Umpire ejected after charging Yankees pitcher

Scott Barry warning Yankees pitcher Dellin Betances to throw strikes.

Toronto, Ontario - Tuesday night umpire Scott Barry was ejected from the Yankees game after charging the mound and punching Dellin Betances multiple times in the face.

The incident took place in the 7th inning with the Toronto Blue Jays up 14-1.  Betances came in to pitch with the game well out of hand.  He then proceeded to throw 26 consecutive balls.  Six of those were wild pitches, at least four of which would’ve struck umpire Scott Barry had Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez not caught the ball.

After the fifth batter was walked in the inner Scott Barry stepped in front of the plate pointed at Betances and appeared to give a verbal warning while yelling obscenities.  Two pitches later he was throwing down the Yankees catcher on his way to the mound.  Betances laughed while he took two punches in the face from Barry “Do your worst old man” he cried while blood trickled down from his nose ”I smell a big suspension coming. Ha ha ha!“  First baseman Todd Frazier grabbed Scott Barry and took him to the ground as the Yankees clubhouse cleared. The stunned Blue Jays remained in their dugout waiting patiently for the game to resume.

The fisticuffs was related to a game on May 20th in Tampa Bay when Dellin Betances walked three batters in a row in the 8th inning of a 4-4 game.  The Yankees went on to lose that game 5-4.  Furious with the strike zone Betances was tossed from the game along with Yankees manager Joe Girardi. Girardi continued berating Barry for upwards of 20 minutes. To add insult to insults Girardi kicked dirt at Barry’s umpiring shoes causing irreparable damage.

“Those were my favorite umpiring shoes.  I’d worn them for two years without a scuff and now this.  That money comes out of my pocket.  We don’t make millions of dollars like they do.” said an irate Scott Barry after the May 20th game.

After the commotion died down crew chief Paul Emmel ejected both Yankees Pitcher Betances and umpire Scott Barry.  

In the dressing room after the game, Betances was seen boasting an ear-to-ear grin “I couldn’t find the strike zone tonight” he said.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he was still reviewing the incident to determine the degree of suspensions.  “I’m appalled by Scott Barry’s actions.  We expect more from him. Only the best umpires make the professional level.  They’re taught early in their minor league career how to control their anger: by clenching their teeth, muttering under their breath and punching the bat boys between innings.  The ones that attack players in the minors don’t have what it takes for Major League Baseball.”