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Alabama hitting coach Matt Reida saw an early exit in Saturday’s Super Regional game vs. Wake Forest after barking at umpires between the fifth and sixth innings.
Per Aaron Fitt of D1Baseball.com:
“It appears Bama hitting coach Matt Reida was ejected for expressing frustration in the dugout, evidently from the 3B umpire all the way across the field. Shades of Ross Kivett’s ejection in the 2021 CWS. That’s a garbage ejection.”
It appears Bama hitting coach Matt Reida was ejected for expressing frustration in the dugout, evidently from the 3B umpire all the way across the field. Shades of Ross Kivett’s ejection in the 2021 CWS. That’s a garbage ejection.
— Aaron Fitt (@aaronfitt) June 10, 2023
Fans reacted to the ejection on social media this afternoon.
“Sound like the umps got Reida Bama’s hitting coach,” a user replied.
Sound like the umps got reida Bama’s hitting coach. https://t.co/uMoxeNC3VA
— BH (@6pintsofkramer) June 10, 2023
“Umpires have been hella soft all year. Own up to your piss poor call you coward,” another replied.
Umpires have been hella soft all year. Own up to your piss poor call you coward https://t.co/0AKb2iovJf
— Chad Murdock (@chadmurdock1) June 10, 2023
“Umpires need to chill… seriously… too much unnecessary power and it changes the complexion of too many games…foolish,” a fan tweeted.
Umpires need to chill…seriously…too much unnecessary power and it changes the complexion of too many games…foolish. https://t.co/DCbwQLYRzS
— Ryan S. Kimberly (@ryankimberly3) June 10, 2023
“Umpires have the ultimate short man syndrome.”
Umpires have the ultimate short man syndrome https://t.co/BeBDi19sU3
— Ford Jones (@FordJ76) June 10, 2023
“Compounded a garbage call with a garbage ejection,” commented play-by-play man Tom Canterbury.
Compounded a garbage call with a garbage ejection. https://t.co/cEBhQSb4La
— Tom Canterbury 🎙🥎⚽️🏐🏊♂️🏃♂️✍️🏈🏀 (@TCanterburyRTR) June 10, 2023
“Yikes,” another user said of the call in question.
Yikes pic.twitter.com/NXjCAfYQM4
— D.R. Morris 🥋 (@RoMorris510) June 10, 2023
Alabama finds itself down 5-3 to the Demon Deacons with two innings to go.