Pitcher ejected for throwing behind Machado, a breakdown
What Happened
In a close one-run game in the bottom of the seventh inning, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Luis Perdomo takes the mound to face Washington Nationals star Juan Soto. Perdomo's first pitch is a slider that Soto barely notices, with the young slugger commenting, "I'll put that one in my memory." On the next pitch, a fastball inside, Soto nods, acknowledging that he's tracked it well. The 2-1 pitch from Perdomo leaks away, and Soto comments that the pitch was too close to be missing that badly. On a 3-1 count, Perdomo fires another fastball, and Soto mashes it, narrowly missing a two-run home run. "You're lucky it wasn't a two-run shot," Soto says, "Shouldn't have stolen, I had it the whole way." Soto then exchanges an elbow pound with teammate Fernando Tatis Jr., brushing off the at-bat as "boring, easy." Perdomo, seemingly having his "masculinity and manhood questioned," decides to throw the next pitch behind Nationals superstar Manny Machado. Umpire Tim Payne quickly intervenes, telling Perdomo to "chill out." Machado remains calm, simply chewing his gum and brushing dirt off his cleats, unfazed by the obvious retaliation attempt. Pirates coach Don Santana approaches Machado to apologize, acknowledging that the pitch was not cool. Perdomo's next offering grazes Machado, and the Nationals star steps towards the mound with a stern expression. The umpires convene and immediately eject Perdomo without issuing any prior warnings. Pirates manager Derek Shelton storms out of the dugout, perplexed by the decision. "What are we doing? Why?" Shelton asks repeatedly, arguing that the ejection was unwarranted. "No warnings, nothing, just immediate ejection," he laments, knowing the Pirates now have to bring in a new pitcher with two outs in the inning. Despite the dramatic events, the Nationals manage to escape the inning without further damage. However, the ejection of Perdomo has shifted the momentum, leaving the Pirates at a significant disadvantage as the game reaches its climax.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentone run game in the bottom of the
seventh inning Perdomo just came in for
the Pirates to face Soto this breakdown
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YouTube channel oh count slider away
Soto doesn't even really register it's
like whatever and then fastball in and
he nods he's like okay clock that one
I'll put that one in my memory 1-1
slider that's the combo keep your hip in
keep your hip in one that's what he's
telling himself watch that hip just goes
uh it leaks away that pitch is too close
to be leaking away 2-1 pitch they're
stealing and thrown out nice play jump
and tag from the rookie there 3-1 pitch
fastball again and Soto goes I clocked
that one already dude gone mashed you're
lucky it wasn't a two run shot shouldn't
have stole
I had it the whole way bored by it a
little elbow pound then he sees tatis
he's like
look at this bam bored boring easy Manny
comes up and Perdomo just all his
masculinity and his manhood has been
questioned so he's got to throw it
behind man he's back and the umpire Tim
Payne quickly out quickly like some
doesn't seem right I don't like that
chill out and Manny's being calm about
it just kind of chewing his gum looking
at him like really dude
want to hurt your feelings getting the
dirt off his cleats using the bat doing
something umpire comes like you okay
you're all right okay yeah he didn't
really say anything I don't know if
anyone Santana comes over on the Pirates
and he's gonna be like sorry dude I
don't think that was that cool that's
our bad and yeah behind the back pretty
scary ready uh it just kind of folds
them the wrong direction and it grazed
him which probably hurt more and then he
kind of steps towards them with this
face I think that was a bad Vibe you
know why can't you just be like if it's
an accident you'd be like sorry this
dude knew it he's like oh whoa you're
out of here dude what throw him out I
guess he's not gonna throw him out I
threw him out you got okay I'll just
wait I'll let you make your decision the
umpires get together they're talking
about it they're discussing it they're
like I don't know seems like super on
purpose ejected no warnings Sheltie
comes out come on
what are we doing
what are we doing
come on why
I like that like why he's like I don't
know seem like it sure why when the [ __ ]
are we doing oh ejected don't ask what
we're doing three times no way why'd you
throw him out
that's [ __ ] [ __ ] no warnings
nothing just immediate ejection
now I gotta get another guy up we wasted
him what are you doing you're [ __ ]
better than that you don't like that at
all
at all they had to bring in another
pitcher
down two now two outs first pitch fun
little pitch gets the pop-up ends the
inning
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