It's never a dull day in the lower league baseball world, and on Sunday, that point was proven to the max.
In a Frontier League game between the Tri-City ValleyCats and the New York Boulders, a first base umpire was removed from the game following a heated exchange with a Boulders player.
The surreal moment an umpire gets ejected by fellow umpire after huge argument with player
According to reports and statements from Boulders team president Shawn Reilly, the umpire had requested the Boulders dugout to remove the tablet computer that is allowed for each team in the Frontier League. The player began arguing with the umpire and was ejected for doing so, and that's when it all kicked off.
Cheating accusations kick-started it
The umpire appeared to strike the player in the midsection and was subsequently asked to leave by the chief umpire.
The whole thing stemmed from the ValleyCats manager accusing the Boulders of stealing signs and cheating. That's what led to the umpire asking for the removal of the tablet.
After the argument came to an end and the umpire walked off the field, the Boulders removed the center field TV camera in response to the accusations from the Tri-City manager.
What is the Frontier League?
The Frontier League is an "MLB Partner League", meaning it's not affiliated with any Major League team, but is promoted by MLB to grow the sport in the U.S. and Canada.
This certainly isn't a great look for the league, but it does put some eyeballs from people who otherwise might not have known about it. They'll be hoping to make headlines for different reasons the next time.
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