Ron Gardenhire gets ejected for the 7th time this season, a breakdown hot mics

In a heated matchup between the Minnesota Twins and the Washington Nationals, veteran manager Ron Gardenhire of the Twins gets ejected from the game for the seventh time this season, a new MLB-leading mark. It all starts in the bottom of the ninth inning with the Twins trailing by one run. Nationals pitcher Patrick Soto throws an inside fastball to Twins second baseman Brian Dozier, trying to move him off the plate. Soto then delivers an off-speed pitch on the outside corner, which Dozier rips down the line, scoring Nationals outfielder Juan Soto and tying the game. Gardenhire emerges from the dugout, clearly frustrated with the home plate umpire's call on the previous pitch. "I didn't argue balls and strikes, I just did that. That was on you because you missed that strike call," Gardenhire says, his voice picked up by the hot microphones. The umpire quickly ejects Gardenhire, who continues his tirade, calling the call "horseshit" and "terrible." As Gardenhire walks off the field, he mutters angrily down the dugout, heading in the wrong direction. This latest ejection marks Gardenhire's seventh of the 2019 season, the most in Major League Baseball. The veteran manager is now just one away from tying his own single-season record of eight ejections and the season is not yet even at the All-Star break. Gardenhire's fiery temperament and his willingness to argue with umpires have become a trademark of his long managerial career and this latest incident only adds to his reputation as one of the most ejected skippers in the game. The Twins, currently locked in a tight playoff race in the American League Central, will have to continue their fight for a postseason berth without their longtime manager on the bench for at least the remainder of this game. As the dust settles, the Nationals hold on to win the game, but Gardenhire's ejection will surely be the talk of the baseball world, highlighting his unwavering commitment to his team and his willingness to stand up for his players, even if it means facing the consequences on the field.