The Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 9-4 in a game that was much closer than the score indicated. The score was tied 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning with Boston’s Reese McGuire at the plate. Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel fell behind in the count 3-0, but came back to strike out McGuire looking for the first out of the inning. Words cannot express how adamantly McGuire disagreed with the call. Or maybe they could.
WARNING: NSFW language!
Craig Kimbrel, 91mph Paint. 🖌️🎨
“I’m not sure what Reese McGuire said, but whatever it was, it got him tossed quickly.”
“Oh, we know what he said now…” 🔊 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Rn4uDB5wae
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 12, 2024
Jeremie Rehak was the home plate umpire who gave McGuire the quick hook, but upon closer review of the replay with the audio, it makes a lot of sense because you can’t yell, “F-CKING OUT, BRO!” at the umpire under almost any circumstances. Combine that with the fact that it was clearly a good call and he probably got a strong talking to from his manager about appropriate language after the game.
Another amusing angle to this story is the NESN broadcast, which didn’t have a microphone pick up what McGuire was laying down. Viewers in the Boston area probably went to bed thinking Rehak had gone on a power trip and has something against the Sox despite the fact that it was the right call.
Reese McGuire can’t afford to get thrown out here.
This is not good. Both Romy Gonzalez and Rafael Devers are banged up. pic.twitter.com/q3aecmWqsJ
— Tyler Milliken ⚾️ (@tylermilliken_) April 12, 2024
This is why you should never jump to conclusions.