(670 The Score) White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson was ejected in the third inning of his team’s eventual 7-3 win against the Giants on Wednesday after expressing frustration over what he felt was a quick-pitch from San Francisco right-hander Logan Webb, who later denied the accusation and responded that he's "not going to listen to that s*** for a bunch of pitches," a reference to Anderson's prolonged yelling at him from the dugout.
On a 1-2 count, Anderson was in the batter’s box but wasn’t settled into his stance when Webb began his delivery with 11 seconds left on the pitch clock. Anderson stepped out and was already walking toward the home dugout when Webb threw strike three down the middle. Home-plate umpire D.J. Reyburn called Anderson out on strikes, and Anderson then turned back toward Reyburn to argue. Shortly after, Anderson continued to bark at Webb during White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr.'s ensuing at-bat.
“You have to be alert at a certain time, and (Reyburn) said he wasn’t alert,” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “And he got called out on strikes. I think he was OK with the strikeout, but emotions are emotions. That’s what makes him good, that passion that he brings.
“He felt he got quick-pitched.”
Anderson pointed at his eyes several times, then shouted several profanities from the dugout. He was ejected as Robert Jr. got called out on strikes. The ejection was Anderson's first this season and eighth of his career.
For his part, Webb denied that he quick-pitched Anderson. Webb didn't think Anderson deserved to be ejected, but he was tired of listening to Anderson yell at him.
"He called time, and he got back in the box," Webb said, according to NBC Sports Bay Area. "He was looking at me, I was looking at him. So I started my windup. I wasn't trying to quick-pitch or anything, but he took it that way, I guess. He was yelling at me from the dugout for like five straight pitches, so I looked at the dugout more than a couple of times, once during the Robert (at-bat) and then after the Robert at-bat. You could probably see what I said. He was just yelling back at me. I don't necessarily think he should've gotten tossed. He was talking to me. He wasn't talking to the umpires. But I'm not going to listen to that s*** for a bunch of pitches. It is what it is. I said what I said. That's about it."
Watch Webb's full response below.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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