Baseball Player Ejected Over Home-Run Antic – Then the Coach Comes Out and Makes Things Worse
A dramatic bat flip after a home run ended with the ejection of one Minnesota college baseball player — as well as his manager. Drake Siens of Gustavus Adolphus College colorfully tossed his own bat after hitting a…
A dramatic bat flip after a home run ended with the ejection of one Minnesota college baseball player — as well as his manager.
Drake Siens of Gustavus Adolphus College colorfully tossed his own bat after hitting a drive that cleared the left-field wall in a Monday contest against St. Olaf College, according to Fox News.
Footage from the contest — in which Adolphus still trailed after Siens’ blast — shows a bat flip guaranteed to outrage many baseball traditionalists.
Siens appeared to learn of his own ejection as he finished his home-run trot, with the umpire gesturing him off the field.
“The home-plate umpire, it looks like, has ejected Drake Siens,” a commentator said of the development.
Some fans criticized the ump’s decision to toss Siens from the game for a mere bat flip, extravagant as it may have been.
And yet, other fans criticized Sien’s flip — even claiming that the hitter could’ve injured other players with a toss that seemed to resemble more of a full throw.
The ump wasn’t done after punishing Siens for the bat flip.