The Nationals manager isn’t afraid to get thrown out of a ballgame. He did it in Game 6 of the 2019 World Series, after all, and that ended up pretty well for him and Washington.
On Wednesday, Martinez added another ejection to his budding managerial career: The fourth-year skipper went nuclear after Trea Turner was called out at first base for running out of the base path, and the rest is worth a thousand watches.
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Talk about getting your money’s worth.
The Wrigley faithful exploded when Martinez ripped first base out of its mooring, clearly appreciative of getting a show, even while the Cubs were down 4-2.
Martinez didn’t get to vent all of his anger with the ejection, though: He followed it up with a postgame rant on umpires, the baseline rule and judgment calls.
Clearly, Martinez is just about as ticked off with umpiring in 2021 as most fans are. MLB has a serious officiating problem right now, and there’s no apparent, definitive fix in sight.
The scuffling Nationals would cling to a 4-3 victory.
Someone check on that first base bag.
