Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was ejected after making the ultimate out of the highest of the ninth inning on a grounder to 3rd in opposition to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night time.
Altuve remained within the batter’s field as Manny Machado fielded the grounder and recorded the third out of the body, as the previous AL MVP mentioned that the ball was fouled off his foot. Replays backed up Altuve’s argument.
Previous to his ejection, the 34-year-old pleaded his case, going so far as to take off his left cleat and sock to point out the umpire the place the ball hit him.
Astros supervisor Joe Espada was additionally tossed from the competition, and he and Altuve prolonged the workforce’s streak to 3 straight days the place a member of the workforce was ejected.