Bryce Harper was apparently barking from center field about Laz Diaz’s strike zone loud enough in the fifth inning on Friday night that Diaz came out from behind the plate and yelled at both Harper and Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez to tell them it needed to stop.
Home plate umpire Laz Diaz, totally normally, screamed at Dave Martinez to stop Bryce Harper from doing *something* in center field. Harper's silent responses of grabbing his cup and a subtle head shake is why he's a perennial All-Star. pic.twitter.com/SE7EEEhAqD
— Roger Cormier (@yayroger) September 15, 2018
According to MASN’s Dan Kolko, who is in the Nationals’ dugout during game broadcasts, the umpire then directed more words at Harper as the 25-year-old outfielder left the field that inning.