Overview
- Tony Vitello was thrown out in the top of the first inning on Wednesday after he argued that Eugenio Suárez had committed a checked swing that should have been called a swing.
- Home plate umpire Ryan Blakney issued the ejection after Vitello told the umpires to “get it right.”
- Television hot mics picked up explicit language from Vitello and the broadcast team briefly reduced crowd audio as clips spread online.
- The incident came after a pregame pitching change that sent Logan Webb to the mound instead of Landen Roupp while the Giants were chasing their first sweep of the season.
- This was Vitello’s fourth ejection this season and bench coach Jaye Tingler took over the dugout, a pattern that draws attention to his on-field temperament and could bring a fine or further scrutiny from MLB.