Blue Jays Star Reveals Message to Umpire After Ejection in Yankees Game
The Toronto Blue Jays had quite the eventful day on Sunday. Not only did they drop both games in a doubleheader against the American League East-leading New York Yankees, while scoring a combined three runs, but they also fell to 13-15 on the season. The Yankees, meanwhile, increased their record to 17-11 and subsequently increased their lead over the Blue Jays in the division to four games. But as if that wasn’t bad enough, one of Toronto’s best pitchers had his worst outing of the season so far, which led to a series of misfortune, including multiple ejections, and an awkward fall down the stairs.
When discussing his mishap with reporters, pitcher Kevin Gausman clarified his intent behind his incident. “As I was coming off the mound, I kind of let him know I was going to watch his bad umpiring inside,” he said of his message to home-plate umpire Chris Conroy (via Keegan Matheson of MLB.com). “… Didn’t see the stairs.”
Gausman was ejected from today’s game at Yankee Stadium after he talked aggressively at an umpire. This is just the third ejection he has faced in his 13-year career.
This was likely the result of frustration boiling over for the 34-year-old. In 2.2 innings against the Yankees, Gausman allowed six runs to score while walking five batters. This outing increased his season ERA from a dominant 3.16 to a mediocre 4.50 on the season. Blue Jays manager John Schneider was also ejected from Sunday’s game as tensions continued to flare in New York after a controversial call during a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at-bat was not appreciated by the Skipper.
Jays’ top prospect Nimmala homers in third straight at High-A
Arjun Nimmala has been giving Vancouver a bit of a spark in recent days, and he did so again on Sunday.
With the tragic events at Saturday night’s Lapu Lapu Festival weighing heavily on Toronto’s High-A affiliate, the Blue Jays’ top prospect and the Canadians took the field in Everett with heavy hearts and came away with a 9-8 victory in extra innings over the Everett AquaSox at Funko Field.
Nimmala launched a first-pitch fastball from Mariners right-handed prospect Evan Truit over the fence in straight-away center in the first inning. It marked the third straight game with a homer for MLB’s No. 83 prospect.
The Canadians had posted to social media Sunday in response to the tragedy in their hometown: “Today, we hold the victims and families affected by the tragic events at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver in our thoughts. The strength and resolve of the Filipino community is unbreakable, and we stand by ready to support you, and our community.”
Nimmala, who flashed his 60-grade power tool throughout the weekend, tallied his fifth homer in 18 contests this season and ended the day 2-for-5 with three runs scored.
The 19-year-old, who Toronto selected with the 20th pick of the 2023 Draft, has a .289/.349/.539 slash line. Across the past five games, Nimmala went 7-for-22 with three roundtrippers and seven RBIs, adding to an eye-catching start to his second full professional season after struggling out of the gates in 2024.
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