{"id":425463,"date":"2023-05-22T18:05:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T18:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=425463"},"modified":"2023-05-22T18:05:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T18:05:39","slug":"dodgers-vs-cardinals-2023-max-muncy-gets-ejected-for-arguing-with-the-umpire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/dodgers-vs-cardinals-2023-max-muncy-gets-ejected-for-arguing-with-the-umpire\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Vs Cardinals 2023: Max Muncy Gets Ejected For Arguing With The Umpire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Max Muncy was dismissed by Emmel in the fourth inning of the Dodgers&#8217; 10-5 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals after being rung up on a called strike.<\/p>\n<p>Umpire Paul Emmel was at the centre of another controversy with the Dodgers on Sunday, the day after his contentious called third strike ended one of the team&#8217;s losses.<\/p>\n<p>Emmel, who cycled to third base on Sunday, did so after hearing Muncy argue about the call as he made his way back to the dugout.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Max Muncy was ejected from today\u2019s game after saying something to the 3rd base umpire:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V9g9UNCgmn\">pic.twitter.com\/V9g9UNCgmn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1660368503206219776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Dodgers Vs Cardinals 2023: Max Muncy Gets Ejected For Arguing With The Umpire<\/h2>\n<p>After Muncy was ruled out on strikes in the fourth inning, the player was ejected. The 2-2 pitch was in the zone near enough that Muncy didn&#8217;t have a good argument. The previous pitch, which was almost in the same spot but was judged a ball, caused Muncy to lose control of his emotions.<\/p>\n<p>With one out in the top of the fourth inning, Max Muncy went to the plate. A fastball from Jack Flaherty that on television appeared to skim the edge of the strike zone was declared a ball on a 1-2 count.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Max Muncy explains the frustrations that led to his emotional ejection. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6cXoUR7sRF\">pic.twitter.com\/6cXoUR7sRF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsNetLA\/status\/1660409914689470464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To Muncy&#8217;s dismay, the next pitch, which seemed to be at a comparable height, was again ruled a ball by home plate umpire Nic Lentz.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the dugout, Muncy made his way while still voicing his displeasure. He swung his bat towards third base umpire Paul Emmel before turning his anger back on the goal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;It was like the more you complained, the bigger zone you got.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Max Muncy explained what happened leading up to his ejection yesterday. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FTLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FTLive<\/a> \u25b6\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/22rBVtdihY\">https:\/\/t.co\/22rBVtdihY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rzQ2EIAwkk\">pic.twitter.com\/rzQ2EIAwkk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoulTerritoryTV\/status\/1660702339270070273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In particular, Muncy blamed Emmel for a dubious strike three calls with two outs in the ninth inning of the game played the day before, which prevented the Dodgers from tying the score.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately, Muncy started fuming \u2014 explaining later he felt Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras had \u201cbullied\u201d Lentz into a more favourable call.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will Smith and Max Muncy go back-to-back! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X61rXFRgex\">pic.twitter.com\/X61rXFRgex<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1658299728918900736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pitch before was almost the exact same location,\u201d Muncy said. \u201cFor the catcher to sit there and tell him that\u2019s a terrible call and he missed it and needs to be better, and then the next one he gives it to him. That, to me, is where the frustration was coming from. I felt like that was happening all weekend long.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Muncy 2nd homerun of the night \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\udc99\ud83e\udd0d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LADodgers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LADodgers<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Maxmuncy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Maxmuncy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LvctaOOPm2\">pic.twitter.com\/LvctaOOPm2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg (@22ydozah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/22ydozah\/status\/1658307433662672896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Muncy, his behaviour resulted in an instantaneous dismissal from the game.<\/p>\n<p>Despite losing three of their four games to the Cardinals, the Dodgers are still 1.5 games ahead of them in the National League West.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Jets Mekhi Becton Speaks Out Against Coaches Following His 2022 Injury\u00a0\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/jets-mekhi-becton-speaks-out-against-coaches-following-his-2022-injury\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Jets Mekhi Becton Speaks Out Against Coaches Following His 2022 Injury\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Max Muncy was dismissed by Emmel in the fourth inning of the Dodgers&#8217; 10-5 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals after being rung up on a called strike. 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