MLB is reviewing Bryce Harper’s clash with umpire
Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper, center, is restrained by pitching coach Mike Maddux, left, and hitting coach Rick Schu (39) after Harper was ejected in the dugout during the ninth inning of an interleague baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Monday.
Major League Baseball is reviewing Washington slugger Bryce Harper’s confrontation with an umpire to decide whether he should be disciplined. Nationals Manager Dusty Baker said he thinks the reigning NL MVP “deserves something — a fine or something” because “probably what he did and said was wrong.”
During the bottom of the ninth inning in Washington’s 5-4 victory over Detroit on Monday night, Harper was in the dugout when he was ejected by plate umpire Brian Knight after Nationals batter Danny Espinosa was called out on strikes. Moments later, Harper ran onto the field with teammates to celebrate pinch-hitter Clint Robinson’s game-winning walk-off home run. When someone is tossed from a game in the majors, he is required to leave the dugout.
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