Brandon Hyde had had enough.
After third baseman Jordan Westburg struck out looking in each of his first two at-bats Sunday, the Orioles manager earned an early trip to the clubhouse for voicing his displeasure with the calls. Home plate umpire John Bacon ejected Hyde for arguing balls and strikes in the bottom of the third inning of Baltimore’s series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Bacon called Westburg out in the first on a pitch from Blue Jays starter José Berríos that Statcast tracked as well inside. Westburg, not one to show many emotions on the field, hopped in place at the call before walking back to the dugout. Two innings later, Bacon rang Westburg up again on a pitch that Statcast had clipping the zone, and Hyde shouted from the dugout.
Orioles' Brandon Hyde just got ejected for arguing balls and strikes with home plate umpire John Bacon.
Bacon called out Jordan Westburg looking twice and Hyde wasn't happy about it. Statcast showed the first one way outside but the second hit the strike zone. pic.twitter.com/SrBQWKz5R1
— Matt Weyrich (@ByMattWeyrich) April 13, 2025
The umpire didn’t wait for Hyde to come out, immediately signaling to eject him from the game. Hyde then walked out and yelled at Bacon while pointing several times at home plate. It marked Hyde’s first ejection of the season and the 18th of his career.
Brandon Hyde arguing with the home plate umpire after getting ejected pic.twitter.com/DAc0N3PHKa
— Jacob Calvin Meyer (@jcalvinmeyer) April 13, 2025
First-year bench coach Robinson Chirinos became acting manager in the dugout once Hyde left the game.
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