In the bottom of the sixth inning of the New York Yankees-Toronto Blue Jays contest on Wednesday night, home plate umpire Bill Welke rung up Brett Gardner on what appears to be ball three. Just a bit outside.
After Gardner, who reached base in all four of his other at-bats (two hits, two walks), expressed his displeasure to Welke, he let a poor recycling bin have a taste of his bat. Take a look, starting with the pitch in question:
Smart move by Gardner using his bat as opposed to his fists like former Pirate Sean Rodriguez, who once battled a Gatorade cooler in a fit of rage.