Everything in sports looks different these days as everyone is doing their best to make sure the health of all those involved remains the most important thing during the global pandemic.
On Sunday we saw that arguments between MLB managers and umpires look different in 2020, too.
Pirates manager Derek Shelton wasn’t happy that home plate umpire Jordan Baker ejected Derek Holland (who was sitting the stands/dugout) so he calmly put on his mask and went out to argue the decision. The ump then calmly put on his mask and the two had their argument.
Shelton at one point put his mask down, which isn’t ideal, but this was an argument unlike any we’ve ever seen:
Manager & umpire arguments in 2020 👀
(via @FSMidwest)pic.twitter.com/QIFcenIiSJ
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 26, 2020
Twitter loved it:
Earl Weaver wouldn’t have been able to handle this. https://t.co/BsbKFsD0Vi
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) July 26, 2020
First #SocialDistancing @mlb ejection… not @Pirates manager tho pic.twitter.com/a1jgStXap4
— David Roth, AIA (@downtown_design) July 26, 2020
First ejection I’ve seen with face coverings. Better social distance @Frank_Frangie 👀😷 #Pirates pic.twitter.com/hrY63kGU2U
— Andrew Gibson (@1010XLAG) July 26, 2020
The way they both calmly put their masks on💀
— 6’4 btw (@k0nn0r_) July 26, 2020
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