When Washington Nationals reliever Shawn Kelley entered in the ninth inning of Tuesday’s 25-4 blowout of the New York Mets, it was an unusual position for a veteran reliever to be in.
He still had three outs to get, though, despite the bountiful lead. Once Austin Jackson cranked a three-run home run off Kelley, a mere flesh wound toward the Nationals‘ chance of victory, Kelley threw his glove on the ground and glared into the dugout.
Kelley said postgame he was frustrated at the umpires for first telling him to slow his pace, then asking him to speed it up.