You don't have to agree with the umpire, but there's certainly a right and wrong way to deal with those feelings. In the case of Elvis Lebron, a player in the Dominican Republic, we witnessed the absolute worst response to one of those player-umpire disagreements.
In a video shared over social media by MLB reporter Hector Gomez, you can see Lebron take his argument with the umpire to a whole different level. Though it looked like they were just engaged in a heated discussion at first, it seems as though the umpire's decision to toss Lebron was the trigger that set him off. It was at that point that he rushed toward the umpire, shoved him, hit him with his bat and flung his helmet.
This man must be expelled for life from all sports and recreational activities and, at the same time, must be brought to justice for attempted murder.
— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) May 24, 2021
His name is Elvis Lebron, a former player signed by Chicago Cubs, who was fired for his bad behavior.pic.twitter.com/kj2l7YDWZq
According to Gomez, Lebron had a history of violence and was arrested by the city's police. Gomez later relayed a report from Ocoaenred, the local newspaper for San Jose de Ocoa, that said Lebron had indeed earned a lifetime suspension for the attack.
|#DeportesENRED | Suspensión vitalicia para jugador agredió arbitro con bate en Ocoa https://t.co/WqRVyz8qxC #SanJosedeOcoa #OcoaEnRed #ElRostrodeOcoa @YancenPujols @miderec_rd @hgomez27
— Ocoaenred (@Ocoaenred) May 25, 2021
The umpire, meanwhile, was transported to the hospital shortly afterward. Ocoaenred identified him as Angel Arrendel, whose sister, Juana, was a decorated high jumper.
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