Twins' Baldelli hurls hat onto field after giving umpire an earful
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Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli made sure he gave home plate umpire Adrian Johnson an earful in a memorable exit from the field after being ejected in the sixth inning of Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants.
"That is now the second-most famous hat toss in this city, to Mary Tyler Moore."
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Rocco Baldelli gave the home plate umpire an earful and tossed his hat 😳 pic.twitter.com/gUcn5wzRDo
Baldelli flung his hat onto the playing surface at Target Field after a fiery exchange with Johnson following a close strike call against Carlos Correa on the fourth pitch of the at-bat.
The skipper could be heard screaming "no way" from the dugout before approaching Johnson to voice his concerns about the pitch, which was out of the zone.
This is the second time this week a manager has taken exception with Johnson.
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt exploded on the umpire Monday after a strike call against Fernando Tatis Jr. led to the outfielder's ejection.