Torey Lovullo got tossed from a game in San Francisco after a tense exchange with the home plate umpire. It started when Madison Bumgarner didn’t get a called strike on a borderline pitch. The next one was called a strike, which upset catcher Carson Kelly, who thought the ball was off the plate. Lovullo seemed to agree and began muttering from the dugout. The umpire picked up on it and asked if he had something to say. Lovullo said yes, and that got him ejected. He came out to argue, pointing out how far outside the pitch was. The ump said he missed the call three times, and the two went back and forth before Lovullo headed to the clubhouse.
The moment was caught clearly thanks to a hot mic, and it gave fans a detailed listen to how these arguments unfold. Bruce Bochy, standing in the opposite dugout, looked amused by the whole thing, happy it wasn’t his problem this time. It was a classic manager-ump showdown that gave everyone in the ballpark something to talk about.