David Ortiz was ejected in Saturday night's loss to Kansas City after hitting a single in the seventh inning. Home plate umpire Bruce Dreckman tossed Ortiz when the Boston DH was on first base.
After the game, Ortiz said:
All I have to say is that this situation between players and umpires is getting to a ridiculous point. ... I'm an 18-year veteran in this league and when I was coming up it seems like you deserve respect because of that. But it seems like it doesn't work that way anymore. ...
You call two bad pitches on a guy that throws 100, what do you want me to do?