Braves ace Chris Sale ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before start of game against Yankees
NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale was ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before a pitch was thrown in Sunday’s game against the New York…
Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale was ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before the start of Sunday’s game against the New York Yankees. This was Sale’s fourth career ejection, with the previous one occurring on August 3, 2019, while he was pitching for Boston. The ejection came after Sale argued with Merzel during the fifth inning of Saturday’s game, which the Yankees won 5-4.
The argument began after Sale was called for a balk, which scored a run, and continued when manager Walt Weiss joined the argument and was also ejected. The incident occurred because Sale did not declare he was pitching from the windup, according to umpire crew chief Dan Bellino. Sale allowed three runs and five hits in six innings, resulting in his first loss since June 28.
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