Ron Gardenhire gets ejected after replay overturns the call, a breakdown

In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Detroit Tigers are trailing the Miami Marlins 2-1 with the tying run on third base. Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire watches anxiously as Ronnie Rodriguez steps up to the plate, needing to hit a sacrifice fly to bring in the run and even the score. Rodriguez makes contact, sending the ball deep enough for the runner to tag up and score, tying the game at 2-2. However, the Marlins' outfielder initially appears to have dropped the ball, leading the umpires to call the runner out. Gardenhire immediately comes out of the dugout, vehemently arguing the call. The umpires then decide to review the play and after looking at the slow-motion replay, they overturn the call, ruling it a successful catch and transfer. Gardenhire continues to argue, convinced that the ball clearly bounced around in the outfielder's glove before being secured. "You're kidding if you think he caught that," Gardenhire says, according to the lip-reading analysis. "That ball [ __ ] bounced around the whole way. And after he throws that [ __ ] ball, where's the play?" The umpires, however, stand by their decision and Gardenhire is ultimately ejected from the game for his continued protests. As he heads to the clubhouse, Gardenhire expresses his frustration, believing the call was clearly wrong and that the umpires missed the obvious drop. The game remains tied 2-2, with the Tigers hoping to rally and secure the victory despite the tough call that went against them. The rivalry between the Tigers and Marlins adds to the intensity of the moment, as both teams fight to gain an advantage in the close contest.