Willson Contreras Didn’t Hold Back After Being Ejected Following Two Questionable Calls

He let his feelings be known to the world.

Andy Nesbitt | Aug 23, 2023

Willson Contreras Didn’t Hold Back After Being Ejected Following Two Questionable Calls /

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Major League Baseball’s umpiring problem has been on full display for much of the 2023 season, with bad calls being made in so many games by so many different guys in blue.

That continued Tuesday night in Pittsburgh when Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras struck out swinging after taking two very questionable strikes earlier in the at-bat.

Contreras wasn’t happy at all with home plate umpire Brennan Miller and drew a line in the dirt following his strikeout. That led to an instant (and very casual) ejection, which led to Contreras going back to home plate to draw a circle in the dirt. He then spiked his bat and threw his helmet.

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Published Aug 23, 2023

ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.