Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba assaulted an umpire during a Venezuelan Winter League game. Torrealba pushed the ump in the face.

Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba, who struck an umpire during a game last Friday, has been suspended by the Venezuelan winter league for 66 games for his actions. The Venezuela native was playing for the Leones del Caracas team when the incident occurred. Torrealba hit home-plate umpire Dario Rivera Jr. in his mask after striking out. Rivera received medical attention between...

The Texas Rangers will look into an incident involving catcher Yorvit Torrealba that occurred in a winter-league game in Venezuela. In the game Friday, Torrealba struck out swinging and then got into an argument with the home-plate umpire. Torrealba then took a swing with his right hand and hit Dario Rivera Jr. in the mask. Rivera received medical attention on the field but remained...

Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba was upset with an umpire’s call during a Venezuelan league game between Caribes and Caracas, and he responded by pushing the umpire in the face. His actions were similar to Michael Beasley who had “mushed” a fan, only this had much more force. Here’s a video of the incident: The only good thing we can say about this incident...

Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended 66 Venezuelan League games for his recent outburst during which he struck an umpire in the face.

Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended from Venezuela's professional baseball league for 66 games for striking an umpire. Torrealba was arguing with the home-plate umpire Friday after striking out. He angrily put a hand on the umpire's mask and shoved him. He was then ejected. League President Jose Grasso Vecchio called Torrealba's behavior unacceptable and a...

Move aside, Roberto Alomar. If you really want to see how a baseball player disrespects an umpire, check out the video below of former Giants catcher Yorvit Torrealba getting all up in the grill of home plate umpire Dario Rivera in a winter league game down in Venezuela on Friday. In the clip, Torrealba, now with the Rangers, does not agree with Rivera’s ruling of a called third strike...

Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba was tossed from a Venezuelan League game after slapping an umpire in the mask while arguing at home plate. Torrealba swung and missed on strike three then proceeded to argue with Dario Rivera Jr. over the previous call. He eventually lost his cool, smacking Rivera in the protective mask and forcing the umpire to toss him from the game. A punishment...

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended from Venezuela's professional baseball league for 66 games for striking an umpire. Torrealba was arguing with the home-plate umpire Friday after striking out. He angrily put a hand on the umpire's mask and shoved him. He was then ejected. League President Jose Grasso Vecchio called Torrealba's behavior...

Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended 66 games by the Venezuelan League on Monday for striking an umpire. The suspension spans the remainder of this season and all of the next in the Venezuelan League. Torrealba was ejected from a game after slapping an umpire in the mask while arguing at home plate. The 33-year-old Torrealba struck out and then argued with...

Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba is doing the winter ball thing in Venezuela, and apparently the warm climate is only managing to anger up Torrealba’s blood, as witnessed by this heated argument he has with the home plate umpire during Friday’s Caracas/Caribes game. After a horrible looking swing on strike three, the Caracas catcher turned and started jawing with umpire...

Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba has lost it. This #fatty was playing for the Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan League on Friday and as went down swinging on a breaking ball, he immediately began to beef with home plate umpire Dario Rivero, Jr over a disputed strike call earlier in the at-bat. Torrealba then ******* at the ump for like fifteen seconds before he pimp smacked...

Well this probably isn't how the Rangers expected Yorvit Torrealba to spend his time in the Venezuelan winter league. Torrealba took a beef over an earlier call by umpire Dario Rivero Jr. way, way too far earlier today. After striking out swinging, Torrealba turned around, started screaming at the Rivero before hitting the umpire square in the face. Video of the incident after...

  Yorvit Torrealba simply doesn't give a damn what the umpire has to say after throwing him out in a Venezuelan baseball league game. The face shove resulted in a vacation before spring training, or what they call it, a 66 game suspension. The Rangers catcher did offer an apology after the incident.

Imagine if this happened in MLB. Texas Rangers backup catcher Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended 66 games Venezuelan League for striking the homeplate umpire after striking out swinging. The total game count means he will miss the rest of this season, and all of next season in the Venezuelan League. The suspension does not carry over to MLB. He shoved the umpire in the mask, forceably...

Catcher Yorvit Torrealba swung at strike three and then swings at the face of the umpire of this Venezuelan League.

With the year that Mike Napoli had with the Rangers in 2011, there's no doubt he will be their everyday catcher next season. That would leave Yorvit Torrealba as their back up catcher, a role that might make Torrealba unhappy according to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com. Sullivan says that the Rangers will probably dangle Torrealba to other teams to see what kind of interest they draw...

There are some things you can never do in sports. Putting your hands on an official is one of them. Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba took that cardinal sin to an extreme on Friday. Torrealba struck an umpire in the face after a strikeout during a Venezuelan League game. Torrealba struck out swinging in the at-bat, so the incident clearly stems from a questionable call either...

Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba was suspended Monday from Venezuela's professional baseball league for 66 games for striking an umpire.

Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba has always played the game of baseball with a lot of fire and a lot passion. Unfortunately, the 11 year big league veteran took that fire and passion too far while playing for Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan League on Friday. After Torrealba took an ugly cut at a breaking ball and missed for strike three, he immediately began a heated discussion...

((HT: youtube/orlangerardo))It's now a busy off-season for Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba...We'll just tell you that it came after a swinging third strike call where, it appears, he was upset with himself...Dario Rivera, Junior is your home plate umpire. He, apparently, gave Torrealba a second strike call that he didn't agree with that seemed to lead to the above...

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Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba struck a home plate umpire in the face after striking out in a Venezuelan League game on Friday.

Well this probably isn't how the Rangers expected Yorvit Torrealba to spend his time in the Venezuelan winter league. Torrealba took a beef over an earlier call by umpire Dario Rivero Jr. way, way too far earlier today. After striking out swinging, Torrealba turned around, started screaming at the Rivero before hitting the umpire square in the face. Video of the incident after...

Texas catcher Yorvit Torrealba says the Bronx Bombers are at it again, breaking one of baseball's many unwritten rules.