Martinez got tossed last week in a game against Arizona for arguing balls and strikes, his first ejection this season.
SEATTLE — For the second time in a week, Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez watched the end of a game on television back in the clubhouse.Martinez was ejected in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Seattle Mariners for arguing a play at the plate, where Keibert Ruiz was called out for running out of the baseline.got tossed from a game, after being ejected last week against Arizona for arguing balls and strikes.
In this case, Martinez said he was trying to protect Ruiz from getting tossed, but the skipper was still baffled by the call from plate umpire Derek Thomas. “Honestly, I’ve been in the major leagues for 38 years, I’ve never seen that call. I mean, I really haven’t,” Martinez said after his team’s 4-1 victory.
Martinez immediately ran out from the dugout after Thomas said Ruiz went too far out of the baseline to avoid a tag from Seattle catcher Tom Murphy. Ruiz was attempting to score from first on a double by Dominic Smith.
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