Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson tested the very limits of what a player can say to an umpire Monday night.
Somehow, he did not get ejected.
Torkelson had a chance to be a hero in the seventh inning against the Kansas City Royals. Detroit trailed by one run but had two men on base.
Torkelson worked the count to 2-2 against Royals reliever Taylor Clarke, then he took a called third strike.
The pitch, low and away, was definitely borderline but appeared to be a strike. Torkelson immediately turned to home plate umpire Will Little and yelled, “Oh my ******* god.”
As he walked away, Torkelson shouted, “The **** are you looking at?”
Warning: This video is absolutely NSFW.
Players have certainly been ejected for far less than that outburst. Some fans felt Torkelson had a good point to argue, although they thought he should have toned down the language.
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