Ramón Laureano screams at ump after getting ejected, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the seventh inning at Fenway Park, the Oakland Athletics are taking on the Boston Red Sox. The score is tied 3-3 in a close divisional matchup. Oakland outfielder Ramón Laureano steps up to the plate against Boston pitcher Jed Lowrie. Laureano takes a pitch that he believes is too far outside, shaking his head in disappointment as the umpire calls it a strike. As Laureano walks past the umpire, he appears to be carrying over some frustration from the previous at-bat. On the next pitch, Laureano swings and misses, bringing the count to 1-2. The next offering from Lowrie is high and inside, but the umpire calls it a ball. Clearly unhappy with the strike zone, Laureano begins to argue vehemently with the umpire. He does not say a word at first, but his body language and facial expressions convey his displeasure. Suddenly, Laureano lets his emotions get the better of him, violently throwing his bat and helmet to the ground. The umpire watches these outbursts closely and immediately ejects Laureano from the game. As Laureano walks off the field, the Fenway Park crowd erupts in cheers, delighted to see the visiting player tossed out. Laureano approaches the umpire and appears to be yelling, "You gotta pick it up, focus!" Though the exact words are unclear, his body language indicates an aggressive, confrontational tone. Trailing by a run in a tight game, the Athletics now must try to rally without their starting center fielder. Laureano's ejection is a pivotal moment that could swing the momentum in Boston's favor. The fiery outfielder has let his emotions get the better of him, costing his team a key player at a critical juncture of the game. This heated exchange between Laureano and the umpire has captivated the crowd and set the stage for a dramatic finish in this American League showdown.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthe azer in boston playing the red sox
and jed lowry's out on that outside
pitch he thinks it's too far outside ump
had been giving pitchers that pitch
early in this game he shakes his head
in disappointment and displeasure and
lorianna was walking past him so maybe
he's bringing that same energy to the
plate you know
first pitch hi good next pitch he's like
i'll just swing i'll take this
completely out of the ump's hands
swings again one two pitch now they try
to bust him inside that's a ball
no no no no no
no and yeah i mean it's pretty inside
even baseball savant has that
as pretty inside i mean he just like
took it ahead
he didn't think that was gonna get
called a strike at all and he he doesn't
talk and he wants to talk and he or
he doesn't talk again and the ump lets
him get his frustration out but then the
ump
watches him ump's eyes here
ramone there watches him throw his bat
and then he watches him throw
his helmet and then he tosses them out
of the game says you want to throw stuff
i'll throw you now umpires they can give
equipment violation and a fine a lot of
times you'll see umpires just point at a
player when they throw their equipment
and that means they're getting fined
for an equipment violation but not
ejected out of the game look how happy
the red sox fans are though now we can
see ramon's reaction
[ __ ] are you doing i didn't even say
[ __ ]
walks up to the umpire and says you
gotta pick it up
focus
[ __ ] i don't think he said focus but
it'd be pretty funny
if he said focus
i think it was something else that
starts with
that word but you can kind of see i i do
think like right here i don't know what
he says it could be spanish for all i
know
but it looks like he says you gotta
[ __ ] pick it up
pick it up and then like [ __ ]
[ __ ] probably
but more fun to just think that he
screamed focus right in his face