a new ball is quite common in MLB

[@skiprockjr.6881]

@@oldredeye413 Yeah. Pitchers have to be comfortable with the ball since they are going to be throwing it 90+MPH and can potentially hit and injure the batter. That ump probably has nerd rage or something. A simple miscommunication triggered the crap out of him.

[@poluticon]

@@diox8tony how about stop being so sensitive and don't throw anyone out

[@anthonyrusso6696]

What's done is done. They can't un-eject a player. And I think he kind of did realize his mistake when he said "welp...idk". It was too late by then. It sucks, he should've handled it differently, but hopefully he's able to realize he was being too ego-centric and can do better. It's just spring training so it doesn't really matter too much.

[@blandmuffin6769]

Good, more Umpire involvement, just what the fans have been asking for.

[@tylerlackey1175]

"I love the human element umpires bring to the game"- people who genuinely hate baseball from the bottom of their hearts

[@marthafokker2071]

Bring out the bots!

[@davidlibby5430]

Angel Hernandez lessons?

[@RyzTheGamer]

I love the face at the end. He was like. "Oops. Now everyone is going to remember me for this" Which is true. He could have an amazing career after this but everyone will remember him for the time he got his feelings hurt so he ejected the man who has never been ejected.

[@sofienielsen4608]

Didnt they say he had to do well in spring training to officiate in the actual season, im guessing this doesn't count as doing well.

[@recoilrob324]

@@sofienielsen4608 Right! Let's hope this little window into his temperament (which obviously is too brittle to be a good ump) is noticed and acted upon properly by the authorities. I know...fat chance...but a man's got to have hope.

[@jimberry5318]

@@sofienielsen4608 we can only hope he never umps a real game in his life and has this to blame.

[@RD743033]

That’s the way I think of Scott Barry after he threw out Ryan Howard like 10 years ago in an extra inning game against the Astros.

[@Vexas345]

Well, at least he might be good at ejecting gas into my car.

[@scattergun]

2:32 "Welp. I don't know" is so good. Love these quick breakdowns

[@calvinspencer4215]

His lip readings add so context

[@chyeaOGKush]

i feel like some team is going to hire him lol

[@Keegbot]

@@calvinspencer4215 I can't remember if it's happened multiple times, but I've even seen players contact Jomboy and confirm his readings were right. So cool he's got that big of a name within the league.

[@TheCriminalViolin]

Love how even I can read the Umps lips when addressing the manager directly. "Welp. I don't know. Okay." lol

[@Zane_Zaminsky]

Every time I want a good laugh, I come back to this video. It never fails to crack me up. Severely. 😉

[@Reabies1]

"Look out for your catchers. They protect you." First bit of advice I ever heard for being an umpire.

[@chickenfkeryay]

I like the play a few years ago where the pitcher "crosses up" the catcher leading to the umpire being hit by a fast ball

[@straycatttt2766]

@@chickenfkeryay , that’s the first thing I thought when I saw this headline earlier today. I thought maybe JT had missed a pitch which hit the ump.

[@vk3hsc655]

@@chickenfkeryay 100% what would have happened if i was catching.....

[@jimberry5318]

Most umps deserve to be hit at least once a game......show them to cool the ego

[@emwecker]

This is even more embarrassing for the ump than I first thought. I love the breakdown. Great stuff.

[@mimikyutuber6490]

I agree… I saw the clip yesterday without any commentary, other than just a snippet of the game commentary and while it was still obviously a terrible call, this breakdown really shows how ridiculous it was.

[@ellwoodwolf]

Baseball is a clown sport.

[@11jimidalock]

JT is true class. I'm a Met fan with a lot of respect and regret that we didn't sign him!!!

[@traciemarrier9769]

I'm glad I only watch these types of short videos on sports. I haven't seen a full game and won't ever again. It's already been 8 years.

[@VSMOKE1]

Same I hadn't watched a sports clip in years until this one I don't know why I just clicked it I knew some bullshit and sure enough

[@dayender]

Ump wasting more time than the pitch clock

[@drewbreezy5854]

Exactly. Way more time.

[@mashort07]

Umpires need to have media availability if shit like this is gonna happen. They have a hard job and most of them do it very well. Everyone’s gonna miss calls, but this is the kind of incident baseball shouldn’t let umpires hide from. Big props to Jomboy. In his own way he holds these guys accountable by exposing them to the fans. Not all heroes wear capes.

[@freedbygsus]

This is one of only three ejections in all of spring training and it's being reported on widely since the regular season has yet to start. Realmuto probably doesn't even care about it at this point.

[@zach9538]

They should have to answer for it, dan iassogna defended this terrible call. That show's you the level of ego we've reached in the MLB. More and more calls for robo umps, eventually these shit bums will be out of a job and we won't have to deal with it. Technology slowly making sports better.

[@ziwuri]

This one's tough though. Without Jomboy's lip-reading ability, the call wouldn't be clear even on video.

[@nategrimm4265]

100% agreed. With the exception of "TV Teddy" Valentine in college basketball, no other sport has officials that make the game about themselves quite like baseball does and it need to stop. Every single year we get a whole host of rule changes to try to make the game more appealing to the masses. How about we stop letting the worst umpires in the game steal the show on a regular basis?! I know most of them don't do it, and most of them do great work in a very difficult job, but then you have clowns like this guy or Angel Hernandez that seem to go out of their way to steal the spotlight and they do it without any kind of accountability.

[@jimberry5318]

@@nategrimm4265 I swear a bad ump is like a bad boss or a bad cop.........always has to be right and throw their weight around.

[@TigerKwan]

I want this guy to dub all my shows every actor replaced with his voice cus it is absolutely spot on 😂

[@LinkRocks]

Such fragile egos on these umps.

[@russellmoore8187]

Machado and Harper and half of all pitchers must’ve been umps in their past lives

[@diox8tony]

That pitcher too. He was so pissed he got called on pitch clock he started antagonizing the ump. The catcher just took the heat for the pitchers antics. Which is a bad call by the ump, punished the wrong guy assuming they were in on it together. Pitcher whining like that about the call is a fragile ego.

[@frb5237]

"fragile egos" could describe the problem with a lot of people in baseball, not just umps

[@dkoda840]

@@frb5237 Problem is Umps have 10x the power as people in Basketball

[@CB-rv2lj]

@@frb5237 ok but we're talking about umps now so....

[@djm55]

Realmuto seems to me to be one of the most chill, composed, and least confrontational guys in the sport. The truly embarrassing act was the umpire throwing him out for such a ludicrous reason.

[@dluchin1998]

That's why he's the Real Muto.

[@crosseyedbilly]

@@WhiteG60 right? A simple “do better” and then walk off is so classy, makes realmuto look like a g, and that ump looks like he works in sketch comedy. What a dork.

[@crosseyedbilly]

Also I think it’s pretty obvious to that he wasn’t messing with him… and even if he was, was it THAT big of a deal?

[@leatherface964]

Great lip reading. I had seen this clip a few times but the captions on the lip reading added more to it

[@bobjones8608]

He'll never get out of AAA now that this happened. Shot himself in the brain big time.

[@spanieaj]

This is why J.T. Realmuto is my favorite MLB player. He is so even tempered. I think he was saying to himself (with that smile on his face) "I can't wait to see this breakdown on Jomboy tonight!"

[@ctrainbeats]

jomboy reading it in slowmo made it so much funnier

[@cejannuzi]

Fat chance.

[@vincentspiese522]

Phillies fan here. I absolutely love him, he’s the best. I’ve even got his jersey number. I was at one of the playoff games when the Philly played the Padres and he hit a home run that game and I went crazy.

[@thtamericandude]

I like how they implemented a pitch clock to get the game going faster but then spend 5 minutes throwing a catcher out of the game for a simple miscommunication.

[@teacherdavid--eatplaylearn5013]

Blessings from Taiwan 🇹🇼🧧🎁 Love your comment😂😜👍

[@lurkintomgaming397]

That’s crazy the umpire can’t stop thinking about himself

[@mazsterr]

Love that moments like these are what make baseball bearable to watch

[@kmoecub]

What a good way to make sure that you are actually embarrassed. This umpire has a lot to learn about humility.

[@evanshlom1]

Exactly. Sport aside, he seems immature for this.

[@sangvoba4340]

ok

[@juanitadudley4788]

Right! No one would have noticed or cared if he just let it go.

[@mickyd8705]

That ump really exudes the "no man will embarrass me unless that man is me!" energy.

[@TippyHippy]

Sometimes I strangle Mr. Willy and the white stuff comes out

[@jonahsmusicpage]

Nobody makes me bleed my own blood!

[@Chopsticks1470]

J.T. walking away like welp, early day at the office. Probably gonna text Blue after the game and ask if he wants to get a beer 😂

[@mateohinojosa3025]

Had a similar call playing soccer. Never had a card at all in my career. This one cup game we were playing with a ref who seemed to like giving cards, there was already like 5 yellows and 2 reds for a game that wasn’t even very aggressive. In extra time I go for a bicycle kick to clear the ball out of our half (and realistically end the game) yet one of the other teams players decided to dive out of the way for some reason. I didn’t even touch him and the ref decided to straight red me. Everyone was booing the ref and the coaches even went to talk to him as it was so ridiculous and my club after the game made a big stink about it as it was so ridiculous. The ref was so embarrassed and didn’t want to accept fault on the bad call that in the report he greatly exaggerated the events and said I went to kick the player in the head. He proposed the league give me a 10 game suspension and everyone including me was appalled. Ended up going to the league hearing and even the league said they believe me as I had a flawless track record but since it was basically minor leagues and they didn’t film the match they had to take the refs word but best they could do was reduce the suspension to 5 games. That ref ended up getting fired like a month later but still that’s the only card on my record 😂

[@ANDYX562]

MLB needs to take action on this- even a preseason game. This is embarrassing for the game

[@richjhart]

The thing is, in this situation it's funny. But what if that happened in the World Series or something. It can have real world effects. There either needs to be a process (maybe, two umpires have to agree?), or a way to reverse the call (and the umpires need to be respected enough that admitting a mistake is something they can feel comfortable doing).

[@P00katube]

MLB needs to get rid of the pitch clock and the other stupid new rules!!!!!

[@Trebliw8]

The proper ation is to never call this umpire up to the MLB level

[@dclark0601]

You are right, MLB needs to do something about this and other power trips like this. But they can’t. Their hands are tied with the umpire’s union unfortunately.

[@will224488guy]

@@richjhart "and the umpires need to be respected enough that admitting a mistake is something they can feel comfortable doing" More like Umps need to understand they arent the star of the show and to put their ego away.

[@spakkx]

That smirk was the moment he realized he put himself into the baseball hall of shame forever.

[@crazylegs1823]

Forever? Jeez, it's preseason.... umpires make mistakes sometimes and this ump was a AAA ump probably filling in for someone. You know preseason is not just for the teams/players right?

[@bimbkin2830]

that and he will never get MLB games again lol stuck in AAA forever now

[@adanalyst6925]

@@crazylegs1823 he messed up and will face whatever consequences there are but I do feel for him, he definitely seemed like he was nervous on the big stage.

[@spakkx]

@@crazylegs1823 where did i say that? I know umping is a damn hard job, nevertheless this ejection will be in compilations for years to come because its pretty unique.

[@dickmoney2946]

That was crazy. The umpire proves he’s not ready for prime time.

[@MrFrmartin]

Thanks for brightening my day

[@gnawbabygnaw]

Let’s go to replay. Ump, YOU’RE OUTTA HERE AND YOUR F-ING MIND!!!

[@zacharygrouwinkel1534]

This is a breakdown I actually needed. I saw the ejection but wasn’t sure why. I thought it was because Realmuto was arguing that the violation shouldn’t have happened. This is just plain ridiculous. Ump just guaranteed he ain’t getting called up to the show.

[@cejannuzi]

And that's just it. We don't know what the catcher was saying while the pitcher is playing goof with the balls the ump is throwing him.

[@BlueJim]

@@cejannuzi so your argument is that you think Realmuto was saying stuff that was worthy of being tossed? At what point do you even see him talking?

[@Atlas-Shrugs]

​@@BlueJim his argument is that he likes to be a contrarian on line with no actual reason to be so.

[@yasuke3020]

​@@cejannuzi god you just HAVE to take the opposite of reason just to feel something? To have someone notice and interact with you? Holy hell, you cannot be this stupid and think that took place, with video evidence. If you think that, probably should find a painless way to punch out now. Life only gets harder.

[@mynameisabe905]

The breakdown is hilarious, showing everyone's point of view so it's easy for us to laugh at the ump but if you're in the ump's shoes and you don't see what Realmuto sees, what you see is very disrespectful. I don't blame the ump too much here.. this isn't as bad as an ump ahem Angel who constantly makes awful game-ruining calls. Plus, it's spring training.

[@Mr_Boyer]

Over 2000 games without being ejected, tossed because he moved his glove and the ump dropped the ball on the ground. Yeah, that was a good way to make sure you spend another season in AAA there, chief. Edit: apparently it's less than 2000 games. But regardless, he said it was the first time in his career which is still impressive.

[@keenanmcbreen7073]

2000 games no ejections, and even this didnt get him to blow up or yell or anything, dudes got chill level 9000, i wish i could be that chill.

[@jimwerther]

Actually around 1400 games, but whatever. Jimmy didn't do his homework.

[@gregorymccann3223]

@@keenanmcbreen7073 If it was the regular season he might have been more mad

[@PromisedMilk]

"chief" is a word he'll only hear in this context

[@jimwerther]

Correction: Not 2000 games, not 1400 like I just wrote, but 1000. Weird that Jomboy was so way off on that one.

[@davidhoffman8122]

I think I saw that ump at the local little league game behind the plate over the summer!

[@ishratfatima-bd8pg]

Thanks for this so well done

[@CompletelyNormal]

The ump learned that, if you think someone is trying to make you look like a fool, you might be that someone.

[@oldredeye413]

Or you might prove them right

[@Incog105]

The ump can tell his grandchildren about the time he threw out a totally calm and hinged MLB player. 😮

[@darthemphatic4654]

And how he could have made it to the big leagues if it wasnt for that completely unhinged catcher….

[@jmike2039]

And his opportunity to be in the bigs

[@rpmconcerts]

His grandkids will never want to talk to him

[@cacau1810]

ok

[@ReidTheRulesGuy]

Lol I've never heard the word "hinged" used for a composed and not-unhinged player but I love it

[@GulsCult]

Everyone feels the way Realmuto did at that moment whenever they go into work and for one reason or another, unexpectedly find out they have the day off and are able to go home. He saw it as a gift.

[@Defx10]

People saying this won't make it to the majors after this seem to forget that the umps in the majors aren't any better. This guy would actually fit right in.

[@aaronbuckwalter96]

This is absolutely WILD. Did the ump know who this guy was? Like JT is the kind of guy you could punch in the face and he would sit you down to politely ask why you did that.

[@JustcallmeJayrot]

For real. There are guys who this might happen to and you'd wonder if he was muttering under his breath or something. But Realmuto is like the most laid back dude in the clubhouse. There's 0 chance. Lol.

[@tmilesffl]

Then JT should have shut up and just played the game.

[@aaronbuckwalter96]

@@tmilesffl Apparently not, because that's what he was doing. You have to actually watch the video to comment on it buddy

[@JSeriously]

@@tmilesffl what a weird response that doesn’t fit into the video at all.

[@Glazierstar]

@@tmilesffl lol how can he shut up and play the game when he got tossed. What are you even saying?

[@mohammadzafar]

JT Realmuto comes off so likable. Just smiled and didn't even argue Class act

[@eduardo0796]

True. But it's spring training, though.

[@justincombs7433]

He argued and shouldve. But it was polite disagreement. He didn't get ugly about it and Realmuto knew he was in the right so, meh, take the rest of the day off.

[@cable7152]

​​@Justin Combs he went the polite route, which despite our parents telling us is the way to go, still didn't fix anything. And they wonder why players and coaches get so angry at umps.

[@justincombs7433]

@@cable7152 but what good does getting angry do here? Nothing, the result would've been the same. Now, had it been a playoff game? Then yes, would've been much more justified.

[@cable7152]

@@justincombs7433 totally, I agree it does nothing, but it just shows no matter how you go about it, these umps won't admit they fucked up.

[@duaneoldfield]

You embarrassed me. Hold my beer 🍺...🤣🤣🤣

[@LocalManMakesMusic]

Great use of the pitch clock to speed the game up.

[@hezekiaB]

It says so much about JT’s character that he doesn’t even get angry with the guy here. If it was me I would have been like “well, I wasn’t trying to embarrass you but I’m going to now”.

[@garethwillmott4234]

He's a really cool guy. I used to hang with him and his wife at the dog park in Palm Beach Gardens where I took my dog and had no idea he was the catcher for the Marlins until they said they were leaving to go down to Miami for the season. Super modest and humble couple

[@NickNieves112]

It's preseason. These games don't count.

[@Summitclym]

@@NickNieves112 Exactly. When it’s for reals, there’s going to be a backlash!

[@WinkDaMan07]

@@Summitclym If it were me, I'd be furious!!! Don't eject someone from a Spring Training game when they're trying to warm up and be ready for the regular season!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Fly-The-W]

Hes not gonna get all worked up over a preseason game lol. I do agree JT is a class act tho

[@jackiana8277]

ump probably spent 10+ years moving through the ranks to finally get the chance to ump in the big leagues and fucks it up over the goofiest move ive ever seen

[@TBerz05]

At 3:18 you can see the the exact moment his realization hopes and dreams are crushed. Watching a player many people in that stadium come to see play walk off to laughter and cheers while he stands there looking like an absolute doofus

[@bigk8210]

Long ago HOF ump Bill Klem used to hate the nickname "Catfish" and would toss players just for addressing him as that. Rookie players were sometimes told by veterans that he loved the nickname and would get tossed just for saying it. 😂

[@robwrone]

"Welp... I dunno." 🤣🤣🤣

[@Adamantus]

This guy just killed any chance of going to the majors. You can't be that insecure in that job.

[@sg86484]

You haven't watched many MLB games if you think insecurity keeps them out of the majors.

[@SJReid82]

If Angel Hernandez can get to the majors....

[@Syniron]

Tell that to joe west

[@AEMoreira81]

Vic Carapazza exists!

[@JSauer21]

Rumor has it the NBA is impressed and sent him an offer

[@MrRelyt123]

I’ll say it again, make umps/refs do a post game interview! Would love to hear his explanation to the media

[@diox8tony]

"the pitcher was messing with me after i called him for pitch clock. I assumed the catcher was in on it and threw him out. my bad"

[@hagenabe7314]

I mean in the NPB the ump have to announce the reason when they eject a player.

[@johnwayne9828]

Only one I've ever seen have accountability for a bad call is jim joyce.

[@Darthvader-oc5tp]

@@johnwayne9828yea but that was because his call ruined a young pitchers perfect game with 2 outs in the ninth and the play wasn’t even close. Anyone would’ve felt horrible about making that call. Even Angel Hernandez would’ve probably apologized for that.

[@johnwayne9828]

@@Darthvader-oc5tp angel would've apologized? A blizzard in hell is more likely.

[@MrVisde]

Umpire felt like he was in a Harlem Globetrotters bit 😂

[@zackmccurdy8144]

The limp shoulders of disappointment from the ump is pure comedy. 😂

[@chrisclaridge2521]

I love JT's face when the ball goes rolling by him. He's like "....why are you down there?"

[@yetigonecrazy]

I saw that too, ha ha ha ha, just the slightest look of confusion as he tries to put 2 and 2 together really fast

[@kylekashuda6754]

Just the fact that he can’t say, no no I made a mistake he’s definitely not thrown out, is insane. And the fact that the MLB nor the umpire says anything to the media is a complete joke.

[@PebblesOTB]

Yeah and you keep watching and so do others so why do anything?

[@petiscratty1088]

Very good video, thanks for sharing 🙂

[@gmancolo]

Seems like the ump should have been more upset with the pitcher.

[@adeadgirl13]

As a cricket fan I can't believe how much power umpires have in baseball. It's ridiculous. These guys are there to keep things fair between the two sides, not to boss everyone around and be total tyrants!

[@chadog900]

Cricket has half the on field umpires and gets the job done twice as efficiently. You even look at an umpire to doubt hit call, you get tossed in baseball. In cricket, you just go to the TV umpire for an lbw call.

[@kmart93]

umps have convinced themselves the game is about them

[@joescott778]

Football, Baseball, Football(either), Hockey... There are THREE teams out there.

[@davidlazerz8564]

Because modern MLB baseball isnt REALLY about the sport its about the pageantry. Yea some of the excitement happens because of the actual action in a game, but its mostly the theater of the players and umps and stats and history interacting. They don't want to computerize umps because they are an important source of drama and interest for the game because of exact moments like this, people hope to be there when an ump does something crazy. But good luck getting a MLB fan to admit it's not about the game lol

[@MarkJoseph81]

​@@davidlazerz8564 No, that's exactly WHY we WANT to have robo umps.

[@jjthejetplane9171]

A 15 second pitch clock violation turned into a multi minute ordeal lol

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

No one can embarrass anyone more than that pitcher with his own windup.

[@paultomaszewski1964]

The fact that the Ump was "not availible" after the game for questions and then they stood up for him as well is a problem. Realmuto handled this way better than anyone else would have. I'm surprised no one on the Phillies didn't say something to the Ump like this is why you'll be stuck in the Minors again, for petty calls like that!

[@thewickedone2676]

That last visual of the ump is him realizing he just cost himself any chance at the MLB. Hilarious. We don't need more clowns like this anyways.

[@AngryJT]

Don't worry, the NFL will hire him at some point.

[@mjmania2508]

@@AngryJT 😂

[@donnyflippo2781]

This umpire is a sure day 1 MLB ump. He just passed his sensitivity test! Hahahaha

[@pointnozzleaway]

100% Thank you for this !!!! 🤘🤘

[@ivandekad7249]

Realmuto: *drops glove due to a misunderstanding* Ump: "AND I took that personally!"

[@mr.speyside5240]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JeffRL1956]

It'll be a long time before this guy ever works a major league game again, so I hope he's feeling happy about what he accomplished.

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

Yeah right. They'll probably give him a lifelong contract and book him for the playoffs.

[@ANTHNYYY]

​@@themonsterunderyourbed9408 💀

[@voltrono4166]

he won't miss a day

[@MelissaAndAlex]

He will be in the World Series lol😂

[@7jcjg]

shouldnt be in AAA either, what a small man wow

[@Queen0fHearts0520]

I was never into baseball until I met my boyfriend. So I'm very "green". My boyfriend has been trying to teach me the strategy of it. It's been a lot of fun and I love how this guy goes into detail and explains situations for newbies like me who are like "uhh I don't get it". 😆

[@kirkfengel373]

This is our society in a nutshell, ego driven insanity. Bring on the singularity.

[@middleclassic]

The announcers during the Angels and Dodgers last night mentioned an umpire had a ridiculous meltdown during this game. Now I know what they were talking about. Yep, absolutely ridiculous!

[@2apur]

Instead of a background check, there needs to be some way to do an ego check when hiring these empires.

[@OptimusPrimeribs]

Gotta be a psych. test they can take.

[@gnielsen07]

Pretty sure the ump realized he screwed up. MLB is stupid because you can’t reverse an ejection. That’s the problem

[@freedbygsus]

This isn't an issue of ego. The ump understandably thought Realmuto was showing him up and it's not like Realmuto would have said anything differently if he were showing the ump up (not to imply Realmuto was). This ump hasn't ejected a player from a game since last June and there have only been three ejections in all of spring training. This ejection would be worth the controversy if it were a real game, but it's just spring training.

[@aloe.0v0]

Get a comedian to roast them for 20 minutes straight. Those who can laugh at themselves get the job.

[@random__joe]

Make them take magic mushrooms. It's the only way

[@punky796]

This ump seems ready for the bigs tbh 😂

[@sean9983]

How can I keep this clean… I CAN’T This pitch clock BS, bigger bases all of these rule changes to speed up the game ARE THE BIGGEST GARBAGE THAT MLB HAS EVER CAME UP WITH!!!!!!! You want a fast game go watch hockey or lacrosse and leave our game alone! I don’t hear anyone complaining about how SLOW football or soccer is and those two sports make baseball look like formula 1 racing. I’ve been a baseball fan my entire life, I HAVE NOW STARTED A PERSONAL BOYCOTT I am refusing to watch, listen to or buy anything MLB related until these rules are removed. As for your video Jomboy, excellent work keep up the great work. It really shows how the pitch clock is destroying the game, ‘cause we can’t blame umpires for it all.

[@pamsuepmnos2371]

Holy shit. That is literally the quickest hook I've ever seen. I feel so bad for the minor leaguers that have to put up with this soft little guy.

[@teebob21]

While this particular ejection is indefensible, I'll defend the umpire. Do you know how hard it is to get to AAA and how good of an umpire a person has to be? Obviously you don't. Mistakes happen, and this is a huge one. The guy knew it immediately, and he's eating the shit sandwich. Let's not give him an extra helping of turd fries. He already umpires 100% more professional baseball than you do.

[@pamsuepmnos2371]

​@@teebob21 "Indefensible" was right, clown. You don't have to be an umpire to know tossing JT here is weak, insecure, petty and vindictive.

[@davidporter671]

@teebob21 Yea he did make a mistake. And instead of owning up to it he was a complete coward. Lol you really defending this pathetic loser of a man? Looks like you’re just as sad.

[@russellv6234]

@@teebob21 That's the problem, he knew it and did nothing about it. That's even worse.

[@RustyShakleford01]

@@teebob21 That was not a mistake in the same sense that he missed a strike call. That was him being a pissy little baby. I don't care how many more games of pro ball he has called than any given person. He acted out like a child.

[@DDFYO]

"Oh my bad dude, sorry, no, you aren't ejected man, I just thought you were being a jerk is all, we were both lost, my bad, haha" - any normal person

[@trwent]

Why would a "normal person" have an opportunity to eject someone?

[@user-sv1qv4pq9k]

I used to umpire baseball, and I would tell my catchers that I liked to throw the ball back to the pitcher. It just shows that MLB umpires need to be better at communicating with the catchers. It's a relationship that can make the game better.

[@alberg6290]

excellent narration

[@zachrobledo2252]

You'd think because like the guy hasn't actually been kicked out and is still physically there that they could just meet as umps and be like "well, that was a mistake, he's still ok." But for some reason the almighty hand motion happens and then no matter what you're ejected? So insane to me. Also, him sticking with it makes him look even more embarrassing because he has such a tiny ego.

[@johnwayne9828]

Like Armando Galarragas "almost" perfect game. Jim Joyce blew the final out call, calling runner safe when it was clear in replay that he was out. Even with joyce doing teary eyed interviews apologizing and acknowledging his mistake, mlb still wouldnt acknowledge it as a perfect game because "umps call is final" sadly even when they're wrong and admit as much. Officials shouldnt have that much power over a game.

[@cjdtheprofessor8013]

Orlando Palmeiro was ejected and the umpire reversed the call, so it is possible, but that's the only instance I know of.

[@alexdavis4043]

@@johnwayne9828 It's definitely a principal thing. It makes sense, because if you start allowing people to change their calls on an honest mistake, what is stopping dishonest mistakes? Changing calls after a game is over is pretty serious and sets a really bad precedent.

[@whipcreambelly650]

​@Alex Davis maybe a hundred years ago when there wasn't dozens of high Def cameras on every play that now show us pretty clearly how bad some calls are. Football gets calls reversed all the time, it's better for the fans and athletes to know that human error can be ruled out, in terms of officiating at least.

[@johnwayne9828]

@@alexdavis4043 dude, every other sport overturns officials. Mlb needs to do the same.

[@marcusparks9771]

The worst part is he (the ump) didn't have to speak to the media after the game. I would have liked to hear him take questions and explain himself.

[@patriotpride16t]

That speaks volumes about the Umpire Union, MLB, Ego, and Accountability!

[@samgardner4667]

Crew chief didn’t make him available and even ran interference for him

[@chucklebutt4470]

This umpire did the right thing by calling out JT's disrespect. So many haters... 😏

[@radmarchand4751]

@@chucklebutt4470AUAB

[@ethanspiro4654]

Imagine that…these bullies ever having the smallest margin of accountability. Not in our lifetimes.

[@thesouthernpatriot24]

I don’t know all of the rules to baseball, but is there ever an option where the umpire can say: “Sorry you’re not ejected” and allow the player to keep playing? None of this makes any sense to me. It was a simple accident.… Also, Jomboy your channel is awesome. You have the best lip reading, and breakdowns around. .

[@cantgetright742]

At least he realized he actually embarrassed his self.

[@Mushting]

Softest ejection ever. Cant wait for another season of Jomboy highlights!

[@jonathanball727]

This has to be THE WILDEST ejection ever. It's crazy how the catcher got tossed for nothing. I still in disbelief that the ump was so quick to get rid of him