One day after signing a multi-year extension, and a few hours after a Zoom conference call on which he talked about his new deal, the team’s struggles, and the franchise’s future, GM Mike Rizzo was ejected from the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves’ series finale this afternoon in Truist Park.
During an at bat in the seventh inning, with Eric Thames up against the Braves’ Chris Martin, veteran umpire Hunter Wendelstedt stepped out from behind the plate after a questionable called strike, and he gestured towards the suite level above home plate, and Joe West asked for help from security having someone removed.