Overview

• In the 11th inning at Target Field, Baldelli confronted home plate umpire John Bacon after Ryan Jeffers was called out on a foul tip that Baldelli believed hit the dirt.
• Fueled by perceived strike-zone inconsistencies throughout the game, Baldelli’s profanity-laden tirade ended with him tossing his hat before being ejected.
• Under MLB replay rules, a foul-tip third strike is not reviewable, leaving no formal mechanism to overturn the ruling.
• Baldelli’s removal disrupted the Twins’ rally in extras and preceded their 4–3 loss to the Detroit Tigers.
• This marked the manager’s fourth ejection of the season in the face of ongoing frustrations over officiating and the team’s late-season slump.