Brett Gardner Rightfully Calls Out Ump After He Was Ejected From Yankees-Blue Jays Game

Apparently you don't even have to argue balls and strikes with an umpire anymore to get ejected. Nowadays, if they even THINK you were arguing, they can run you out.

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner was ejected from the team's loss against the Toronto Blue Jays despite the fact that he was sitting quietly on the bench when he was tossed, while manager Aaron Boone and fellow outfielder Cameron Maybin were haggling home plate umpire Chris Segal. When asked about the whole affair, Gardner was less than diplomatic.

"I didn't even open my mouth, which is unusual for me," Gardner said via ESPN. "He just wanted to assume, or wanted to take a guess, and he was wrong. And then he lied to me about it, which is a huge problem, and that's what made me a little upset."

If Gardner is indeed telling the truth and Segal, who splits his time between Triple-A and the majors, is not found liable or at fault in any way, than there is officially no accountability being shown by the Umpires Association.

It's a story all to familiar in modern baseball. An umpire makes some horrendous calls, ejects a player for disputing said horrendous calls, and continues about his day with no consequences. That impunity is a serious issue.