Joe Maddon wasn’t in the dugout to watch the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds on a walk-off wild pitch because he was ejected after arguing with umpires earlier in the ninth inning.
Maddon was beside himself after Ben Zobrist got hit by a pitch, but was ruled to be attempting a bunt, thus strike two was called. Maddon raced out of the dugout and was giving it to everyone.
Here's Joe Maddon going off on the umps. #Cubs pic.twitter.com/xGrdejPp5G
— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) August 17, 2017
Zobrist eventually moved the runners to second and third, following a slow roller to third base. That set up the two-out, walk-off wild pitch.
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It looked like Maddon made contact with one of the umpires, so he might have to serve a suspension for that. We’ll see.
He still couldn’t believe the call after the game either.
Cubs manager Joe Maddon's is still furious over the bunt call on Ben Zobrist in the 9th that led to his ejection. @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/yC6SIRN95U
— Larry Hawley (@HawleySports) August 17, 2017
