It’s still early in the season, but the past few days have not been great for the Boston Red Sox. They just got swept at home by the Pirates, and we saw (and heard!) those frustrations boiling over in Tuesday’s 4-1 loss at Fenway Park.
Christian Arroyo had reason to be upset.
Batting in the seventh inning with two outs and a runner on second, Arroyo quickly found himself in a hole when a high first pitch was called a strike. He fouled off the next two pitches only for home plate umpire Dan Iassogna to call him out on another pitch that missed the zone.
Arroyo let Iassogna hear all about it too. (Warning: Video has NSFW language)
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The broadcast microphones picked up the exchange between Arroyo and Iassogna, which is always fun. Arroyo shouted, “That’s (expletive) away. That’s not a (expletive) strike. That’s (expletive) two of ’em.”
Iassogna didn’t eject Arroyo there, but he did stand by his call … even though Arroyo appeared to be right.
You can’t blame Arroyo for being angry after that. Good on Iassogna for not tossing Arroyo, though. We’ve seen umpires react dramatically for much less.