Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo lost it.
He simply couldn't believe the call that had just been made during the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants, and he refused to leave the field until he was ejected.
And once Lovullo was tossed, he quickly pointed at all four umpires and gave them his own ejection gesture.
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The worst part? Lovullo didn't have much of a case.
The Giants had been the victim of a baserunning interference that left Christian Koss down injured between second and third after a Heliot Ramos infield hit.
The Diamondbacks tossed the ball over and tagged Koss for an easy inning-ending out.
But replays showed Koss had collided with Arizona's Jordan Lawlar while rounding second, with Lawlar clearly in the base path on the way to third.
Interference isn't reviewable, which may have been Lovullo's case.
But together, the four umpires determined that Koss wouldn't be out and would instead be awarded second base.
Christian Koss initially was called out on this play before it was overturned 🧐 pic.twitter.com/y4Cfic8fEJ
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) May 14, 2025Ironically, the Diamondbacks got the next batter out to escape the inning unscathed.
Well, unscathed besides their ejected manager.
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