Madison Bumgarner ejected from Arizona Diamondbacks-Miami Marlins game after awkward exchange with umpire

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner was ejected Wednesday after the first inning of his start against the Miami Marlins after a confrontation with first-base umpire Dan Bellino.

Bumgarner gave up a leadoff homer to Jon Berti in the first, and then retired the next three batters. After a foreign substance check in which Bellino stared at Bumgarner during a longer-than-typical examination of his left hand, Bumgarner and Bellino exchanged words. Bellino then threw the four-time All-Star out of the game.

Bellino told a pool reporter that Bumgarner was ejected for directing profanity at an umpire. Video of the foreign substance check showed Bellino staring at Bumgarner while he…