{"id":808397,"date":"2026-08-09T23:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/808397\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T23:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:46:09","slug":"braves-ace-sale-ejected-before-start-of-game-against-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/808397\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves ace Sale ejected before start of game against Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale was ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before a pitch was thrown in Sunday\u2019s game against the New York Yankees, a day after being called for a balk that scored a run<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As umpires took the field and walked by the Braves\u2019 dugout on the third base side, Sale began barking. Merzel tossed him and Sale said something to crew chief Dan Bellino as the two talked near the dugout rail.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was by the bat rack because the game was about to start and I was getting my helmet,\u201d center fielder Michael Harris II said after his 10th-inning single gave Atlanta a 2-1 win.<\/a> \u201cI didn\u2019t see him talking to him, but I actually seen the motion of him throwing him out. I was kind of confused but then I saw Sale and remember what happened yesterday and I put two and two together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sale was called for his third career balk by Merzel during the fifth inning of Saturday\u2019s 5-4 loss.<\/a> Rookie Spencer Jones scored on the balk after getting an RBI triple and Sale began fiercely yelling at Merzel before manager Walt Weiss continued the argument and was ejected.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he had some words for the umpire from yesterday, but you know what, it\u2019s behind us,\u201d Weiss said. \u201cEveryone had their say and we move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bellino told a pool reporter after Saturday\u2019s game that Sale was called for the balk because he did not declare he was going to pitch from the windup. Bellino said Sale declared he was pitching from the windup when he struck out Jos\u00e9 Caballero but did not do so ahead of the at-bat to Austin Wells.<\/p>\n

It was Sale\u2019s fourth career ejection. It was his first since Aug. 3, 2019, when he pitched for Boston and was tossed by Mike Estabrook for arguing balls and strikes during the fourth inning of a 9-2 loss at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n

Sale allowed three runs and five hits in six innings Saturday for his first loss since June 28. In his third season with the Braves, the veteran left-hander is 12-7 with a 2.20 ERA in 21 starts.<\/p>\n

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