Nats' Martinez gets tossed after losing mind, rushing umps
Dave Martinez just went nuclear.
The Washington Nationals manager was ejected from Game 6 of the World Series after a heated argument with the umpiring crew in the seventh inning.
Martinez took issue with the decision to call Trea Turner out at first for interference, and he needed to be restrained after trying to charge the umps.
During the 7th inning stretch, Nationals Manager Dave Martinez was visibly upset with the umpires and was ejected during the exchange. pic.twitter.com/AZ23MusrNN
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"Look, I don't want to sit here and talk about me or the umpires," Martinez said after the game. "This is not about me or the umpires. This is about the Washington Nationals and those guys in the clubhouse coming to Game 6 and playing lights out, knowing that this could be it. And I'm super proud of them.
"I mean - and in the heat of the moment, things get blown out of hand. I saw things differently. But I'm not going to - like I said, I'm never going to criticize any umpires or anything, because they're a big part of the game."
It's the first time a manager has been ejected from a World Series game since former Atlanta Braves skipper Bobby Cox was removed from Game 3 of the 1996 series against the New York Yankees, according to Baseball Reference.
Overall, it's the 23rd time someone has been ejected from a World Series game, as Sarah Langs of MLB.com notes.