OAKLAND — Some statements are made simply by the way one plays the game.
Others require more direct action.
A’s rookie third baseman Matt Chapman made the decision to confront Angels catcher Juan Graterol over what he thought were unfair accusations of A’s hitters trying to steal signs.
It wound up earning him his first career ejection in the fourth inning of an eventual A’s 3-1 victory Wednesday. Although Chapman said he regretted not being available over the final five innings at the Coliseum, no way was he regretting the intentions that led him to jaw at Graterol as he stepped into the box in the fourth.