Matt Shoemaker gets ejected for screaming at the ump, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Matt Shoemaker takes the mound with a 2-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays. Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena singles and Joey Wendle works a walk, putting runners on first and second with one out. Shoemaker battles back, striking out Yandy Díaz to bring up Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi. Choi falls behind 2-0 in the count, but Shoemaker battles back to even it at 2-2. On the next pitch, Shoemaker believes he has struck Choi out, but home plate umpire Vic Carapazza rules it a ball. Shoemaker immediately expresses his displeasure, arguing that the pitch was a strike. Shoemaker continues to argue with Carapazza, becoming increasingly animated and agitated. After more heated exchanges, Carapazza ultimately ejects Shoemaker from the game. Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo rushes out to defend his pitcher, but Carapazza stands firm on the ejection. An irate Shoemaker continues to scream and yell, needing to be restrained by his teammates and coaches. He argues passionately, convinced that the missed strike call would have been the third out of the inning. The Blue Jays' dugout is in an uproar, with Montoyo also protesting the umpire's decision. In the next at-bat, Rays outfielder Yoshi Tsutsugo delivers an RBI single, tying the game at 2-2. The Blue Jays would go on to lose the game, with Shoemaker's premature exit proving costly. His frustration is palpable, the result of what he believes was a crucial missed call by the umpire. Shoemaker's display of emotion and passion on the mound underscores the high stakes and competitive nature of Major League Baseball. The incident highlights the ongoing tension between players, coaches and umpires, as they all strive to uphold the integrity of the game. Despite the disappointing outcome, Shoemaker's fiery reaction has captured the attention of fans and commentators alike, serving as a memorable moment in the Blue Jays' season.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentmatt shoemaker got mad here he is
looking
great in the blue jays uniform playing
down in
buffalo having some fun he's got a 2-0
lead in the fourth inning
but lau gets on with a nice little
single
then i think he walks wendell here joey
wendell 3-0
4-0 [ __ ] damn it i was actually full
count then he walked him
next batter g-man choi everybody's
darling
falls behind two-and-oh so shoemaker's
like okay gotta make some pitches
gets the call there gets the strikeout
there two outs
one more out he's out of this ending
susugo
is up strike one boom strike two just a
foul ball
great strike three thinks he's got it
peacock's off the mound
doesn't get it ump says no that's just
two in one just two in one
shoemaker he's pretty upset regrips the
pine tar
now i don't think this is a strike but
someone told me
that the ump vic was calling this a
strike all game and then didn't call it
here
so if that's true that sucks but
that right there it's kinda close eileen
that's clearly not a strike
shoemaker really wanted it it would have
been the third out of the inning
instead tsutsugo takes that ball
opposite way
over the pizza nova sign miss you ivan
nova
and he's upset he's gonna start
screaming and yelling [ __ ]
happens every [ __ ] time this guy
freaking happened back
very intense yelling but he does get the
next out willie adamus i think he
strikes him out boom
and then after this he's gonna start
yelling and screaming some more
screaming into his glove
and then screaming at vic in general
just look at him and
clean it up
very intense very scary very angry
screaming at vic because of that one
call vic throws him out of the game
he pushes vizio's get him away kevin i
gotta go yell he says
hey did you just throw me out
he's throwing me out and then he starts
covering his mouth montoya's there
and he's never done anything aggressive
in his life and now he's just screaming
that's three should have been three out
screaming yelling they're all holding
him back
i don't know what he's saying here but
he's got rage in his eyes
like crazy montoya's saying hey why
don't you throw me out too and he says
okay fine that was the lamest little
exchange i think
montoyo doesn't really get upset
i don't think i think his level of upset
is most baseball player's level of calm
which i think might be frustrating
anyway shoemaker's just screaming and
yelling in the dugout
i couldn't figure it out but i mean look
at the passion
so so so intense so sugo
vladie gets the run right back ties the
game up in the next inning but
toronto would go on to lose this game
shoemaker's era in line looks bad
because he didn't pitch that
that long and that's basically what
happened whose side are you on comment
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