Top Ad
I DIG Radio
www.idigradio.com
Listen live to the best music from around the world!
I DIG Style
www.idigstyle.com
Learn about the latest fashion styles and more...

Castellanos: Ejected Uceta 'like my 2-year-old'

Written by 
Published in Baseball
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 22:04

PHILADELPHIA -- Tampa Bay Rays reliever Edwin Uceta was ejected from the team's 9-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night after hitting Nick Castellanos with a pitch.

Castellanos, for his part, said he knew it was coming.

Uceta allowed a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning to pinch-hitter Cal Stevenson, then proceeded to give up a Buddy Kennedy RBI single, a two-run Trea Turner homer and a Bryce Harper double before Castellanos stepped to the plate.

Uceta's pitch hit the Phillies slugger on the hip and caused both benches and bullpens to empty and the players to gather on the infield grass.

"I had an overwhelming sense that I was about to get drilled," Castellanos said. "We all just got a sense of what it was -- he was just (ticked) off that he got hit around and his ERA shot through the roof."

Uceta, who entered the game with a 0.79 ERA, said it was not a purpose pitch and claimed it was a changeup; MLB's StatCast said it was a 96 mph sinker.

The Phillies, though, didn't believe him.

"You're frustrated and you're going to throw at somebody," he said. "That's like my 2-year-old throwing a fit because I took away his dessert before he was finished."

Harper said what happened has no place in Major League Baseball.

"That's not the game that we play, man," he said. "It shouldn't be. Guys throw too hard nowadays. You're getting mad because a guy hits a homer off you or you blow the lead, walk the guy and come out of the game.

"The situation, the whole thing, just really fired me up, really upset me. Just not something you should accept as Major League Baseball."

Harper briskly marched toward the mound shouting at the Rays' pitcher after it happened. He said he stopped himself from a physical altercation because Uceta never turned around to look at him.

"I didn't want to be a loser and come up behind him," Harper said. "If he's going to turn around, then all right, let's go."

Harper had three doubles in a game for the third time in his career and the first time since August 2021.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

Read 120 times

Soccer

Neymar ruled out of Brazil return, Endrick in

Neymar ruled out of Brazil return, Endrick in

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNeymar's return to action for Brazil will be delayed yet longer aft...

Estadio Azteca changes name ahead of 2026 WC

Estadio Azteca changes name ahead of 2026 WC

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMexico City's Estadio Azteca has changed its name to Estadio Banort...

NWSL's BOS Nation to be renamed after backlash

NWSL's BOS Nation to be renamed after backlash

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBoston's 2026 NWSL franchise announced Friday that it will official...

2026 FIFA


2028 LOS ANGELES OLYMPIC

UEFA

2024 PARIS OLYMPIC


Basketball

Bulls banners 'Disturbed' during show; need fixes

Bulls banners 'Disturbed' during show; need fixes

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAll six of the Chicago Bulls' championship banners were pulled from...

Doncic (calf) sits out Lakers' loss to Nuggets

Doncic (calf) sits out Lakers' loss to Nuggets

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDENVER -- Luka Doncic did not play in the conclusion of the Los Ang...

Baseball

Eflin to start Orioles' March 27 opener in Toronto

Eflin to start Orioles' March 27 opener in Toronto

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSARASOTA, Fla. -- Zach Eflin will start for the Baltimore Orioles o...

Mets give newcomer Holmes nod for Opening Day

Mets give newcomer Holmes nod for Opening Day

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets right-hander Clay Holmes will...

Sports Leagues

  • FIFA

    Fédération Internationale de Football Association
  • NBA

    National Basketball Association
  • ATP

    Association of Tennis Professionals
  • MLB

    Major League Baseball
  • ITTF

    International Table Tennis Federation
  • NFL

    Nactional Football Leagues
  • FISB

    Federation Internationale de Speedball

About Us

I Dig® is a leading global brand that makes it more enjoyable to surf the internet, conduct transactions and access, share, and create information.  Today I Dig® attracts millions of users every month.r

 

Phone: (800) 737. 6040
Fax: (800) 825 5558
Website: www.idig.com
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Affiliated