Hot Mic Catches MLB Ump's NSFW Message to Astros Hitting Coach During Ejection

Umpire Phil Cuzzi was not happy with Astros hitting coach Alex Clinton during Tuesday night’s game in Houston.

Hot mics picked up a hilarious NSFW exchange between Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintrón and home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi Tuesday night.

After a questionable called strike in the sixth inning of the Astros’ game against the Orioles, Cuzzi got in a shouting match with Cintrón and the Astros bench. Cuzzi eventually steps out from behind home plate to give a warning: “I’m not going to f—-ing listen to you.”

Cintrón clearly didn’t take kindly to that, responding “F--- you!”

Then, the mics picked up Cuzzi’s immediate response:

“F--- me? F--- you!” as he ejected Cintrón from the game.

Here’s the clip of the exchange (Obvious warning: You will hear bad words in this video):

Oh buddy, the mics are hot tonight. Phil Cuzzi don't care. pic.twitter.com/EeZP3L52oD

— Roger Cormier (yayroger.bsky.social) (@yayroger) September 20, 2023

Cuzzi clearly wasn’t happy with Cintrón’s bickering about balls and strikes, though rarely do we get such an unfiltered back-and-forth between coaching staff and umpire on video. This doesn’t top the legendary Terry Collins/Tom Haillion “our a— is in the jackpot” video, but it’s still pretty epic.

I still say a pay-per-view with uncensored mic’d-up umpires and coaches would be amazing content. But for as long as that isn’t in the cards, we’ll take hot mic moments like this.