Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr gets tossed from game vs Red Sox
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Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr gets ejected from the game by home plate umpire Gabe Morales in the seventh inning for arguing a called third strike.
After the pitch from Red Sox starter Garrett Crochet, which replays showed was off the plate, Guerrero Jr. turned to home plate umpire Gabe Morales and pointed to where he felt the ball missed the strike zone.
Morales immediately threw Guerrero Jr. out of the game before engaging in a further argument with Blue Jays manager John Schneider.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was ejected from the game after a called strike three.
It was Vladimir Guerrero Jr's first ejection in six years
It was his first ejection since Aug. 30, 2019. In his last eight games, including Wednesday, Guerrero has gone 4-for-29.
The 26-year-old Blue Jays star was 0-for-3 before he was thrown out of the game.
Manager John Schneider made his way to the field for an explanation, but for the time being, it appeared that cooler heads had prevailed.
That is, until hitting coach Dave Popkins continued his complaints to Morales as Kirk stepped up to the plate, after which he was also ejected from the game.
Blue Jays hitting coach David Popkins was also ejected after the strike-three call on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Guerrero Jr. has appeared in 152 games this season and has posted a .295 average with 23 home runs and 83 RBIs.
The Blue Jays trailed the Red Sox 4-0 at the time of the ejection as they attempt to hang on to a one-game lead over the New York Yankees in the American League East.
It marked a boiling point for a Blue Jays team that has lost three of its last eight to diminish a once-safe division lead over the New York Yankees.
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