Blue Jays' Encarnacion, Gibbons both ejected in 1st inning

Posted July 01, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) - Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion and manager John Gibbons have been ejected in the first inning of Friday's game against the Cleveland Indians.

Encarnacion was ejected by home plate umpire Vic Carapazza after arguing a called third strike to end the first, an inning in which all three Blue Jays batters were called out on strikes.

Josh Donaldson, Toronto's second batter, argued with Carapazza after being called out on a pitch at the letters from Indians right-hander Josh Tomlin.

Encarnacion made contact with Carapazza's left shoulder after being ejected. Gibbons rushed out to break up the argument and was also tossed.

It was the sixth ejection of the season for Gibbons and the first for Encarnacion.

Toronto and Cleveland are playing a Friday matinee to mark Canada Day.

Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion exchanges words with umpire Vic Carapazza, left, after Encarnacion was ejected from the game over a call-out dispute on strikes during the first inning of a baseball against the Cleveland Indians in Toronto., Friday, July 1, 2016. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press

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