Twins hitting coach ejected for arguing the strike zone, a breakdown
What Happened
In the top of the sixth inning, the game between the Minnesota Twins and an unnamed opponent is tied 3-3. Twins shortstop Carlos Correa steps up to the plate with a chance to give his team the lead. Correa takes a 2-1 pitch that is called a strike, and he slightly nods his head, indicating he doesn't agree with the call but chooses not to argue. The next pitch is also called a strike, and this time Correa voices his displeasure, saying "come on, that's low." The umpire does not eject Correa for the brief protest. However, when the next pitch is also called a strike despite appearing low, Twins hitting coach Rudy Hernandez becomes visibly upset. Hernandez turns around and gets in the umpire's face, leading to his ejection from the game. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli comes out to the field to prevent the situation from escalating further. He speaks calmly with the umpire, acknowledging the low pitch calls but asking that Hernandez not be ejected since the Twins have a limited bench. The umpire agrees, and Hernandez is allowed to remain in the dugout. Later in the game, in the seventh inning, Twins outfielder Joey Gallo steps up to the plate. The umpire calls a 3-2 pitch a strike, despite Gallo believing it was low. Gallo expresses his frustration, saying "come on, that's low. It's not down, all right? It's not down." Twins bench coach Mike Quade then starts yelling at the umpire, who ejects him from the game for the outburst. The video includes graphics analyzing the strike zone, indicating that the umpire has indeed been calling a relatively low strike zone for both teams throughout the game. This context helps explain the Twins' growing frustration with the umpire's strike zone calls. Despite the heated exchanges, the game remains tied at 3-3 as it moves into the later innings. The Twins, with a limited bench due to the ejections, must try to overcome the umpire's controversial strike zone calls and secure a victory.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momenttied up at three in the top of the six
Correa is looking to drive in the go
ahead run 2-1 pitch that's called a
strike and a little head nod from Carlos
he doesn't love it he's not gonna argue
it but he's not there for it this
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strike through and he says come on
that's low that's low and good on the
UMP he didn't eject him for that some
moms that's an instant objection turning
around getting his face and the twins
only a two-man bench so they couldn't
afford an objection of a player Rocco
comes out to save him he says hey just
make sure it can't happen again all
right all right and Rocco's like yeah
okay thanks thanks for not ejecting him
picture was low though and please don't
call it low again and according to both
of these graphics with the fancy
Graphics yeah pictures pitcher's pretty
low now this umpire was calling the low
pitch for both teams all games they're
kind of ready for it prep for it now
Gallows up in the seventh inning Owen
one one and one up top fastball for
strike two then they try to bust him in
I think that's just a miss and then off
speed away the 3-2 pitch strike three
you're out and gal was like come on
that's low it's not down all right down
no it's not all right [ __ ] goddess
the whole [ __ ] game
and then coach and The Dugout Popkins
fun name he starts yelling umpire says
get out of here [ __ ] [ __ ] [ __ ]
[ __ ] all [ __ ] night all [ __ ]
night and you [ __ ] know it
all right here we go Joey you're good
you're good try your hardest you're all
[ __ ] 90's been getting us eat a
little bananas like eating a banana
actually that pitch was fine I'm not
fine it was pretty borderline it's close
but according to all the charts they're
saying yeah that came in and it was over
the plate Gallo went super ass out she
must have thought it was low and like I
said this ump was giving a bunch of low
strikes to both teams all game so it was
just kind of on their mind but I think
that's like a perfect 3-2 pitch like I
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