VIDEO: Brian Snitker Gets Tossed After Ridiculously Bad Strike 3 Call on Ronald Acuña Jr.
By Sean Facey
MLB umpires are constantly under scrutiny from players and managers, and sometimes frustration can boil over and lead to ejections. After a horrifically bad strike call to end Ronald Acuña Jr.'s at-bat against Pittsburgh Pirates starter Joe Musgrove, Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker got tossed for arguing about the ridiculously wide zone.
Brian Snitker argues after a questionable third strike call on Ronald Acuña Jr. and is ejected for the second time this season and third time in his career. pic.twitter.com/VgwZOOYsy7
— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) June 13, 2019
Snitker has every right to be frustrated about the call. It was nowhere close to borderline, and it completely ended an inning that had potential to produce runs for the Braves.
This was called a strike pic.twitter.com/PrlnXxvG96
— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) June 13, 2019
How does this end up as a called strike? The pitch is nearly shoulder level. It's well out of the zone and should easily be called a ball.
Instead, the Braves' rally was shut down when Acuña got wrung up, and he could now face a fine for tossing his helmet in frustration.