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J.T. Realmuto got tossed for moving his glove from the umpire in the most ridiculous MLB ejection

Ump Show starting early this year.

We’ve seen some preposterous decisions from big-league umpires over the years, but I don’t think anything is going to top what happened to Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto on Monday.

He was essentially ejected for a simple miscommunication with home plate umpire Randy Rosenberg.

The incident happened during the fourth inning of a Grapefruit League game between the Phillies and Blue Jays. Craig Kimbrel was called for a pitch-clock violation, and shortly after that, Realmuto reached his glove back asking for a new baseball. He either thought that Rosenberg was throwing the ball to the pitcher or he saw that Kimbrel already had a ball. So, Realmuto moved the glove away. It just happened right as Rosenberg was dropping the baseball into the glove.

That late movement caused Rosenberg to botch the exchange, and he immediately responded by ejecting Realmuto from the game. Evidently, he thought Realmuto was trying to show him up by moving the glove away. But really, that’s a stretch. Realmuto was looking towards the mound as that happened. He couldn’t see what the umpire was doing.

A simple explanation could have cleared it all up, but Rosenberg — who made his MLB umpiring debut in 2020 — adamantly stood by the ejection. Realmuto, in disbelief, left the field while fist pumping.

MLB fans also couldn’t believe that sequence led to an ejection.

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Notre Dame alumni don’t factor into Game 1 of World Series

Nothing to see if you’re a Notre Dame fan.

The 2022 World Series got off to a thrilling start Friday. The Philadelphia Phillies overcame a five-run deficit to steal Game 1 from the host Houston Astros, 6-5, after J.T. Realmuto led off the 10th inning with the game-winning home run. Suddenly, a team that everyone wrote off at the start of the postseason is looking very formidable.

As exciting as the game was, Notre Dame’s two alumni didn’t have any impact on it. [autotag]Matt Vierling[/autotag] was not in the Phillies’ lineup. [autotag]Trey Mancini[/autotag] started as the designated hitter, which has been his usual spot in these playoffs, but he went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts and left a team-high three men on base. When the Astros had two runners on with two outs in the bottom of the 10th of a one-run game, Dusty Baker pinch-hit Aledmys Diaz for Mancini, only for Diaz to ground out to third to end the game.

Here’s hoping the former Irish hitters are able to do more going forward in the series.

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Dodgers’ Justin Turner made J.T. Realmuto look foolish by brilliantly faking him out at third base

Justin Turner absolutely deked J.T. Realmuto out of his shoes here.

This is a moment J.T. Realmuto will absolutely want to forget.

In extra innings, the Los Angeles Dodgers were leading the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 with Garrett Stubbs up to bat. Stubbs was able to leg out a great infield single before the Dodgers were able to get him out, but disaster struck for Realmuto, who was headed to third after starting the 10th inning at second.

Realmuto was safe into third base thanks to a high throw to Justin Turner, but the Dodgers third baseman made a brilliant move to fake out the Phillies catcher. Turner pretended that the ball had actually gone over his head, causing Realmuto to start running home, but he actually had the ball the whole time! As Realmuto scrambled to get back, Turner tagged him out on an incredible play.

What a move from Turner to keep the Dodgers in the game! The Phillies, however, were able to win in the end thanks to some great hustle from Roman Quinn.

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The Mets had the most unfortunate, but on brand, collapse possible against the Phillies

Never change, Mets.

New year, same New York Mets it seems. In the Mets first game of the 2021 MLB season on Monday, New York was holding onto a 2-0 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies in the bottom of the eighth before the team committed the most on brand collapse you’ll see.

Jacob deGrom held the Phillies to just three hits and no runs through six innings, but was pulled after 77 pitches as the game was handed over to the Mets bullpen. Unfortunately for New York and deGrom, the Mets went full Mets in the bottom of the eighth inning, not only allowing the Phillies to tie the game but also take a 5-2 lead.

It started with the bases loaded and Aaron Loup on the mound for the Mets facing Bryce Harper with one out. Loup hit Harper with a pitch, sending a runner in to score to put the game within one for the Phillies. Following Harper, J.T. Realmuto singled with a hit through the infield to tie the game at 2-2 with the bases still loaded.

Then, disaster struck. Alec Bohm hit what seemed to be a routine ball to third baseman Luis Guillorme, but the throw home hit catcher James McCann in the glove and bounced behind the plate, allowing Rhys Hoskins and Harper to score for the 4-2 Phillies lead.

Yep, that happened.

The Phillies scored once more in the bottom of the eighth, eventually winning the game 5-3 after coming from behind on some pure Mets shenanigans to improve to 4-0 on the season.

As for deGrom’s gem of a start, well…

Unfortunate stuff right there.

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