Who throws a belt? Honestly!
The answer is Lance Lynn.
The Chicago White Sox ace who still leads the American League in ERA was four innings into his start on Wednesday against the Oakland A’s. But then he tossed the thing that holds up his pants at an umpire and got the hook from said ump.
Seriously, that happened. The Sox went on to win the game 3-2, but that’s burying the lede here — why would Lynn throw a belt at an umpire??
There’s some kind of explanation for it from Lynn, so let’s run through this whole incident and the aftermath: