John Schneider made sure to get more than his money’s worth during Tuesday’s game.
The Toronto Blue Jays manager Schneider was ejected Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers for arguing a balk that was called on Toronto pitcher Kevin Gausman. In the fifth inning at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ont., Gausman was facing Dodgers infielder Alex Freeland with a runner on first base when home plate umpire Dan Merzel called Gausman for a balk.
Merzel did not call the balk immediately as Gausman was shifting around on the mound and only made the ruling after the pitch had been delivered. Schneider then came out of the Toronto dugout asking for an explanation and eventually got thrown out by Merzel after things got heated.
Immediately upon being tossed, Schneider completely crashed out on Merzel. He slammed his hat down and got right up into Merzel’s face to give Merzel a piece of his mind.
Here is the video of the full sequence (featuring an irate Schneider turning about five different shades of red over the course of the encounter).
Blue Jays manager John Schneider LOST HIS MIND because the umpire ejected him for arguing a balk call pic.twitter.com/EyZrxaK4UH
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The Blue Jays lost Monday’s series opener to the Dodgers by an ugly final score of 14-2. With the Dodgers also beating the Blue Jays in the 2025 World Series as well, frustrations had clearly been brewing for Schneider (who has also produced other ruthless moments against rival teams over the years).
