Twins manager Derek Shelton’s profane ejection rant caught on hot mic
An argument between an umpire and Minnesota Twins manager Derek Shelton was caught on a hot microphone.

An argument between an umpire and Minnesota Twins manager Derek Shelton was caught on a hot microphone.

Every so often, an on-field microphone catches what actually goes on when a manager argues with an umpire. That happened to Minnesota Twins manager Derek Shelton on Saturday. Shelton was ejected from Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds after Reds infielder Elly de la Cruz was ruled to have checked his swing one pitch before … The post Twins manager’s profane argument with umpire gets caught on hot mic appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.

Minnesota Twins manager Derek Shelton was unhappy with a ruling from the umpiring crew during Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds at Target Field, and he was even unhappier after getting ejected moments later. Shelton voiced his displeasure with home plate umpire Nic Lentz, and some of that expletive-laden audio was loud and clear on…

The Minnesota Twins suffered a tough 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, making it the club’s third straight loss in a row. At one point in the game, things got heated between manager Derek Shelton and the umpires, as he went off on them after being ejected. In the top of the seventh, […] The post Twins manager has heated reaction after getting ejected vs. Reds appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Minnesota Twins are set to take on the Tampa Bay Rays at 3:10 central time. However, Target Field is having other plans. About an hour before gametime, Target Field has lost power, via Dan Hayes of the Athletic. Field view shows all the screens around the stadium blacked out, via Kamie Blair. Oops power […] The post Twins dealing with Target Field power outage before Rays clash appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The first weekend of MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike system (ABS) appears to be a rousing success, at least in the eyes of fans. There was no shortage of interesting ABS moments throughout the opening weekend of play. Veteran umpire CB Bucknor found himself on the receiving end of a particularly unfortunate stretch of missed calls, which…

With the ABS system making its debut this year, it’s time to glean some insights from the season's first three games. The post MLB ABS System Brings Insights After Opening Weekend appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Minnesota Twins manager Derek Shelton etched his name into the history books as the first skipper in MLB history to get tossed over a robot umpire challenge during a wild 8-6 loss to the Orioles on Sunday.

Not what you'd expect to hear on a live baseball broadcast.
