On a full count Edwin holds off on swinging on a pitch that seems to be just outside the strike zone. He thinks he's about to get the walk and even starts walking towards first base when the umpire Vic Carapazza, calls the last pitch a strike and tells Edwin he's out.
At this point Encarnacion isn't overly enraged, but you could tell he had a few choice words for the the umpire. Whatever those words were Vic didn't find them too flattering and ejects Edwin for the rest of the game.
But that right there is what gets Encarnacion to his boiling point. Which causes him to share some more fond sentiments with Mr Carapazza. John Gibbons then steps in as the peace maker and he ends up getting tossed too.
Carapazza didnt stop there, he wanted to go for the hattrick so he ends up tossing out the bat catcher Russell Martin too, who almost took his head off and had to be held back after the fact.
Now some of you may be wondering why Encarnacion got that suspension, he was clearly able to restrain himself and didn't have to be held back like Martin. But if you look closely you can see Encarnacion's chest come into contact with Carapazza's shoulder and apparently that is enough to get you a full game suspension.
The suspension is to be scheduled for the 10th of July, which will be the Blue Jays fourth game in the Cleveland series. Edwin is expected to appeal the suspension, so we'll wait to see what the results are for that.
Do you guys think the umpire was wrong for his decision to toss out Encarnacion, Gibbon's and Martin?
