Derek Holland Gets Ejected and we have our first masked argument, a breakdown
What Happened
In a tense exchange during a Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals matchup, veteran pitcher Derek Holland of the Pirates gets ejected after a heated argument with the home plate umpire. The incident begins with a 2-1 count, a crucial point in the at-bat, as the umpire makes a call that Holland seems to disagree with. From the dugout, Holland can be heard voicing his frustration, yelling "Oh, come on!" The umpire, one of the taller officials in the game, takes exception to Holland's outburst and ejects the pitcher from the game. Holland then makes his way to the clubhouse, saying, "It sucks out here anyway. I'm going back to the clubhouse, gonna have the whole place to myself now." This prompts the Pirates' manager, Derek Shelton, to come out and confront the umpire. Shelton is accompanied by the Cardinals' manager, Oliver Marmol, who is wearing a mask with one side broken, making it difficult for him to secure properly. The two managers engage in a discussion, with Shelton seemingly trying to calm the situation and ensure Marmol's mask is properly adjusted. At one point, Marmol comments, "Oh, I forgot I had a mask. Where's one side broken? This isn't gonna work. This is embarrassing." Shelton helps Marmol secure the mask, with the umpire also getting involved to ensure Marmol's safety. Throughout the exchange, Pirates outfielder Cole Tucker can be seen in the dugout, laughing at the comedic situation unfolding. Holland, from the clubhouse, continues to voice his displeasure, saying, "Hey, that was me!" in reference to his initial outburst that led to his ejection. The umpire, seemingly unfazed by the back-and-forth, maintains his composure and allows the game to continue, with Marmol returning to his position behind home plate. The incident highlights the intensity and passion that can sometimes flare up during a heated baseball game, even leading to a rare "masked argument" between the two managers.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentwe had the first covet ball argument
there's a brand new manager going after
one of the tallest umps in the game
pirates cardinals this one's brought to
you by draftkings all right we're going
to get into a 2-1
count pretty important count oh first
little dainty you give me that okay
there you go
now 2-1 either you balance it out you go
2-2
or it falls 3-1 hitter's way ahead very
important count you got to make sure you
get the right call we actually have the
audio of what happens here so i'll just
play that and you can listen in
there's always a book on guys
and there's been a lot of chirping from
boom and you can actually see derrick
holland he was the one who was yelling
from the player's tent
he just left he's like good i'm out it's
sucked out here anyway i'm going back to
the clubhouse gonna have that whole
place to myself
now shelty comes out baker comes out
baker's got his mask and at this point
he's like oh
i forgot i had a mask where one side's
broken this isn't gonna work this is
embarrassing i had a mask like this
and it sucks you just gotta hold it up
to your face on one side he's like okay
put it up now they're talking he's
shelty's probably like hey that guy's
not even in the dugout
you can't be that sensitive he just
yelled oh come on what are you doing
here
now he's gonna go for the under the ear
under and around
stick it that's great chelty's like all
right your mask is secure
you're safe good i'm gonna take mine
down because i hate this thing
how can you hear what they're saying
don't pay attention to what those guys
are saying that's probably what we're
saying now oh my god the mask
falls shelty sees that okay i'll throw
my mask back up
because you have a faulty mask it's uh
it's very courteous
they're arguing oh okay fix the mask
with the ear trick everyone knows that
one
baker's going back behind the dish
shelty's going to pull his mass back
up no real reason to now but you know
just to do it
and we're we're all good i guess cole
tucker's having
a big old laugh over in the player
section because he got to witness that
holland just said oh come on and then
the hump started yelling and i heard
holland said uh hey that was me
and then he threw him out and then i
can't read his lips and i apologize for
that
but i think it was pretty much like hey
dude be cool about it ump
he didn't even say anything bad at all
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fun while the season is going
pirates are a team that exists and
that's all i'll say