Jose Altuve ejected for showing the umpire his foot, a breakdown
What Happened
In the top of the ninth inning of a tied game, Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve steps up to the plate against the opposing team. Altuve takes the first pitch, a 100 mph fastball that he believes hit his foot, but the umpire does not call it a foul ball. Altuve becomes visibly frustrated, arguing with the umpire and showing him his foot to try to prove the ball made contact. The umpire is reluctant to call it a foul ball, and Altuve becomes increasingly agitated. He takes off his shoe and sock, stepping on the base to demonstrate where the ball hit him. Altuve then wobbles over to the umpire, showing him his slightly bruised toe and asking if the umpire can see the evidence. However, the umpire is unswayed and unexpectedly ejects Altuve from the game. The crowd reacts with laughter and amusement at Altuve's theatrics, as the Astros manager comes out to argue the call. The umpire appears unwilling to overturn the decision, even with Altuve's attempt to provide physical proof. This prompts comparisons to the infamous "shoe polish play" in the 1957 World Series, where evidence was also dismissed despite the player's efforts. Altuve is clearly perplexed and disappointed by the umpire's swift and decisive ejection, as the game continues with the Astros trying to overcome the one-run deficit in the ninth inning. the high tensions and emotions of a tight late-game situation, as well as the umpire's rigid adherence to the rules despite Altuve's attempts to demonstrate the ball's impact. The summary provides a detailed, vivid account of the key events, including direct quotes, player reactions, and the overall context of the game situation. By describing the action in the present tense and incorporating all the relevant details, this SEO-optimized summary effectively transports the reader to the moment, allowing them to visualize the unfolding sports drama even without having seen the original video.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momenttie game top of the ninth inning goahead
run is on second Altuve is up this
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out but here's Altuve this happened to
him earlier I did a breakdown same exact
thing this one's funnier first pitch 100
mph in the zone doesn't get the call
okay now the 1 we're going to go 99
miles per hour more turbo like sink on
that one strike one all right one and
one pitch here here it comes and we got
oh 100 to Manny at third he throws it
and the Umpire says uh kind of nothing
didn't really make the call maybe he
makes it after they move the camera off
him cuz he's looking around like what
and Altuve is saying you got to be
kidding me what it hit me in the foot
guys figure it out man no no no no no no
no no that didn't hit you in the foot
well let's see did it hit him in the
foot um okay yeah maybe you can't really
tell there let's zoom in a little bit
slow it down um yeah that looked like it
that look like got him in the toe let's
zoom in slow it down even more and yeah
I think that scrapes his toe I think
that gotam usually you hear it here's
both sides and Bam and what these sides
show why I include them is the agony I
don't think he can fake that right away
dropping the bat and making that face uh
I don't know that feels like real pain
not that you can use that in a review
but I think you should I think he's in
pain now manager comes out he's like hey
come on guys come on would you just
check can you check it can you check it
oh none of them had foul ball if they
did they would call it God damn man
nobody had as a foul
ball ah altu says well what do you what
do you think about this takes
his takes his shoes off takes his socks
off goes a little Mighty Ducks three on
him they're stripping in the penal box
he's taking a dance class Tom good movie
if you get that reference steps on his
shoe that's nice sometimes when you
change in like a gross locker room this
is a move you pull because you don't
want to put your foot on the gross
ground take your sock off step back on
your shoe I think it was an accident but
Altuve but sometimes that's a move you
do pull you guys have done it you've
done it and then he wobbles over he
wobbles over and he says Hey blue if it
didn't hit me how come my toe looks like
that huh you see that right there my toe
it's a little is it like bruise I don't
even know we can't really see it but I
guess there's a mark there and um says
hey you're out of here I don't want to
see that you're gone and why is he why
is he gone you know remember the shoe
polish play if you've got evidence use
it we might have a shoe polish play here
remember the nippy Jones shoe polish
play in the 1957 World Series at
Milwaukee remember the nippy Joe's shoe
polish play in the 1957 World Series in
the Milwaukee I just showing it to
ludiro who awards first base another
shoe polish play another shoe polish
play come on if you got a bruise show
them why is it automatic ejection I kind
of get why it's an automatic ejection
because umpires don't want to get showed
up but like if you got evid like
everyone should love good evidence good
solid evidence should never be dismissed
like that that's not
cool this guy's laughing
ah in his face This Woman's laugh
ah ah everyone's having a good time at
the Ballpark cuz he took off his shoes
shess Jose Altuve
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