On Sunday, Houston Astros closer Ryan Pressly was ejected during the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals. Home plate umpire Vic Carapazza tossed him after he threw inside on a batter. Mind you, he did not even hit the batter. The umpiring crew came together after the pitch. After saying something to Pressly, the Astros closer had to be held back by his catcher as he was tossed from the game.
After the game, Pressly took issue with decision and the state of baseball as a whole. Fox Sports Director Mark Berman captured his thoughts.
Ryan Pressly in his postgame interview with the media: “I guess we’re not allowed to pitch inside in the big leagues anymore..I would understand if I had gone up and in on him…I’m human. I will miss inside..To warn me after something like that and then throw me out for…” pic.twitter.com/UCAEUfUzAo
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) June 5, 2022
“I guess we’re not allowed to pitch inside in the big leagues anymore..I would understand if I had gone up and in on him…I’m human. I will miss inside..To warn me after something like that and then throw me out for questioning him why he's warning me… He said he thought I was doing it intentionally. He threw me out for asking why he's warning me… There was no one else getting warned that game,” Pressly said.
It certainly appeared as though the Astros righty simply lost control of the pitch. Pressly walked a batter and was charged with a run over 2/3 of an inning. Rafael Montero would eventually close out the 7-4 win.
The Astros have been on fire this season, yet have done so while flying under the radar. After Sunday's win over the Royals, they improved to 35-19. With all of the talk in the American League focused on the New York Yankees, the Astros are only a few games behind them for best record in the AL.
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