Javier Báez had a frustrating moment at the plate in Milwaukee. He struck out looking on a fastball right down the middle and was clearly caught guessing. Furious with himself, he tossed his bat and then flung his helmet toward the dugout. The umpire, Jordan Baker, saw the helmet toss and called for a fine, not an ejection. Báez didn’t realize this at first. Someone in the dugout pointed toward the ump, prompting Báez to think he got thrown out. He stormed back toward the plate shouting, “Why’d you throw me out?” Baker calmly explained it was just a fine for tossing equipment. Báez quickly cooled off once he understood and walked off. The moment ended with no ejection, just a heated exchange and a fine, handled smoothly by the ump.
