VIDEO: Bryce Harper and Gabe Kapler Ejected vs Red Sox for Arguing Balls and Strikes
By Sean Facey
The Philadelphia Phillies don't seem to be particularly fond of the strike zone established by umpire Gabe Morales in their Sunday afternoon game against the Boston Red Sox. Bryce Harper was given the hook for arguing balls and strikes, and Phillies manager Gabe Kapler was then sent packing himself after giving Morales more than just a mouthful at home plate.
Bryce Harper and Gabe Kapler tossed from Game
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Kapler goes nuts on Umpire
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They both got their money's worth. And it isn't the first time that either of them have gotten ejected this year, either.
Bryce Harper and Gabe Kapler are mad.
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For Harper, it was his second ejection of the year and the 13th of his career. As for Kapler, it was the fourth time he was forced out of the game and the first time he was ejected for arguing balls and strikes since he had a run-in with Joe West.
4th ejection of the year for Gabe Kapler.
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) September 15, 2019
His only other ball-strike ejection was the fabled Joe West Incident back in June.
It's Bryce Harper's 2nd ejection of the year, both over ball/strike hoopla. Harper is up to 13 career ejections!
It's especially brutal that they lost both of them mid-way through the game. It'll be tough to stage a comeback against Boston without either of them-- especially given how hard Christian Vazquez is raking.