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WATCH: Umpire ejects grounds crew from the field during Yankees vs. Orioles game
Umpire Tim Timmons didn't want to see the grounds crew on the field, for whatever reason
Wednesday night's game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles featured an odd scene during the top of the ninth.
With the Yankees attempting a rally to overcome a 3-2 deficit, third-base umpire Tim Timmons took the unusual step of dismissing the Camden Yards grounds crew from the field. Said grounds crew had been gathered at and around the tarp, waiting for a potential storm to pass through the area. Yet Timmons was having none of it, and motioned at the group to head off the field before the game could continue.
Here's a look at the unusual turn of events:
Rather, the Yankees completed their comeback, scoring a pair of runs on a Brett Gardner single to put themselves up by a 4-3 margin. Closer Aroldis Chapman then checked in and recorded his 27th save of the season by notching a perfect ninth. For those wondering, the grounds crew did put the tarp on the infield after the game's conclusion, as documented by The Athletic's Lindsey Adler:
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...rom-the-field-during-yankees-vs-orioles-game/
Umpire Tim Timmons didn't want to see the grounds crew on the field, for whatever reason
Wednesday night's game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles featured an odd scene during the top of the ninth.
With the Yankees attempting a rally to overcome a 3-2 deficit, third-base umpire Tim Timmons took the unusual step of dismissing the Camden Yards grounds crew from the field. Said grounds crew had been gathered at and around the tarp, waiting for a potential storm to pass through the area. Yet Timmons was having none of it, and motioned at the group to head off the field before the game could continue.
Here's a look at the unusual turn of events:
Rather, the Yankees completed their comeback, scoring a pair of runs on a Brett Gardner single to put themselves up by a 4-3 margin. Closer Aroldis Chapman then checked in and recorded his 27th save of the season by notching a perfect ninth. For those wondering, the grounds crew did put the tarp on the infield after the game's conclusion, as documented by The Athletic's Lindsey Adler:
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...rom-the-field-during-yankees-vs-orioles-game/
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