Pete Walker ejected after getting heated with Joe West

Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker (40) gets ejected after Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ryan Borucki (56) throws a pitch that hit Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Blue Jays' Pete Walker ejected after getting heated with umpire Joe West

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 9/22/21

Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker lost his temper on umpire Joe West and got ejected from Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Jays lost the finale of a three-game series with the Rays 7-1. Jays pitcher Ryan Borucki was ejected for hitting Kevin Kiermaier with a pitch in the eighth inning. The hit-by-pitch was retribution for Kiermaier taking a dropped scouting report card the Blue Jays had made. Tampa Bay declined to return the dropped scouting report card to Toronto, which upset the Blue Jays.

One of the best parts about Wednesday’s ejection was seeing Walker losing it on West.

Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker was livid after Ryan Borucki was ejected.

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Man, was he heated!

The Blue Jays had really no basis for being so upset when it was their catcher who dropped the scouting report. It becomes fair game as soon as you drop it on the playing field. And that pitch was absolutely intentional, so Toronto really has no argument.

But Jays fans probably love the passion coming from Walker.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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