The Philadelphia Phillies played the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday in their penultimate Spring Training game. The lucky fans attending a preseason baseball game in Clearwater, Florida, got to see a real show as umpire Randy Rosenberg threw out catcher JT Realmuto for, well, moving his glove.
Homeplate umpire Randy Rosenberg ejects JT Realmuto for this 🤨 pic.twitter.com/dkQtpU1bHt
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As the announcers mention, what probably happened is that Realmuto pulled his glove away because he didn’t think a ball was coming after Rosenberg had thrown a ball back to the pitcher himself previously. What Rosenberg obviously felt happened was that Realmuto showed him up and made him look like Charlie Brown trying to kick a football.
This was an auto-ejection in Rosenberg’s eyes while Realmuto left shocked and confused having been the unwitting guest star in unique new ump show.