Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto was ejected from a spring training game this afternoon for accidentally moving his glove during a ball exchange with the umpire.
Realmuto appeared to assume that the ump threw the ball back to the pitcher himself, so he moved he moved his glove.
The ump took exception to Realmuto moving his glove and tossed him (which seems really excessive):
J.T. Realmuto gets ejected in one of the more bizarre sequences I can remember. pic.twitter.com/8QzmRmm35l
— Tim Kelly (@TimKellySports) March 27, 2023
