Pirates manager Derek Shelton was ejected from Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Mets after a controversial call from the plate umpire cost the team a bases-loaded situation.
In the bottom of the seventh, with the Pirates down by three runs, Jack Suwinski took the plate against struggling reliever Reed Garrett with the bases loaded and two outs.
Garrett, who already had given up a hit and walked two earlier in the frame, fell behind In a 1-0 count. On the next pitch, home plate umpire John Tumpane called a low pitch a strike, sparking Shelton’s discontent.