Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell was ejected during the fourth inning of his team’s 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday night. The ejection came after Farrell was livid that a play went to instant replay and was overturned.
It initially appeared that the Red Sox got out of a jam when Francisco Cervelli grounded into a double-play, but Yankees manager Joe Girardi challenged the call at first base. He thought Cervelli beat the throw, and he ended up being right. Farrell did not see it that way, and he let the umpiring crew hear about it.
Here are a few angles of the play in question.
As the broadcasting team pointed out, arguing a play that has gone under video review is an automatic ejection. It wouldn’t have mattered, because I’m pretty sure telling an umpire to “shove it up your f—ing ass” is an automatic ejection regardless. At least Farrell got his money’s worth.
