John Schneider blows a gasket and Blue Jays fans on social media are going wild
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Schneider was ejected from the Blue Jays' series finale against the Athletics after an animated reaction to a
Davis Schneider foul ball that the manager felt should have been a home run.
With the Blue Jays trailing 4-0 at the Athletics' temporary home, Sutter Health Park, previously used exclusively as the home of the triple-A Sacramento River Cats, Schneider skied a first-pitch cutter over the left-field foul pole.
It was called foul by the third-base umpire, complicated by the shortened length of the foul poles at the minor-league facility, making the true flight path of the ball difficult to discern.
After the call was upheld upon a crew chief review, John Schneider burst out of the Blue Jays dugout, visibly incensed by the decision. He was tossed from the game immediately.
That ejection was some vintage John Schneider. The #BlueJays' clubhouse will love that. When he was climbing the ladder, there were always stories of some cinematic ejections. Probably some long walks back in those days, too.
Spectacularly, Davis Schneider pulled the very next pitch 439 feet over the same wall in left for a home run. There was no doubt it was fair the second time around.
Davis Schneider hitting a 439-foot home run one pitch after John Schneider lost it on his deep fly being called foul is as poetic an outcome as you'll see in baseball.
Both third-base coach Carlos Febles and, eventually, associate manager DeMarlo Hale held John Schneider back as he attempted to make his way to the third-base umpire.
JOHN SCHNEIDER WANTS ALL THE SMOKE!!!!!!!
Both coaches and all three umpires stood between Schneider as he directed his frustration at the umpire who made the initial call.
Schneider continued to express his dissatisfaction as he made his way to the visitors' clubhouse beyond the left-field wall, seemingly gesturing that the ball was fair.
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