San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb unimpressed with Tim Anderson's conduct as White Sox SS is ejected for arguing from dugout
The MLB pitch clock continues to cause confusion, with Tim Anderson and Logan Webb the latest to find themselves in a dispute over timing issues. The latest incident took place in the third inning of Wednesday's encounter between the Chicago White Sox and the San Francisco Giants.
A third strike from Webb led to a bizarre sequence of events. Tim Anderson took offense with the Giants pitcher throwing a strike as he walked out of the box. His anger led to him chirping out of the dugout and eventually getting ejected by umpire D.J. Reyburn.
Webb admitted that he exchanged some words with Anderson but didn't believe the White Sox shortstop should've been ejected.
"I'm not going to listen to that s*** for a bunch of pitches"
Per a recent article on NBC Sports, the Giants ace stated that he was not trying to quick-pitch Anderson and insisted that he pitched the strike after Anderson looked at him:
Tim Anderson got ejected. He was upset after this pitch and kept talking from the dugout. Weird one. https://t.co/MngU3qlYu5
"Tim Anderson got ejected. He was upset after this pitch and kept talking from the dugout. Weird one." - Alex Pavlovic
The home plate umpire seemed to think that Anderson was screaming at him and wasn't having any of it. He threw an irrate Anderson out of the game shortly after the strikeout.
Tim Anderson was ejected for the eighth time in his career after an argument with Logan Webb
Tim Anderson is one of the most vocal and outspoken players in MLB. He is no stranger to controversy and rarely holds back. This was the eighth time that the speedy shortstop was ejected in his career.
Logan Webb explains why Tim Anderson was yelling at him, leading to an ejection for the White Sox shortstop https://t.co/2tdE2vDPhR
"Logan Webb explains why Tim Anderson was yelling at him, leading to an ejection for the White Sox shortstop" - SF Giants on NBCS
Logan Webb had another tough outing on Wednesday. The powerful righty lost on Opening Day to the New York Yankees, giving up four runs in the Bronx.
He allowed four runs off nine hits and made it through just five innings against the Chicago White Sox to record his second loss of the season.
The pitch clock will likely cause more problems as the season goes on. Pitchers and hitters are still adapting to the league's new rules and umpires will have to be more leniant when it comes to on-field issues.