New York Yankees lefty CC Sabathia was ejected from Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays for hitting catcher Jesus Sucre. In the bottom of the sixth inning, with New York up 11-0, Sabathia nailed Sucre with a fastball to the leg.
The ejection soon followed, as did some drama. Check out the video footage below:
How did this come to happen despite the game being a blowout? Well, it all began when Sabathia accidentally hit Rays first baseman Jake Bauers in the bottom of the fifth. Yankees catcher Austin Romine led off the sixth and was greeted by a fastball up and in.